Lane Kiffin denies reports he's received ultimatum from Ole Miss amid job speculation

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Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin denied reports that he's received an ultimatum that he needs to re-sign with the Rebels before the Egg Bowl to coach in the College Football Playoffs.

On Nov. 17, both The Athletic and On3 reported that Kiffin had received a deadline from Ole Miss athletic director Keith Carter to sign a contract extension before the Egg Bowl in order to coach in the CFP.

Appearing on the Pat McAfee show on ESPN on Nov. 18, Kiffin said he did a hot yoga session with Carter in Oxford, Miss., that morning and denied the reports.

"That's absolutely not true," Kiffin said on the Pat McAffee "There's been no ultimatum, anything like that at all. And so I don't know where that came from like a lot of stuff that comes out there. Like I said, we're having a blast and I'm loving it here … it just couldn't be better."

The 50-year-old Kiffin, who has been tied to head coaching vacancies with Florida football and LSU, has led Ole Miss to its third straight 10-win season. No. 6 Ole Miss (10-1, 6-1 SEC) finishes its season at rival Mississippi State on Nov. 28

Kiffin is considered the top candidate for the Florida Gators to revive a program that is on the way to its fourth losing season in five years. UF (3-7, 2-5 SEC) fired Billy Napier on Oct. 19 and is 0-3 under interim coach Billy Gonzales.

Following UF's 34-24 win over Ole Miss on Nov. 15, Kiffin would not confirm or deny reports of mutual interest between himself and the Gators.

"To even talk about it right now would be so disrespectful to our players and how well they played together," Kiffin said. "We have a lot of things going here, doing really well and I love it here."

Kevin Brockway is The Gainesville Sun’s Florida beat writer. Contact him at kbrockway@gannett.com. Follow him on X @KevinBrockwayG1. Read his coverage of the Gators’ national championship basketball season in “CHOMP-IONS!” — a hardcover coffee-table collector’s book from The Sun. Details at Florida.ChampsBook.com

This article originally appeared on The Gainesville Sun: What Lane Kiffin said about Ole Miss deadline rumors for coaching in CFP

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