Report: Lane Kiffin set for $50,000 bonus after Ole Miss upset Georgia

Saturday was good to Lane Kiffin. His Ole Miss team beat Georgia, re-established itself as a real contender in the College Football Playoff race, and got to storm the field, to boot.

And his pocketbook will get fatter, too. With the win, Kiffin is set to pick up another $50,000 in bonus money as the Rebels improved their postseason positioning, according to USA Today’s Steve Berkowitz.

Kiffin is now set for $200,000 in bonuses and a one-year contract extension worth $9 million annually.

Mississippi coach Lane Kiffin set for additional $50,000 bonus as Rebels' win over No. 2-ranked Georgia improves their bowl positioning, in addition to keeping them in CFP mix.

Kiffin now set for $200,000 in bonuses, plus 1-yr contract extension now set to pay $9M in added yr

— Steve Berkowitz (@ByBerkowitz) November 10, 2024

And the crowd could hardly wait to get on the field to celebrate the win with Kiffin and the Rebels after the win.

In fact, they jumped the gun.

Before the game could go final, hundreds of fans leapt over the wall and stormed the field, sensing the coming victory against the Bulldogs. Kiffin wasn’t thrilled, voicing some displeasure as he urged fans to return to the sidelines with 16 seconds still left on the clock.

Still, it was a massive victory for Kiffin and his squad, keeping them squarely in College Football Playoff contention as the final month of the season unfolds. And it wasn’t a particularly close game.

You can check out video of the fans storming the field below.

PREMATURE FIELD STORMING IN OXFORD!!! pic.twitter.com/7CCDqVMFDz

— InAllKindsOfWeather.com (@AllKindsWeather) November 10, 2024

Things started off on a sour note for Ole Miss, which saw quarterback Jaxson Dart throw an early interception and then limp off the field hurt. He would later return, but not before Georgia took the lead on the shortened field.

From there it was pretty much all Ole Miss.

Georgia mustered only a field goal the rest of the way, while Dart and company piled on a few scores. By that point, it was pretty much over for the Bulldogs, because they couldn’t figure out the Rebels’ pass rush.

Beck threw one interception while under duress and took five sacks in the contest. Ole Miss edge rusher Princely Umanmielen had a huge night, recording a strip-sack and finishing with two sacks and two tackles for a loss.

When the evening finished, Ole Miss had outgained Georgia in total yardage 397-245.