Lane Kiffin's final bonus total from LSU for Ole Miss' CFP run
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LSU football’s tab for what it owes new head coach Lane Kiffin for his former team’s run through the College Football Playoff has finally reached its final amount.
With Ole Miss reaching the CFP semifinals, where it lost to Miami 31-27, at the Fiesta Bowl Thursday night, Kiffin secured $500,000 in bonus money from LSU. Had Ole Miss made it way to the national championship and won it, the coach would’ve been owed $1 million.
In an unprecedented clause in Kiffin’s seven-year, $91 million term sheet with his new employer, LSU agreed to foot the bill for what its new coach would’ve earned through the College Football Playoffs according to his deal with Ole Miss.
Each win by the Rebel earned Kiffin a $250,000 payday from LSU whom he has not coached a game for yet. That won’t happen for another nine months in September when LSU hosts Clemson for the 2026 season opener.
Per the language in the contract, LSU is entitled to pay Kiffin within 30 days after Ole Miss being eliminated from the CFP.
Cory Diaz covers the LSU Tigers for The Daily Advertiser as part of the USA TODAY Network. Follow his Tigers coverage on Twitter: @ByCoryDiaz. Got questions regarding LSU athletics? Send them to Cory Diaz at bdiaz@gannett.com.
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