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Ole Miss Upsets LSU in Kiffin's Return
Confirmed
In Short: Ole Miss upset LSU 32-24 in a game that saw Lane Kiffin return to Oxford as LSU's head coach.
Ole Miss upset LSU 32-24 in a game that saw Lane Kiffin return to Oxford as LSU's head coach.
Trinidad Chambliss, Ole Miss' quarterback, was a standout, throwing for 248 yards and two touchdowns in the first half alone.
Chambliss engineered a crucial two-minute drive before halftime to respond to LSU's first score, putting Ole Miss up 24-7.
Despite a quieter third quarter, Chambliss came through in the fourth, scoring the game-deciding touchdown.
Kiffin's departure from Ole Miss to LSU in November 2025 was met with mixed reactions, but the Rebels' performance on Saturday night solidified their status as a formidable team.
Ole Miss' defense also played a key role, stopping LSU's opening drive and scoring on their next four consecutive drives.
Kewan Lacy, Ole Miss' running back, was questionable with an upper-body injury but was held out of the game by coach Pete Golding.
The game was a significant moment for Ole Miss, who had won 11 regular-season games last year under Kiffin's leadership.
Kiffin's return to Oxford was expected to be a contentious event, and the Rebels' victory only added to the drama.
Ole Miss' victory over LSU was a statement game, showing that the team could still compete at a high level without Kiffin.
What this adds
The game highlights the impact of Chambliss and the team's ability to perform under pressure.
The decision to hold Lacy out of the game was a strategic move by Golding to ensure the team's long-term success.
Background
LSU's Lane Kiffin faces a hostile welcome as he returns to Ole Miss, where he left in controversy, with Governor Jeff Landry urging Southern hospitality.
What's confirmed
- Ole Miss upset LSU 32-24 in a game that saw Lane Kiffin return to Oxford as LSU's head coach.
- Trinidad Chambliss, Ole Miss' quarterback, was a standout, throwing for 248 yards and two touchdowns in the first half alone.
- Chambliss engineered a crucial two-minute drive before halftime to respond to LSU's first score, putting Ole Miss up 24-7.
- Despite a quieter third quarter, Chambliss came through in the fourth, scoring the game-deciding touchdown.
- Kiffin's departure from Ole Miss to LSU in November 2025 was met with mixed reactions, but the Rebels' performance on Saturday night solidified their status as a formidable team.
- Ole Miss' defense also played a key role, stopping LSU's opening drive and scoring on their next four consecutive drives.
- Kewan Lacy, Ole Miss' running back, was questionable with an upper-body injury but was held out of the game by coach Pete Golding.
- The game was a significant moment for Ole Miss, who had won 11 regular-season games last year under Kiffin's leadership.
- Kiffin's return to Oxford was expected to be a contentious event, and the Rebels' victory only added to the drama.
- Ole Miss' victory over LSU was a statement game, showing that the team could still compete at a high level without Kiffin.
What's still developing
- Oxford is loving what’s happening inside Vaught-Hemingway Stadium.
- Not a great sign. [ $19.99 gets you a FULL year of On3 | Rivals national coverage ] “Kewan Lacy is officially questionable to return with what they’re calling an upper-body injury,” ESPN’s Laura Rutledge said when providing an update.
- Ole Miss has not called Lacy’s number as much as you would think so far.
- “I think they got to stick with who they are,” Kirk Herbstreit said about Ole Miss without Lacy.
- If this lead is going to remain for Ole Miss, plenty of run plays will be called into Chambliss’ year.
- He immediately came off the field and walked toward the Ole Miss trainers.
- “When he went to the locker room — he’s still in there — his left arm was hanging loose and he was in a ton of pain.” ***UPDATE*** – After the game, Pete Golding said, “It was negative on the X-ray.” Lacy could have returned to the game.
- But Golding and Ole Miss opted to hold him out of the game with a long season ahead.
- Several stops into his long and winding coaching road, Kiffin was building something big in Oxford.
- But the situation at Ole Miss seemed perfect for Kiffin, who appeared to have found his home, and himself, in Oxford.
- He will take the field at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium not as a living legend, but as the villain, the hated figure at the center of all the scorn that will be coming his way from the stands, and anywhere else he is spotted in Oxford this weekend.
- Kiffin put the months of speculation to rest on November 30, 2025, announcing that he was leaving Ole Miss to take over at LSU.