No. 6 Ole Miss is taking advantage of its first journey to the Faculty Soccer Playoff. After a dominant win over Tulane within the first spherical, the Rebels shocked Georgia 39-34 because of a late subject objective drive from quarterback Trinidad Chambliss to succeed in the CFP semifinals in opposition to Miami.
Pete Golding, who took over after Lane Kiffin departed for LSU, is now 2-0 as a the Rebels’ coach with each of these victories coming within the CFP. But Kiffin nonetheless has a powerful rooting curiosity in his former staff.
Regardless of Kiffin not being with this system, he nonetheless advantages financially from the Rebels’ playoff win. That is as a result of, as a part of the settlement of Kiffin leaving Ole Miss earlier than its CFP run, LSU agreed to pay his playoff bonuses if the Rebels stored advancing.
That implies that Kiffin earned $250,000 from LSU on New 12 months’s Day because of the Rebels win over Georgia. That comes along with the $250,000 he made on their win over Tulane within the first spherical for a cool $500,000 payday. If Ole Miss wins the nationwide title, Kiffin may earn as much as $1 million.
Lane Kiffin’s return to Ole Miss with LSU set for September 2026 as SEC releases full soccer schedule
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The previous Ole Miss coach signed a seven-year deal value $91 million in Baton Rouge, which comes with alternatives to earn extra through incentives, in accordance with information obtained by The Advocate. Earlier than incentives, Kiffin will make $13 million per yr. One of many escalators in Kiffin’s contract requires a increase to make him the highest-paid coach within the nation if he wins a nationwide championship, in accordance with the Advocate.
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