In the wild rollercoaster of college football. Lane Kiffin finds himself at a pivotal fork in the road, and Paul Finebaum is right there, holding a flashlight to the Ole Miss coach’s uncertain path. As the Rebels are preparing for a road trip to Arkansas, who is standing in the way of their playoffs. There might be different reasons for concern In Mississippi.

Leave that to detective Paul Finebaum, who, along with Pat Dooley on his Another Dooley Noted Podcast, has a few claims that can be spicy. Dived into a big question swirling around Kiffin’s future. Is he firmly planted with the Rebels, or just one stumbles away from packing his bags for a shinier opportunity? “His next two weekends are going to really define who he is,” he warned, referring to crucial games against Arkansas and Georgia. If Kiffin falters in these matchups, the narrative could shift dramatically. A four-loss season, especially for a team loaded with talent, would feel like a seismic collapse in the SEC landscape.

“He wanted to go to Auburn a couple years ago and really backed out at the at the final minute,” Woah, that could be a scary situation for Ole Miss to be in. His tendency to flirt with other job opportunities can make it hard to fully trust his commitment. Finebaum, famous for his straight-facts flushes, added, “Never trust Lane Kiffin when it comes to anything he says about his job.” The 6-2 Rebels grappled with playoff qualification, and we don’t think they wanna read about this speculation. For now, it seems to be a game of high-stakes poker, with Kiffin holding the cards but unsure how to play them.

Talk about their football, well, even though 19th-ranked Ole Miss are in that best-12 dialogue. There are a lot of areas for Kiffin to improve upon. This time, they need to be offensive. We mean in gridiron, “We’ve got to run block better, and that’s everybody,” as per Kiffin. How will he and the Rebs would do that?

Bigger Fish to fry for Lane Kiffin and his Ole Miss (for now)

It will start with clearing his intentions first and foremost. But apart from that, it’s impossible to ignore the glaring areas where Kiffin’s offense needs to tighten up. “We’re not run blocking very well at receiver and tight end right now, which is discouraging because that’s something over our years of being here that we’ve done very well.” Ole Miss won Saturday’s game 26-14, but a stronger running game will be as important as breathing to beat Arkansas and Georgia.

With playoff hopes hanging by a thread, Kiffin’s cornerbacks and O-linesmen need to bring their A-game. If the Rebels can reignite their spark, it could be a game-changer for the program’s path forward. If we remove the imaginary skeptical clouds created by insiders, there’s much more to play for Kiffin in Mississippi than anywhere else.