TAMPA — Hours before Ole Miss plays in their first bowl game in five years, Lane Kiffin received some good news.
The school announced the extension of the first-year coach’s contract on Saturday. The extension is essentially rolling over this year to make Kiffin’s contract a new four-year max contract. Mississippi state law prohibits colleges from having coaching contracts longer than four years.
“This is an investment in the future of Ole Miss football,” said Ole Miss athletics director Keith Carter. “We hired Coach Kiffin with the hope of revitalizing our football program, and in just one short year, he has done just that.