Lane Kiffin's version of the events coinciding with his exit from Ole Miss don't match those of the people he left behind.

Rebels players and Ole Miss athletic director Keith Carter gave differing accounts to Kiffin's description of his departure from Oxford, Miss., to become LSU's head coach.

Even with No. 6 Ole Miss a lock to be included in the upcoming College Football Playoff, the Ole Miss administration ousted Kiffin on Saturday as soon as he revealed his intention to take the LSU job.

Kiffin wrote on social media that the Rebels players asked Carter "to allow me to keep coaching them so they could better maintain their high level of performance."

Referencing Kiffin reportedly telling the Ole Miss players he wanted to stay on for the CFP, Rebels linebacker Suntarine Perkins tweete

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