LSU’s Lane Kiffin Posts Then Removes Photo of MAGA Slogan-Inspired Hats with Trump Label

Lane Kiffin is no stranger to controversy, but the LSU head coach was back in the spotlight this week after sharing a social media post that tagged President Donald Trump.

Kiffin has come under scrutiny before, most notably when he left Ole Miss in the middle of its national championship quest to take the Tigers’ head coaching job.

But his latest post reignited attention on the outspoken coach.

LSU President Wade Rousse, new LSU head coach Lane Kiffin and LSU athletic director Verge Ausberry are together at the South Stadium Club in Tiger Stadium. (Matthew Hinton/Image Images)

Kiffin on Friday posted a photo of two LSU-themed caps reading “Make Baton Rouge Great,” an apparent play on Trump’s “Make America Great Again” slogan.

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The post received mixed reactions on social media, eventually leading Kiffin to delete it and upload the photo a second time tagging LSU.

But users responded to the new post with comments like “The Internet remembers.”

Ole Miss Rebels head coach Lane Kiffin in the fourth quarter against the Arkansas Razorbacks at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium on November 2, 2024. (Nelson Chenault/Image Images)

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Kiffin also addressed his previous controversy in a separate post, telling LSU and Ole Miss fans, “We can all get along.”

“Remember red and blue make purple. We can all get along,” her post read.

Kiffin signed a seven-year, $91 million contract, making him one of the richest head coaches in college football. Part of LSU’s deal to lure Kiffin away from Ole Miss was to pay his previous employer’s entire bonus structure.

Lane Kiffin speaks at a news conference introducing him as the new football coach of the LSU Tigers at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on December 1, 2025. (Tyler Kaufman/Getty Images)

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After Ole Miss’s semifinal exit, Kiffin collected a $500,000 bonus.

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