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Lane Kiffin jokes about using Juice Kiffin as punishment for practice mistakes

by:Austin Brezina08/15/22

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Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin joked with media members about using his dog, Juice, as a form of punishment for players who make mistakes. Some of the Rebels players were seen walking Juice around the field during practice, leading to one reporter asking if that had been their punishment for committing penalties in practice.

Lane Kiffin using walking Juice as a punishment

“That would be a good idea, that wasn’t [that],” said Kiffin, laughing at the suggestion. “I think some injured guys did that on their own, that was not a plan. But that would be a good idea. You jump offside, you gotta take Juice for a walk after practice. And clean up after him. That’s gonna be a good idea. See, you can learn from everybody. You guys are teaching us what to do as head coaches.”

As the Ole Miss community seems to have embraced Juice, the idea of using him as a post-practice punishment seems to be a guaranteed hit with fans and likely the players as well. Kiffin’s puppy has grown quickly after becoming the unofficial mascot of the Rebels according to his Twitter page.

In the past half year, Juice’s thoughts seem to have become one of the main tools for Kiffin to take playful jabs at SEC rivals and the sport of college football — although Kiffin himself clarified during the press appearance that he isn’t the one who runs Juice’s account. Additionally, to the dismay of many fans, he clarified that Juice doesn’t run his own social media account either.

Lane Kiffin found his punter at a frat party

When it comes to finding walk-ons on college football rosters over the years, coaches from across the country have found players in a variety of places you would never expect. In desperate need of another punter, Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin told his players to search on campus and go find him a punter. And sure enough, they delivered. In Saturday’s press conference with the media, Kiffin shared the hilarious story about how his players found the latest addition to their football team at a frat party.

“Yeah, I don’t know a whole lot about him. I think he was down at the frat house. You know, like, at a keg party or something. Where they got him from. So, we’ve got some conditioning work to do with my guy. We just said, ‘Hey, someone go find a punter on campus.’ And so, we found one that actually used to punt Division I. So, you never know,” Kiffin said.

The Rebels added punter Charlie Pollock to their official roster via the transfer portal on Thursday, August 11th. Pollock came to Ole Miss from Nevada and was expected to join the team as soon as Friday, per reports. He did not play football in 2021. He averaged 39.9 yards per punt as a high school senior.

On3’s Wade Peery contributed to this article.