October 5, 2024

Lane Kiffin joined Morgan Wallen’s entourage in Oxford on Saturday night for the country music star’s “One Night At A Time Tour.”

The Ole Miss coach participated in the tunnel walk, but the 48-year-old coach denied Wallen’s request to wear a Peyton Manning jersey. Wallen, a Tennessee fan and native of Sneedville, was undoubtedly criticizing Kiffin, the Vols’ head coach in 2009.

Kiffin has been a fan of Wallen for some time. Wallen was scheduled to play a concert at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium last year, but the date was among those canceled due to vocal issues for the singer.

In fact, when college football implemented a revamped clock rule last year, Kiffin mentioned the country music singer in his analysis of the rule.

“So do you guys buy tickets to go see ⁦Morgan Wallen or Taylor Swift or your favorite concerts and want a few less songs at the end?” that’s what he asked in September 2023. “With all the issues in college football this is what you actually made a change to?”

Unless it is the final two minutes of the half, the clock no longer stops after teams gain first downs. The idea is to abbreviate games, although several coaches have expressed concerns.

 

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