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Lane Kiffin calls out Bobby Petrino for 'shots fired' at Ole Miss while Arkansas HC hyped Neyland Stadium

Chandler Vesselsby: Chandler Vessels10/07/25ChandlerVessels
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Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin is aware of comments from Arkansas interim coach Bobby Petrino about the Rebels crowd. Speaking ahead of a matchup against Tennessee this weekend, Petrino said that Neyland Stadium would be a “louder” environment than Vaught Hemingway Stadium.

Kiffin tweeted a story referencing that comment on Monday. The Rebels defeated the Razorbacks 41-35 in Oxford on Sept. 13.

So far this season, Ole Miss is off to a 5-0 (3-0 SEC) start. Most recently, the Rebels defeated No. 4 LSU by a score of 24-19 at home. They had this past week off, and it looks like Kiffin is making the most of it by catching up on the drama around the conference.

Next up, Ole Miss will take on Washington State (3-2) in Week 7 coming off of a bye. Kickoff for that contest is set for 12:45 p.m. ET on Saturday and will be televised on SEC Network.

Lane Kiffin reveals role Pete Golding played in bold fourth-down conversion vs. LSU

On Saturday, Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin had a difficult decision to make against LSU. His Rebels were ahead 24-19 with just under two minutes remaining in the game. However, they’d been stopped three times and were fourth-and-3 on LSU’s 35-yard line.

If Ole Miss went for it and got the first down, the game would be over. Or, the Rebels could simply kick a field goal, go up eight points, and hope for the best. Kiffin didn’t leave fate in LSU’s hands.

Ole Miss quarterback Trinidad Chambliss found tight end Dae’Quan Wright wide-open for a game-ending 20-yard catch. After the game, Kiffin reflected on the pivotal decision to go for it on fourth down.

“I’d talked that through a lot in my head and had a feeling it was going to come down there somewhere between 4th-and-6 and 4th-and-1 or something,” Kiffin said. “I actually looked over to [Ole Miss defensive coordinator] Pete [Golding] and I said, ‘Pete, here’s the situation. I’m thinking of going for it. But we can kick the long field goal.’ And he’s like, ‘Go for it.’

“That’s easy to say when you’re a defensive coordinator. I just saw him on the way up the steps and I said, ’You know, hey, I’m glad we did that.’ And, he goes, ‘You would have never been able to live with it if you didn’t do it.’ So, that’s just how we play, and I’m not saying that arrogantly.”

On3’s Gran Grubbs contributed to this report.