Ole Miss AD refutes Lane Kiffin's exit story: 'Begging for him to stay is certainly an overstatement'

OXFORD, MS – Ole Miss athletic director Keith Carter's account of coach Lane Kiffin's departure for LSU is different from how Kiffin described it.

Carter spoke publicly for the first time Dec. 3 since Kiffin left for LSU. Carter did a wide-ranging radio interview with Richard Cross on SuperTalk Mississippi.

Kiffin left on Nov. 30. He said in a statement he found out he would not be allowed to coach Ole Miss (11-1) in the College Football Playoff that day.

"There's been a lot of things he's said publicly that I'm not sure have been totally accurate," Carter said. "I think that both coach and his representation knew several weeks ago that coaching in the playoffs was not an option if he was not going to be the Ole Miss head coach."

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