{"id":853467,"date":"2026-09-19T17:42:12","date_gmt":"2026-09-19T17:42:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/853467\/"},"modified":"2026-09-19T17:42:12","modified_gmt":"2026-09-19T17:42:12","slug":"ole-miss-fans-open-espns-college-gameday-with-a-vulgar-chant-for-lane-kiffin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/853467\/","title":{"rendered":"Ole Miss fans open ESPN&#8217;s &#8216;College GameDay&#8217; with a vulgar chant for Lane Kiffin"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">It&#8217;s here. The game we&#8217;ve had circled since last November is finally here.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_outkick-sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_3320181\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/ncaa\/lsu-tigers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">LSU<\/a> and Ole Miss. Lane Kiffin,&#8217;s return to Oxford nearly 12 months after fleeing town on a jet right before the playoffs. He&#8217;s been in the safe haven of Baton Rouge all season.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Not anymore. Not tonight.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_outkick-sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_3320182\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/outkick-sports\/hes-dust-ole-miss-students-rip-lane-kiffin-lsu-coach-prepares-hatred-oxford\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">&#8216;HE&#8217;S DUST&#8217;: OLE MISS STUDENTS RIP LANE KIFFIN AS LSU COACH PREPARES FOR HATRED IN OXFORD<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/michael-francolino-college-gameday-sign.jpg\" alt=\"Michael Francolino holds up a sign before College GameDay in Oxford, Miss.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Ole Miss freshman Michael Francolino holds up a sign before ESPN&#8217;s College GameDay in Oxford, Miss., on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026. The GameDay visit for the Ole Miss-LSU game marks the return of head coach Lane Kiffin since leaving Ole Miss. (USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect)<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Kiffin and the Tigers are in town ahead of tonight&#8217;s primetime showdown, and fans spent the morning warming up the vocal chords ahead of kickoff.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">And by that, I mean they let Kiffin HAVE IT just 30 seconds into <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_outkick-sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_3320183\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/outkick-sports\/espn-confirms-lsu-ole-miss-college-gameday-week-three-destination-amid-speculation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">ESPN&#8217;s College GameDay<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_outkick-sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_3320184\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/outkick-sports\/lane-kiffin-daughter-disgusted-vulgar-bed-sheet-banners-accusing-sex-player\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">LANE KIFFIN&#8217;S DAUGHTER DISGUSTED BY &#8216;VULGAR&#8217; BED SHEET BANNERS ACCUSING HER OF HAVING SEX WITH A PLAYER<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Take a &#8230; listen:<\/p>\n<p>All eyes on Lane Kiffin today<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Amazing. This is why <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_outkick-sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_3320185\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/ncaa-fb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">college football<\/a> is the best. Frankly, there&#8217;s not a close second in terms of atmosphere. Rebel fans are FIRED UP for tonight&#8217;s game. It&#8217;s personal for them. Oxford is buzzing right now.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The national guard is on hand. Police presence has tripled over the past few days. Hotel prices have soared into the quadruple-digits.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The Grove, by all accounts, has been mayhem.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_outkick-sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_3320186\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/outkick-sports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/espn-college-gameday-ole-miss-lsu-oxford.jpg\" alt=\"A sign is seen at ESPN College GameDay in The Grove in Oxford, Miss.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>A sign is seen at ESPN College GameDay ahead of the Ole Miss-LSU game in The Grove in Oxford, Miss., on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026. (USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect)<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">And it&#8217;s all because <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_outkick-sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_3320187\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/outkick-sports\/ole-miss-lane-kiffin-set-emotionally-charged-showdown-10-months-after-bitter-split\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Lane Kiffin ditched town last fall<\/a>, with Ole Miss on the cusp of a legit national title run, for LSU. It was the biggest story in sports for months.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;Would Lane leave?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_outkick-sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_3320188\" href=\"https:\/\/link.podtrac.com\/ccs_article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW\u2013UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW!<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Some thought he&#8217;d stay. Others thought he&#8217;d go to Florida. But, in the end, LSU was always the logical choice. And so, Lane hopped on his PJ, and left Oxford in the dust.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Just like that, he was gone. And the fans were furious. Rightfully so, by the way. Kiffin built Ole Miss into a national championship program, and then bolted before finishing the job.<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1789839732_451_lane-kiffin-speaks-lsu-opening-presser.jpg\" alt=\"Lane Kiffin speaks at a press conference as he is introduced as the new head football coach of the LSU Tigers at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on Dec. 1, 2025.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Lane Kiffin speaks at a press conference as he is introduced as the new head football coach of the LSU Tigers at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on Dec. 1, 2025. (Tyler Kaufman\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Tonight, he returns. All eyes will be on Oxford.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_outkick-sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_3320190\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/newsletters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">SIGN UP FOR THE DAILY OUTKICK NEWSLETTER<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">LSU. Ole Miss.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">If this morning&#8217;s College GameDay was any indication, maybe watch the game on mute if the kiddos aren&#8217;t in bed yet.<\/p>\n<p>Zach Dean is a writer for OutKick.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s here. The game we&#8217;ve had circled since last November is finally here. LSU and Ole Miss. 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