BATON ROUGE — LSU will hire current Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin for the same position.
The head coach of your Fighting Tigers. @Lane_Kiffin is Callin' Baton Rouge! pic.twitter.com/NpXTeTL0Vo
— LSU Football (@LSUfootball) November 30, 2025
Kiffin posted a statement announcing the move on his social media.
— Lane Kiffin (@Lane_Kiffin) November 30, 2025
BREAKING: On Sunday, LSU will name Lane Kiffin the 35th head coach in program history, sources tell me.
— Shea Dixon (@Sheadixon) November 30, 2025
Kiffin had 10+ wins in three of the past four seasons in Oxford.
In a wild month that had it all, LSU lands the top target on the list.
Story ➡️: https://t.co/NJyBu2SHkZ pic.twitter.com/C61VXjjsz4
Kiffin has made clear to Ole Miss administrators that he is leaving for LSU, sources tell @YahooSports.
— Ross Dellenger (@RossDellenger) November 30, 2025
LSU’s original proposal to Kiffin, as reported last Friday at Yahoo, was a seven-year deal at more than $90 million - making him near the top of salaries in the country.
Lane Kiffin will have his LSU introductory press conference in 24 hours.
— Shea Dixon (@Sheadixon) November 30, 2025
On3’s Chris Low has the scoop on that and more! ⬇️ https://t.co/RN5cvLdQUN
On Sunday, Kiffin informed his team of his decision during a team meeting.
“It’s the PETE GOLDING ERA, baby!”
— Karis Chambliss (@KarisChambliss) November 30, 2025
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Kiffin will be introduced as the Tigers' head coach on Monday with the time to be announced.
Saturday afternoon, one day following the Rebels' 38-19 Egg Bowl win over Mississippi State, Kiffin and Ole Miss athletic director Keith Carter met to discuss his future with the program.
Following the nearly four-hour conversation, Ross Dellenger of Yahoo Sports tweeted that LSU would be sending two planes to Oxford on Sunday for Kiffin, his family, and others.
Update: LSU executives and Lane Kiffin's reps held a call after the Tigers game at OU to continue solidifying the deal with travel plans: The university is sending two planes to Oxford on Sunday for Kiffin, his family & others, sources tell @YahooSports.https://t.co/rKDHmY8JwP https://t.co/VgKewdoEFZ
— Ross Dellenger (@RossDellenger) November 30, 2025
The highly anticipated news continued to heat up when On3's Brett McMurphy outlined Kiffin's desire finish the season with Ole Miss.
He cited Kiffin "essentially demanded" to finish the year in his meeting with Carter while threatening to recruit players and coaches on the current Rebels roster.
Lane Kiffin is “essentially demanding to finish the season (w/Ole Miss) while simultaneously threatening to poach” Ole Miss’ roster & staff if he can’t, source told @On3sports. “It’s unfortunately gotten even messier than expected as emotions are high” https://t.co/gBcvHKk3Ps
— Brett McMurphy (@Brett_McMurphy) November 30, 2025
The 50-year old replaces Brian Kelly, who was fired on October 26 following four seasons in Baton Rouge.
This news ends a nearly two-week long pursuit by LSU to recruit Kiffin as their 35th head coach.
Back on Nov. 21, Dellenger also reported the Bayou Bengals were finalizing a seven-year, $90 million offer to lure Kiffin to leave Oxford to be the Tigers' leader.
As Lane Kiffin and Ole Miss met Friday, confidence brewed in Baton Rouge: LSU is finalizing a near $90M+ offer to the coach - blessed by the governor - and $25M+ in annual roster cash in its most serious push to gain his commit, sources tell @YahooSportshttps://t.co/TcySy1MUmg
— Ross Dellenger (@RossDellenger) November 22, 2025
Kiffin finishes with a 55-19 record in six years at Ole Miss including four 10-plus win seasons with finishes inside of the AP Top 25.
Before his time at Ole Miss, Kiffin served as head coach at Tennessee (2009), USC (2010-13) and Florida Atlantic (2017-19). He also was the coach of the then Oakland Raiders (2007-08).
Kiffin built his reputation as an exceptional offensive play-caller, including a three-year stint as offensive coordinator under a Nick Saban led Alabama team. Kiffin was apart of the 2015 National Championship team.