Lane Kiffin's return to Ole Miss as the LSU coach will come on Sept. 19 in what figures to be one of the most charged and raucous environments of the 2026 college football season. The game's date was revealed Thursday as the SEC announced its 2026 schedule, which will feature nine league contests for each team.

Kiffin's latest job change echoes his previous exits across the country, complete with a gaslighting of fans who once helped build him up.

Late Wednesday, Dec. 17, Knox Kiffin, a standout quarterback at Oxford High School in Mississippi, landed an offer from a top Big Ten program. More NFL: NFL Reaches Punishment Decision on Travis Kelce After Chiefs-Texans More Football : NFL Reaches Punishment Decision After Patrick Mahomes Incident vs Colts

Pete Golding makes his head coaching debut as Ole Miss hosts Tulane in the CFP without Lane Kiffin, who left for LSU

Ole Miss football quarterbacks coach Joe Judge is equipped to deal with the recent chaos triggered by Lane Kiffin's departure to LSU

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Lane Kiffin's daughter Landry celebrates birthday with caviar bites and LSU QB Whit Weeks originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Lane Kiffin's daughter Landry celebrated a milestone birthday over the weekend.

There’s evidence the LSU coach returned to Oxford, Mississippi, on Friday for his daughter’s 21st birthday party.