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Lane Kiffin didn’t get to finish his season with Ole Miss, but someone who left Oxford for Baton Rogue alongside him will.
New LSU offensive coordinator Charlie Weis Jr., who flew to Louisiana with Kiffin on Sunday, will hold his position at Ole Miss through the College Football Playoff.
Ole Miss announced its coaching staff Tuesday, and Kiffin provided a statement, saying the CFP rankings played a role in allowing Weis to stay with the Rebels for a few more weeks.
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Mississippi Rebels head coach Lane Kiffin (right) talks with offensive coordinator Charlie Weis Jr. during warmups before a game against the Georgia State Panthers at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. (Pierre Thomas/Imagn Images)
“As the playoff committee releases updated rankings tonight, I wanted it to be known that after conversations with LSU, we are allowing Charlie to return to Ole Miss to coach the team in the postseason,” Kiffin said via On3. “I have already informed the committee of this and I hope this decision allows Ole Miss to receive the highest ranking possible because these great players more than deserve it. I am thrilled to have Charlie back to help coach the greatest team in Ole Miss history.”
Weis and Kiffin’s first stint together was at Alabama in 2015, when Kiffin was the offensive coordinator and Weis was an assistant. They were together at Florida Atlantic for one season before reuniting at Oxford in 2022.
While Kiffin was barred from finishing his season with Ole Miss, and even meeting with the players on Sunday before his final decision, LSU reportedly agreed to pay Kiffin the same bonuses he was set to receive with Ole Miss if they were to advance to the CFP, according to has Nola.com.
LSU head football coach Lane Kiffin speaks at the South Stadium Club at Tiger Stadium on December 1, 2025, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (Matthew Hinton/Imagn Images)
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“We went through a lot last night with [Ole Miss athletic director] Keith Carter is trying to find a way to make this playoffs work and be able to coach the team. And at the end of the day, it’s his decision and I totally respect it. I understand this decision”, Kiffin told ESPN on Carter’s choice not to let him finish the season as coach of the Rebels. “I just wish the team good luck, I would love to be a coach…I just hope they play really well and win the national championship.”
Kiffin is expected to make $13 million per season with the Tigers, which would make him the second-highest paid college coach in the country behind Kirby Smart of Georgia.
Head football coach Lane Kiffin and athletic director Verge Ausberry of the LSU Tigers arrive at the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport on November 30, 2025 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (Gus Stark/University Images via Getty Images)
Ole Miss defensive coordinator Pete Golding was named head coach to replace Kiffin at Oxford.
