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In the most anticipated game of the regular season, Lane Kiffin is back in Oxford for the first time since leaving his College Football Playoff-bound Ole Miss program in favor of taking over LSU. All week long in Oxford, the anticipation and buzz has steadily risen in the small college town as fans can't wait to let Lane know what they think about him now.
Kiffin's departure last November was ugly , full of hurt feelings, accusations of sabotage and waves of middle fingers aimed at the outgoing coach as he left for Baton Rouge. Tensions escalated from there as Ole Miss officials believed Lane was actively trying to sway stars Trinidad Chambliss and Kewan Lacy to join him at LSU. Chambliss and Lacy both stayed at Ole Miss and are key components for the Rebels' high-powered offense.
Kiffin and the No. 7 LSU Tigers arrive in Oxford as three-point favorites over Pete Golding's No. 8 Ole Miss Rebels. The Tigers dominated Clemson in Week 1, 51-10, and overcame three Sam Leavitt first-half interceptions to beat Louisiana Tech 45-14 last week. Speaking of Leavitt, he is expected to be a full go Saturday night against the Rebels after surprisingly popping up with a doubtful designation on Wednesday's injury report. He was upgraded to questionable on Thursday and off the injury report altogether on Friday.
Ole Miss got a top-25 win over Louisville in Week 1, but all the offseason hype has been building toward this game. Can Ole Miss get revenge on its former coach who left in dramatic fashion last season? Or will Lane walk into a raucous, tense environment and leave with a win just like he did with his first return to Tennessee?
Keep it locked here as CBS Sports provides you with live updates, highlights and analysis as LSU battles Ole Miss on Saturday night.
LSU running back Dilin Jones appeared to hurt his left ankle after a 14-yard gain for a first down. It'd be a significant loss for LSU if it's even remotely serious as Jones leads the Tigers with 29 yards in the first half.
Probably not how Lane Kiffin envisioned his big return to Oxford starting off. Ole Miss is owning every component of this game so far especially offensively with 214 yards to LSU's 29.
Trinidad Chambliss put Ole Miss up 17-0 with a 21-yard touchdown pass to Traylon Ray. Chambliss is having an all-time night for the Rebels so far. He's now 15 for 19 with 173 passing yards and a touchdown.
According to our talented CBS Sports research team, Lane Kiffin is 1-18 all-time when trailing by 10 or more points against a ranked opponent. His only win came against No. 24 Tulane back in 2023.
Ole Miss is flying around the field, offensively and defensively, and looks a step or two better than LSU early. The Rebels went up 10-0 on a five-yard Kewan Lacy touchdown run. The drive was set up by a 30-yard Caleb Odom catch and run and one of the best catches you'll see all season from Traylon Ray for a 38-yard gain.
Trinidad Chambliss is settling in nicely for Ole Miss and that doesn't bode well for LSU.
Ole Miss puts points on the board first on a Lucas Carneiro 37-yard field goal. After a mess of a first offensive drive for the Rebels, Trinidad Chambliss got it going on the second. The Ole Miss QB is now 6 for 8 for 35 passing yards and eight rushing yards. Star running back Kewan Lacy has only one carry for one yard thus far.
After two offensive drives, Ole Miss and LSU have combined for negative-three yards of total offense. Ole Miss wasn't able to do much on its first drive after an untimely holding penalty erased a big Kewan Lacy gain and a backwards pass from Trinidad Chambliss was ruled a fumble.
LSU wasn't any better. Other than a false start penalty, the Tigers did nothing of note and were forced to punt after going three-and-out.
After two offensive drives, Ole Miss and LSU have combined for negative-three yards of total offense. Ole Miss wasn't able to do much on its first drive after an untimely holding penalty erased a big Kewan Lacy gain and a backwards pass from Trinidad Chambliss was ruled a fumble.
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