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Lane Kiffin said in his farewell to Ole Miss post that players on the team asked athletic director Keith Carter to let him stay, but that claim is being refuted by a starting Rebel.

Kiffin said in his post that he requested to “complete a historic six season run with this year’s team by leading Ole Miss through the playoffs,” but Carter denied it “despite the team also asking him to allow me to keep coaching.”

Starting center Brycen Sanders called out Kiffin bluntly, quoting his X post.

“‘Despite the team asking me to keep coaching;’. I think everyone that was in that room would disagree,” Sanders posted.

It should be noted Sanders misquoted Kiffin, but it’s quite clear how some players feel about Kiffin’s departure and post.

“Let em’ know.

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