Did Lane Kiffin use a burner in final shot at Ole Miss? New details add to speculation

A bizarre email uncovered through a Freedom of Information Act request by FOIAball is raising eyebrows around the Ole Miss football program. Some are speculating that coach Lane Kiffin — or someone in his inner circle — may have taken an unusual route to defend his position before leaving for LSU.

The email was sent to Ole Miss athletic director Keith Carter during a tense period when Kiffin’s availability for postseason coaching duties was in question. While most correspondence reportedly supported administrative caution, one message stood out for both its tone and its authenticity.

“Let’s finish what we started. Banning Lane Kiffin from coaching the College Football Playoff is a disgrace,” the email read in part via SportsTalk Mississippi. The person urged Carter to reverse course while threatening to cut ties with the university.

The great @DavidCovucci FOIA'd Keith Carter's emails, specifically around the decision of whether or not to let Lane Kiffin coach in the playoff

There was only one that supported it and we have some... doubts... as to who sent it pic.twitter.com/ISd3iFV5cp

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Could this have come from Kiffin himself or a member of his family? There is no evidence directly linking Kiffin to the email, and the coach has not publicly addressed the situation. But the details are interesting and slide past the dynamics of major college football programs in the modern era.

Kiffin has never shied away from engaging publicly. Whether this email was a case of overzealous fandom or something closer to home, it has added another layer to an already eventful chapter in Oxford.