Lane Kiffin was so miffed during Saturday's Egg Bowl between Ole Miss and Mississippi State that he even called out the opponent's athletic director.
It all stems from a fumble late in the second quarter, when Ole Miss quarterback Trinidad Chambliss was tackled in the pocket, forcing a fumble that Mississippi State recovered. After recovering the ball and players were getting removed from the pile, some players got into it with each other, which quickly triggered a bench-clearing brawl.
Penalty flags started flying all over the place, and officials issued unsportsmanlike conduct penalties. In the video, you can see Kiffin, Ole Miss' head coach, trying to keep his players in check.
When the first half ended, ESPN caught up with Kiffin before he headed to the tunnel, and he unloaded on Mississippi State.
BENCHES CLEARED AT THE EGG BOWL 😱
— ESPN (@espn) November 28, 2025
Ole Miss and Mississippi State got into it 😳 pic.twitter.com/WSJItpWAN1
"We're trying to play football here. We're not trying to start a fight."
— ESPN (@espn) November 28, 2025
—Ole Miss HC Lane Kiffin on the scuffle between both teams at the Egg Bowl pic.twitter.com/xQyM7D5OUI
“We just try to play clean football, man. We try to execute and play really good football. For a whole sideline to try to fight and leave their whole sideline, including their athletic director, I've never seen like it," said Kiffin, taking a direct shot at Mississippi State Athletic Director Zac Selmon.
He added, "'So I'm just reminded I'm like, we're trying to play football here. We're not trying to start a fight so our university can get credit for fighting people."
Ole Miss is currently dominating its rival amid Kiffin's uncertainty at the school and high-profile coaching vacancies, including at LSU, Florida, Auburn, and Penn State.
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