Lane Kiffin wants ALL the smoke. That was abundantly clear prior to Saturday’s game against Tulane.
Ole Miss, at 1-0, rolled into New Orleans in front of a sold-out crowd in Uptown. The Green Wave are coming off of a Cotton Bowl win over USC after a magical season in 2022 and it has reignited the excitement surrounding the program.
Its student section really showed up and showed out!
A little over 30 minutes until kickoff and the Tulane students have definitely made it here early and loud to Yulman Stadium pic.twitter.com/CujJlC22EC
— Kendall Duncan (@kendallduncanTV)
There was also a large contingency of Rebels fans, who love any excuse to get a Hurricane at Pat O’Brien’s.
Ole Miss is taking over Yulman Stadium and it’s not even kicked off.
I totally underestimated the Ole Miss crowd. #OleMiss pic.twitter.com/usMJ6L649W
— Brad Logan (@BradLoganCOTE)
In fact, outside of the students, the visitors appeared to have the home side outnumbered. It was something of an away game takeover.
Top 25 matchup on deck at Yulman Stadium. Ole Miss will start with the ball. #Tulane pic.twitter.com/ncgzxTymqc
— Brooke Kirchhofer (@brookechesney)
All of this goes to say that both sides were fired up for a Top-25 college football matchup between two former SEC rivals. It was a tense atmosphere in the stands at Yulman Stadium.
The same can be said for the action on the gridiron.
Tulane players surrounded the visitor’s tunnel as Lane Kiffin and Ole Miss took the field. A few of them had some choice words for the 48-year-old head coach.
I love the intensity…
Ole Miss HC Lane Kiffin and Tulane players with some back and forth before kickoff in Yulman Stadium. pic.twitter.com/kHpwmVVgkQ— Fletcher Mackel (@FletcherWDSU)
Lane Kiffin turned right around and chirped right back!
Tulane players had words for Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin.
He wasn’t having any of it.
It’s on here in New Orleans. #OleMiss pic.twitter.com/kwPtqgAUx8
— Brad Logan (@BradLoganCOTE)
This is not the first time that the Rebels’ head coach has gotten into it with an opposing player. He has never been one to hold back.
If an opponent comes at Kiffin, Kiffin is going to come at the opponent. His interaction with a Texas A&M player last October is the perfect example.
Lane Kiffin was jawing at a Texas A&M player last night and honestly, I don’t blame him.
It felt like the Aggies were “injured” every time the Rebels made a huge play. pic.twitter.com/ocwlDAPXYR
— Aidan Gallardo (@aidangallard0)
Some people (the grumpy olds) may not like him interacting with players in such a manner. That’s okay.
Kiffin doesn’t care. He’s going to do what he does and he does it unapologetically.
Nobody in college football chirps like Kiffin, so be prepared if you try to get one past him!
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