LIVE Thread: Ole Miss at SEC Media Days 2023
Ole Miss is at SEC Media Days for the final day in Nashville. Head coach Lane Kiffin, running back Quinshon Judkins, cornerback Deantre Prince and defensive lineman Cedric Johnson are all at the Grand Hyatt today to talk about the upcoming season, NIL and more.
Today we will keep a running thread of all the quotes, hot takes and more from Thursday at the conference’s biggest event of the summer.
This thread will be updated throughout the day so stay locked in here.
Lane Kiffin has taken the podium. #OleMiss pic.twitter.com/AGkQhyuoUm
— Jake Thompson (@JakeThompsonOn3) July 20, 2023
"massive overhauls of rosters is not in the best interest in college football" — Kiffin https://t.co/RUym0URTRx
— Clark Brooks (@SEC_StatCat) July 20, 2023
Good on Lane Kiffin advocating for more mental health support for players.
— Jesse Simonton (@JesseReSimonton) July 20, 2023
"Creating a new box (thru analytics/other things) led us to examine another way to stay ahead. Excited with the education to help our players. Players bc of social media go thru a lot. Talking to kids to how much it wears on them is neat." – Kiffin on his mental health initiative
— Clark Brooks (@SEC_StatCat) July 20, 2023
Lane Kiffin says players can "get paid three times" if they want.
— Grayson Weir (@GsonJW) July 20, 2023
— High school
— One-time transfer
— Grad transfer#SECMD23
"Revenue sharing will make an equal playing field (theoretically) where its all the same pots for everyone. but then you have NIL that still tips the scales (and make things unfair" — Kiffin on potential potholes with revenue sharing with players from schools/collectives
— Clark Brooks (@SEC_StatCat) July 20, 2023
Think we should let Q fly the private jet home?@qaj4_ | #SECMD23 pic.twitter.com/sTnE09OKLH
— Ole Miss Football (@OleMissFB) July 20, 2023
First question to Lane Kiffin is about Tennessee’s case with the NCAA.
— Jesse Simonton (@JesseReSimonton) July 20, 2023
“Well that didn’t take long … But I’m here to talk about Ole Miss. … I’m happy for them they didn’t have to go through what we went through (at USC).”
Mental Health Matters@Lane_Kiffin | #SECMD23 pic.twitter.com/v7d3sl9za2
— Ole Miss Football (@OleMissFB) July 20, 2023
Touchdown in Nashville 👿🍿🚂@SEC | #SECMD23 pic.twitter.com/INhZ6EhLx8
— Ole Miss Football (@OleMissFB) July 20, 2023
"I am not about to start ranking boosters. God I want to so bad tho…" — Kiffin
— Clark Brooks (@SEC_StatCat) July 20, 2023
Lane Kiffin will sometimes lie to folks who bump into him on the street when they ask him if he's Lane Kiffin.
— Jesse Simonton (@JesseReSimonton) July 20, 2023
"Sometimes I'll be like, 'No. I hate that guy.'"
One thing for sure…. @Lane_Kiffin will always keep it 💯 & get straight to the point. No matter what! #SECMD23 pic.twitter.com/aqx18tMm2F
— Kelvin Bolden (@_kbolden) July 20, 2023
"Create a new box" 👿🍿🚂@Lane_Kiffin | #SECMD23 pic.twitter.com/D6SrzBqldI
— Ole Miss Football (@OleMissFB) July 20, 2023
Lane Kiffin on Texas & Oklahoma joining the SEC👀
— On3 (@On3sports) July 20, 2023
“Our schedule is like playing in the NFL in the SEC now, especially adding those two. So hats off to the commissioner for getting that done, and making the super conference of all time.” https://t.co/b9NRqPp9Ct pic.twitter.com/VDNXO0XUK2
I get told I look like @Lane_Kiffin all the time. Today, I asked him if he sees it. By far my favorite moment of my career. Here is his response: pic.twitter.com/LwRjszcWvj
— Nick Brooks (@NickBrooksTV_) July 20, 2023
Ego is the enemy 🐀☠️@Lane_Kiffin | #SECMD23 pic.twitter.com/7cyxQjuBOI
— Ole Miss Football (@OleMissFB) July 20, 2023
"This is not just about helping the kids through life, it's about saving lives."
— Ole Miss Athletics (@OleMissSports) July 20, 2023
Mental health matters 💙 pic.twitter.com/6NkJBWz7Cu
Ole Miss CB Deantre Prince was born and raised in Charleston, Mississippi, just down the road from Oxford.
— College Sports on SiriusXM (@SXMCollege) July 20, 2023
So when Rick Neuheisel asked him to rattle off the "Hotty Toddy" chant, he was ready!#SECMD23 | @prince_deantre | @OleMissFB pic.twitter.com/zQw4bbfzXp
Ole Miss CB Deantre Prince on playing DB in the SEC and the WRs who gave him his biggest challenge: pic.twitter.com/n2zvcnYxAA
— Mickey Ryan (@MickeyRyan1045) July 20, 2023
Ole Miss DE Cedric Johnson on all his new teammates from the transfer portal ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/jImBrxw8yZ
— Tucker Harlin (@TuckerHarlin) July 20, 2023
True Sophomore, Quinshon Judkins @qaj4_ talking about how his teammates help him become “the best player I can be”. @OleMissFB @SEC @SECNetwork #SECMediaDays pic.twitter.com/qzA2uWFmRt
— Keiran Lencheski – Reporting (@KeiranL_media) July 20, 2023
Ole Miss RB Quinshon Judkins says the team’s struggles down the stretch were injury related. pic.twitter.com/J3WjeHoGm4
— Mickey Ryan (@MickeyRyan1045) July 20, 2023
Decent little crowd for #OleMiss RB Quinshon Judkins. pic.twitter.com/yDA6iEyS4M
— Billy Derrick (@billyderrick10) July 20, 2023
.@Lane_Kiffin I put out some rankings on top collectives last month. https://t.co/5RjeMA8kdj pic.twitter.com/TkoR0DTxgW
— Pete Nakos (@Pete_Nakos96) July 20, 2023
Lane Kiffin said college football is a professional sport.
— On3 NIL (@On3NIL) July 20, 2023
“I used to say they should be employees, so they can have real contracts…But there are way more issues. That solves one problem but then it opens up five, 10 more.”
Story from @AndyWittry: https://t.co/QQNFPSEPMx pic.twitter.com/t6jLlrmFQG
👀 @HitdPod pic.twitter.com/8nkZor8Izi
— Michael Ray Surber (Crispin Lover) (@el_surberino) July 20, 2023
Built for the big stage 🎙️@qaj4_ | #SECMD23 pic.twitter.com/IYf0XS8KlP
— Ole Miss Football (@OleMissFB) July 20, 2023
