Back to the NCAA Newsfeed

Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin roasts himself over 'popcorn' comment, says life's too short to be serious

Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin has taken to Twitter to poke fun at himself after his popcorn comment blew up in his face Saturday before Ole Miss' 42-21 loss to No. 1-ranked Alabama.

Kiffin tweeted a photo Thursday of different kinds of popcorn piled up on a chair in his office and said in his tweet: "Thank you to all the fans @AlabamaFTBL @OleMissFB appreciate it!"

In addition, Ole Miss plans to give away free popcorn to the first 5,000 fans Saturday at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium for the Arkansas game. The Ole Miss football team's official Twitter page features a photo of Kiffin holding a bucket of popcorn with the phrase "Popcorn's Ready!