Florida Atlantic coach Lane Kiffin was quick to shut down any rumor connecting him to the coaching position at Ole Miss.
“There’s nothing to that, if someone’s saying that at all,” Kiffin said after FAU opened preseason camp Thursday morning. “We’re excited about this year. We’re going to be here and hopefully get this team right.”
When Hugh Freeze resigned at Ole Miss last week, the internet linked Kiffin to the opening based on little more than his past SEC experience, celebrity status and recent Twitter follows. (Kiffin followed a handful of Ole Miss-related accounts following the news.