During Wednesday's SEC coaches' teleconference call, Kiffin made a subtle yet pointed remark accusing Ole Miss' game operations of playing music for too long of a time when LSU's offense was on the field."Those games happen, and a lot of factors go into that," Kiffin said, referring to the atmosphere at Ole Miss on Saturday night."We didn't protect really well around him [quarterback Sam Leavitt]; the crowd noise and music being played all the way through the snap when the center's hand is on the ball.
Again and again."Head coach Lane Kiffin of the LSU Tigers prior to a game against the Ole Miss Rebels at Vaught Hemingway Stadium on September 19, 2026 in Oxford, Mississippi.(Photo by Gus Stark/LSU/University Images via Getty Images) (Gus Stark/LSU/University Images via Getty Images)SEC rules require stadium music to stop once the center touches the ball.While Kiffin may have a case to be made that Ole Miss played music over its stadium speakers a bit too long, it's hard not to interpret his comments as an excuse.LANE KIFFIN COULDN'T HELP HIMSELF, TAKES PETTY SHOT AT OLE MISS FANS AFTER LSU LOSS IN HIS RETURN TO OXFORDHead coach Lane Kiffin of the LSU Tigers in action against the Ole Miss Rebels at Vaught Hemingway Stadium on September 19, 2026 in Oxford, Mississippi.
(Photo by Gus Stark/LSU/University Images via Getty Images) (Gus Stark/LSU/University Images via Getty Images)Kiffin laid out the accusation when asked about Leavitt's struggles during the contest, and making a comment about music being played inside the stadium three days after the game ended seems unnecessary.By no means did he pin his team's loss on the fact that music was being played when his team possessed the football, but Kiffin bringing the topic up opens himself up to criticism.Kiffin's return to Ole Miss in Week 3 made for one of the most emotionally charged atmospheres college football has ever seen after the head coach left Oxford for LSU just days before the Rebels played in their first...