{"id":30877,"date":"2025-11-06T17:14:12","date_gmt":"2025-11-06T17:14:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/30877\/"},"modified":"2025-11-06T17:14:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T17:14:12","slug":"jaxson-darts-dad-reveals-lane-kiffins-private-answer-to-giants-coaching-buzz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/30877\/","title":{"rendered":"Jaxson Dart&#8217;s dad reveals Lane Kiffin&#8217;s private answer to Giants coaching buzz"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Don\u2019t count on an Ole Miss reunion in East Rutherford.<\/p>\n<p>With rumors swirling about who will be coaching Jaxson Dart and the Giants next season with coach <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/11\/02\/sports\/brian-dabolls-jaxson-dart-revelation-is-damning-statement-about-rest-of-giants\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Brian Daboll on the hot seat<\/a>, some have speculated whether his college coach, Ole Miss\u2019 Lane Kiffin, could return to the NFL.<\/p>\n<p>But it seems Kiffin prefers the southern climate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs we were texting on our Kiffin-Dart family text thread, because I think Boomer Esiason had said something in the media today that maybe they should throw out a potential coaching (offer) to Kiffin, and he just sent it over with a smirk and just said, \u2018It\u2019s too cold in New York for me.\u2019 It\u2019s just kind of funny,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/brandon-dart-father-of-jaxson-dart-joins-the-show\/id1581170372?i=1000735401643\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Jaxson\u2019s father, Brandon, told the \u201cBleav in Ole Miss\u201d podcast<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut we have our weekly interactions with him and his family, and Jaxson holds high regard. I think Kiffin is one of his most trusted allies, and I think he uses him for advice in a lot of different ways, so there\u2019s constant communication between them, even today, and there\u2019s a lot of that between our families. I don\u2019t think we could have asked for a more special coach relationship between our family and our son, so we\u2019re very, very grateful for coach Kiff.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jaxson Dart (l) and Lane Kiffin (r) after Ole Miss\u2019 Gator Bowl win. Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>With the Giants (2-7) headed to another lost season and a third straight losing campaign in four years, it\u2019s certainly possible that Daboll is coaching his final games with the franchise.<\/p>\n<p>Speculation has already started on who could potentially replace Daboll, and Esiason mentioned Monday after a <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/11\/03\/sports\/what-we-learned-from-giants-week-9-loss-a-scary-jaxson-dart-play\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">34-24 home loss to the 49ers<\/a> the day prior that Kiffin could make sense.<\/p>\n<p>However, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/WFAN660\/status\/1985368872204058763\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Esiason said he does not see a pairing happen<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The idea of Kiffin, in theory, is appealing since the Giants would be pairing their young quarterback with a coach he and his family think highly of and who helped him become the talent he is today.<\/p>\n<p>Jaxson Dart is playing well for the Giants. IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect<\/p>\n<p>Dart transferred to Ole Miss for the 2022 season and played under Kiffin for three years, throwing 72 touchdowns to 22 interceptions.<\/p>\n<p>He threw for 4,729 yards and 29 touchdowns while completing 69.3 percent of his passes in his senior season, which helped land him with the Giants with the 25th pick in the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFirst and foremost, (Kiffin is) a great mentor for Jaxson,\u201d Brandon said. \u201cThat relationship was built from kind of bottom up. He didn\u2019t make things easy for Jaxson at first, and I think he kinda wanted to see what he was all about. It took at least probably up to 18 months to really forge the relationship to where it is today.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Beyond Kiffin\u2019s collegiate success, another appealing factor is that he has NFL experience \u2014 even if his first NFL stint bombed.<\/p>\n<p>The Raiders took a gamble on the then-31-year-old Kiffin, and it did not work out, with the coach posting a 5-15 record across the 2007 and 2008 seasons, before being fired early in his second campaign.<\/p>\n<p>He didn\u2019t let that failure derail his career, instead pivoting back to collegiate coaching and finding a home in Oxford, Miss.<\/p>\n<p>Brian Daboll during a Week 9 loss to the 49ers. Charles Wenzelberg\/New York Post<\/p>\n<p>Kiffin has guided the program to a 52-19 mark over six seasons, including this year\u2019s 8-1 start that has the program ranked sixth in the nation.<\/p>\n<p>It seems, though, that Kiffin is content with coaching in college for now, and there are certainly some high-profile coaching jobs available in Florida, LSU and Penn State, among others, should he want to move.<\/p>\n<p>All of this speculation, though, is just that until the Giants make the call on whether they want to stick with Daboll or think it\u2019s time for a new voice.<\/p>\n<p>The Giants brought in Daboll and general manager Joe Schoen at the same time, but The Post reported that the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/11\/03\/sports\/brian-dabolls-giants-fate-isnt-a-package-deal-with-joe-schoen\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">two are not a package deal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The duo has posted a 20-39-1 record together, including a miserable 11-32-1 mark over the last three seasons, which has inspired little reason for optimism outside of Dart.<\/p>\n<p>The quarterback appears to be the future of the team, and any and all decisions about the franchise\u2019s stability likely will have him \u2014 and perhaps even his former coaches \u2014 at the forefront.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Don\u2019t count on an Ole Miss reunion in East Rutherford. 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