Lane Kiffin gets last laugh on Oklahoma player after Ole Miss earns gutsy road win
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The eighth-ranked Ole Miss Rebels faced a difficult task traveling to Norman to take on No. 13 Oklahoma.
Ole Miss blew a 12-point third-quarter lead, but shut out the Sooners in the fourth quarter to emerge with a 34-26 road victory.
After the game, ESPN attempted an on-field interview with Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin, but he still had some business to attend to.
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Ole Miss Rebels head coach Lane Kiffin celebrates with fans after a game against the Oklahoma Sooners at Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. (Kevin Jairaj/Image Images)
Kiffin was heard talking on a hot microphone to Oklahoma lineman David Stone.
“You’re a little calmer now than before,” Kiffin said.
Molly McGrath was clearly taken aback and asked Kiffin if he had the final say.
“This guy yelled at me during the game, like, five times how good they are, and we can’t score on them,” Kiffin said.
It seemed like Stone was trying to make amends, but Kiffin was having none of it.
Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin celebrates after defeating Oklahoma at Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Oklahoma, on Saturday. (Bryan Terry/The Oklahoman/USA Today Network via Imagn Images)
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Score, the rebels did it. And they led 25-13 with 5:57 left in the third quarter. However, the Sooners responded with a 65-yard touchdown by Xavier Robinson. After forcing a three-pointer, the Sooners found the end zone again to lead 26-25 late in the third.
The Rebels went on an 11-play drive that ended with an 8-yard touchdown pass from Trinidad Chambliss to Trace Bruckler.
With just over seven minutes left, the Sooners were ready to get the ball back, but Isaiah Sategna III lost a fumble on a punt return, and the Rebels capitalized with a field goal to take an 8-point lead with 4:09 left.
The Sooners couldn’t convert a fourth-and-5 from the Ole Miss 30 and, despite forcing another punt, couldn’t pull off a miracle on their final drive.
Ole Miss Rebels head coach Lane Kiffin, right, greets Oklahoma Sooners head coach Brent Venables after a game at Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. (Kevin Jairaj/Image Images)
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Ole Miss improved to 7-1 (4-1), while Oklahoma fell to 6-2 (2-2). Chambliss threw for 315 yards and rushed for another 53.
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