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Ole Miss fans open ESPN's 'College GameDay' with a vulgar chant for Lane Kiffin

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Dean, Z. (2026, September 19). Ole Miss fans open ESPN's 'College GameDay' with a vulgar chant for Lane Kiffin. Fox News. https://www.foxnews.com/outkick-sports/ole-miss-fans-open-espn-college-gameday-vulgar-chant-lane-kiffin

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Fox News · collected 2026-09-19 · by Zach Dean

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Ole Miss fans greeted former coach Lane Kiffin with a vulgar chant during ESPN’s “College GameDay” show ahead of tonight’s game against LSU. The event marks Kiffin's return to Oxford nearly a year after he abruptly left for LSU while Ole Miss was close to a national title run, which infuriated many fans. The atmosphere in Oxford is tense; the city has increased police presence and high hotel prices due to the game's significance.
Written by AI on 2026-09-19, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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Ole Miss fans opened ESPN's "College GameDay" with chants of "F–k Lane Kiffin," expressing their anger towards the former coach now leading LSU in a high-stakes game against his old team. The hostile atmosphere was palpable as Kiffin joined the show for a virtual interview, during which he maintained that the event is about the players and not personal vendettas. Security has been significantly increased in Oxford, with police presence tripling over recent days and hotel prices soaring into quadruple digits due to the anticipated raucous crowd. The Grove, known as the party center for college football games, was reportedly chaotic leading up to the game. Additionally, Kiffin's daughter, Landry, who is a student at Ole Miss, faced harassment with vulgar banners targeting her during the week before the game.

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Topics

Baton Rouge LSU Ole Miss Ole Miss. Oxford

Subjects

LSU ORG · 4× Oxford GPE · 4× Kiffin PERSON · 3× Lane Kiffin PERSON · 3× Lane PERSON · 2× Ole Miss GPE · 2× Ole Miss. ORG · 2× Baton Rouge GPE · 1× ESPN ORG · 1× Tigers ORG · 1×

Narrative

Kiffin and the Tigers are in town ahead of tonight's primetime showdown, and fans spent the morning warming up the vocal chords ahead of kickoff.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-19
🔮 "Would Lane leave?" Some thought he'd stay.
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Ole Miss fans open ESPN's 'College GameDay' with a vulgar chant for Lane Kiffin · assertive framing

Claims (15 extracted, 0 hedged)

The game we've had circled since last November is finally here. asserted
we → circle → November
Kiffin and the Tigers are in town ahead of tonight's primetime showdown, and fans spent the morning warming up the vocal chords ahead of kickoff. asserted
fans → spend → kickoff
And by that, I mean they let Kiffin HAVE IT just 30 seconds into ESPN's College GameDay. asserted
Kiffin → mean → GameDay
Rebel fans are FIRED UP for tonight's game. asserted
fans → fire → game
Oxford is buzzing right now. asserted
Oxford → buzz → ?
Police presence has tripled over the past few days. asserted
presence → triple → days
Hotel prices have soared into the quadruple-digits. asserted
prices → soar → digits
And it's all because Lane Kiffin ditched town last fall, with Ole Miss on the cusp of a legit national title run, for LSU. asserted
Miss → ditch → LSU
"Would Lane leave?" Some thought he'd stay. asserted
he → leave → ?
Others thought he'd go to Florida. asserted
he → think → Florida
And so, Lane hopped on his PJ, and left Oxford in the dust. asserted
Lane → hop → dust
Just like that, he was gone. asserted
he → go → that
Kiffin built Ole Miss into a national championship program, and then bolted before finishing the job. asserted
Kiffin → build → job
Tonight, he returns. asserted
he → return → ?
If this morning's College GameDay was any indication, maybe watch the game on mute if the kiddos aren't in bed yet. asserted
kiddos → watch → bed
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