Social media roasts Lane Kiffin after Ole Miss wins CFP game without him
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John Leuzzi, USA TODAY NETWORK January 2, 2026 at 6:21 AM
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No Lane, no problem.
Behind a historic second-half performance from Trinidad Chambliss and a game-winning 47-yard field goal from Lucas Carneiro, No. 6 Mississippi was able to win a shootout and pull off the come-from-behind victory over No. 3 Georgia in the CFP Sugar Bowl quarterfinal on Thursday, Jan. 1, advancing to the CFP Fiesta Bowl semifinal.
And the Rebels did it all without the coach who led them to their first-ever CFP berth in Lane Kiffin.
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Chambliss set a new Sugar Bowl record by completing 13 consecutive passes, which included two ridiculous throws on the run to Kewan Lacey in the fourth quarter, before an incompletion on a batted down pass at the 6:19 mark of the fourth quarter. He finished 30-of-46 passes for 362 yards and two touchdown passes.
The Rebels' five-point win over the Bulldogs served to be the closest game of the CFP quarterfinals, and the closest game of the 2025-26 College Football Playoff. Next up for the Rebels will be No. 10 Miami in the CFP Fiesta Bowl semifinal on Thursday, Jan. 8 at 7:30 p.m. ET at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona.
Given the nature of the upset and the fact Kiffin infamously left the Rebels before their CFP berth, social media didn't hold back when it decided to roast the current Tigers coach, who spent the day watching Kim Mulkey and the LSU women's basketball team get upset by Kentucky.
Here's a snippet of those reactions:
College football social media roasts Lane Kiffin after Ole Miss CFP win
Here's a look at social media after Ole Miss' win over Georgia in the CFP Sugar Bowl quarterfinal:
Legendary performance by Ole Miss. Just unreal. Are they about to turn Pete Golding into Steve Fisher?
— Dan Wolken (@DanWolken) January 2, 2026
All it took for Ole Miss to win its biggest game in school history was for Lane Kiffin to not be the coach. pic.twitter.com/9LPGoEEbw4
— Babysitter Bari (@BabysitterBari) January 2, 2026
Lane Kiffin makes $500k if Ole Miss wins
— Ari Wasserman (@AriWasserman) January 2, 2026
Congrats to Ole Miss. Great game. Makes you wonder why Lane thinks you can’t win big at Ole Miss.
— Dave Portnoy (@stoolpresidente) January 2, 2026
Can't help but think Lane Kiffin could have coached Ole Miss in the playoffs and given himself a chance at a national championship this year. Such an interesting wrinkle and what a job by Pete Golding.
— Chris Hummer (@chris_hummer) January 2, 2026
It would be the funniest outcome possible if Ole Miss goes on to the natty, right after Lane Kiffin just left them so he could have a better shot of winning a natty elsewhere
— Connor Griffin (@RealCGriff) January 2, 2026
LSU watching Ole Miss play just as good without Lane Kiffin coaching pic.twitter.com/J1EQL8Sxin
— Dustin Nickerson (@DustinNickerson) January 2, 2026
Indiana winning the national title would be the most incredible story of my lifetime unless Ole Miss wins the national title without its head coach.
— Matt Fortuna (@Matt_Fortuna) January 2, 2026
One of the great college football games we’ve seen. Unreal resilience from Ole Miss. Georgia so uncharacteristic to blow a 4th quarter lead but fought back. And Trinidad Chambliss wouldn’t be denied. Pete Golding. The Rebels. HUGE credit to those kids for staying together.
— John Fanta (@John_Fanta) January 2, 2026
Too bad Lane Kiffin had to leave this team during its season so that he could have a chance at winning a national title
— Steve Kornacki (@SteveKornacki) January 2, 2026
Lane Kiffin trying to get back into the Ole Miss facility after beating Georgia pic.twitter.com/UlLfwrIKt5
— NFL Memes (@Nflmemes) January 2, 2026
Lane Kiffin pic.twitter.com/ZfBhouxg7R
— 𝓕 🪄 (@Fiizop) January 2, 2026
Lane Kiffin realizing he left the best team in the SEC … pic.twitter.com/GzOkHPkqkV
— Super 70s Sports (@Super70sSports) January 2, 2026
That Ole Miss game was a delight! Great play by play job by Sean McD as always. Chambliss was out of his mind. The Ole Miss sports movie script is still alive. And yeah Lane Kiffin’s Ewing Theory application has been speed-rushed and approved.
— Bill Simmons (@BillSimmons) January 2, 2026
Lane Kiffin rn pic.twitter.com/P89co3mvB8
— College Football Campus Tour (@cfbcampustour) January 2, 2026
I can’t help but wonder what is going on in Lane Kiffin’s head knowing he left this team —while witnessing them win in the playoffs without him
— Will Compton (@_willcompton) January 2, 2026
Lane Kiffin rn pic.twitter.com/YoHnDvDTiU
— Zachary Brener (@zachary_brener) January 2, 2026
Remember how Lane Kiffin abandoned his team in part because he felt he had a better chance to win a national title at LSU? Well… that team he abandoned is now two wins away from a national title. pic.twitter.com/vdiNTJtO8B
— Mark Nagi (@MarkNagi) January 2, 2026
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