Lane Kiffin was fuming at the refs during halftime in Ole Miss vs. Florida over a missed call.
With 1:53 to go on the clock in the second quarter, Florida made an illegal hands to the face on Lucas Caneiro's kick. They were penalized for it.
However, that should have earned the Rebels a fresh first down and an end-zone advantage.
Instead, officials ruled that the foul on Florida‘s Kamran James came after the play had ended and so would be enforced on the ensuing kickoff.
"Just really disappointing to have communication with the refs,” Kiffin said in his NFSW rant to sideline reporter Kris Budden at halftime.
“They come over, try to get it right. The hands to the face is during the play, let’s just get it right. It’s not that hard. So that’s really just discouraging, to have that much time to talk about it. And they admit they’re wrong now, so what good does that do?”
"Disappointed with our defense. And then the refs fuck us."
— Brad Logan (@BradLoganCOTE) November 16, 2025
"They were wrong!"
-Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin on the Ole Miss Network
Even the rules expert from ESPN agreed on the faulty call from the refs, saying Ole Miss should have earned a fresh set of downs.
“So the play does not stop until the ball hits the net,” ESPN's rules expert Jerry McGinn said.
“And the ball has not hit the net yet when the foul occurred. So this should have been a live-ball foul, which would have given Ole Miss a first down.”
Florida leads at halftime. If they manage to continue that dominance over the scoreboard through the remaining quarters, this call would be rightfully blamed for holding the Rebels back.