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Georgia Bulldogs head coach Kirby Smart responded with a joke after Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin's personal criticism
Kirby Smart says Lane Kiffin’s troll job backfired over clapping timeout: ‘Read my lips’ Oct. 17, 2025, 12:30 p.m. Ole Miss (6-1, 3-1) was denied its first road win over a top 10 team under coach Lane Kiffin even though the Rebels scored touchdowns on their first five possessions.
No. 5 Mississippi suffered its first loss of the season, 43-35 to No. 9 Georgia. The Rebels scored touchdowns on their first five offensive possessions and took a nine-point lead into the fourth quarter.
We just didn't think it would be Kirby Smart, Georgia's coach and Kiffin's longtime friend, former co-worker and now SEC opponent. Smart, speaking to reporters after the Bulldogs'
Lane Kiffin was disappointed his Ole Miss team couldn't hold a two-score lead in the fourth quarter and allowed a 'lifetime moment' to slip away at Sanford Stadium on Saturday
Some of the more notable ones include Texas' Steve Sarkisian (2016/2019-20), Oregon's Dan Lanning (2015), Ole Miss' Lane Kiffin (2014-16) and Georgia's Kirby Smart (2007-15). With Kiffin and Smart overlapping in Tuscaloosa as the offensive and defensive coordinators respectively,
Lane Kiffin and the Ole Miss Rebels had quite the battle in a top 10 matchup at the Georgia Bulldogs on Saturday, but came up just short in a 43-35 thriller. After the game, he had family to support him including his reconciled wife Layla Kiffin who made the trip from Mississippi to support him.
Georgia coach Kirby Smart clapped back at Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin who took a shot at Smart's weight. Here's what Smart said in response.
Lane Kiffin criticized the Ole Miss Rebels' defensive performance after their 43-35 loss to the Georgia Bulldogs on Saturday afternoon.
ATHENS — Lane Kiffin and Kirby Smart saw their teams trade blows for four quarters on Saturday. Then Smart got off one final verbal jab as Georgia topped Ole Miss 43-35. “I do want to thank Lane, though, for the end of the game,” Smart said. “He gave me some hot yoga tickets so I can go get a yoga. So, I tell him I appreciate that.”
Lane Kiffin's name has long circulated as a candidate for top-tier SEC jobs. Would he leave Ole Miss for Florida? Randy J. Williams / No one was surprised when Florida fired Billy Napier on Sunday. He was able to coach himself off the hot seat last year,