Slim as the chances are that Lane Kiffin stays in Oxford, those chances do exist.
Kiffin's impending decision, about to be revealed on Saturday, is more talked about than the Egg Bowl in Oxford. It is just as ridiculous as it sounds after the season they just had with 10 wins and a one-point loss.
At this point, the question is no longer which school Kiffin would pick, LSU or Florida. It is whether he would leave Ole Miss in the lurch in the middle of a Playoff run.
Lane Kiffin's credentials at stake
Wherever Kiffin decides to be, the drawn-out drama will follow him there, casting a long pall over his career.
Imagine how this would look on Kiffin's resume wherever he decides to go for his next coaching career chapter: Six years of coaching every day to get your team to the National Championship, and then weaseling his way out for wanderlust when he finally has that opportunity.
All it would do is severely hurt his credibility despite his success and winning numbers at Ole Miss.
"It'd be a terrible hit to his credentials if he does take this job elsewhere."
— Dan Patrick Show (@dpshow) November 25, 2025
– DP on Lane Kiffin. pic.twitter.com/jLS0YX2PWb
It would get him a better paying job and all, but it would botch his reputation in what will be a very ugly exit.
There are already discussions on whether Ole Miss should even allow him to coach the Rebels if some unexpected Week 13 upsets puts the program in contention for the SEC championship.
And that is after the almost confirmed reports of the 50-year-old getting replaced by an interim head coach in the College Football Playoff.
What it does is put some incredible wins on Kiffin's career records, but it won't have any Playoff wins.
In a hypothetical situation where Kiffin picks another program and takes some time winning there, this point of him ditching his former team in the Playoff would be the primary and most brutal troll.