Lane Kiffin is leaving Mississippi after the Rebels finished their regular season 11-1. The team’s athletic director, Keith Carter, says Kiffin’s account of why he left might not be accurate. Kiffin said the players wanted him to stay through the playoff, but Carter disputes this claim. In a farewell message on social media, Kiffin claimed that his request to coach the Rebels in the playoff was denied by Carter despite player requests to let him stay. However, Carter says there were discussions about Kiffin potentially taking part of the team’s staff with him when he left, and players have disputed Kiffin’s claims about their own wishes regarding his departure. The Mississippi Highway Patrol has also denied reports of a fan trying to run Kiffin off the road as he drove to the airport.
Source: https://www.mississippifreepress.org/mississippi-ad-players-and-state-official-say-kiffins-account-about-his-departure-is-inaccurate