On Saturday night, Lane Kiffin was in Oxford, Mississippi, with Morgan Wallen’s entourage. The 48-year-old Ole Miss head football coach declined to don a uniform from a previous incarnation.
In 2009, Kiffin served as Tennessee’s head coach for a single year in Knoxville. There is no ill will between the former coach and his old school, despite the fact that Volunteers supporters are not the biggest admirers of his due to the way he left for his ideal job in Los Angeles. Heck, he calls his son “Knox”!
East Tennessee is the home of Wallen. The 30-year-old country music artist, who supports his hometown state school, was raised in Sneedville, a tiny community of 1,200 people 70 miles northeast of Knoxville. Being a part of Big Orange Nation makes him proud.
Over the past few years, despite being on different sides of the Southeastern Conference, Wallen and Kiffin have become close friends. Consequently, the former
Last spring, Wallen was scheduled to perform at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium, the home of the Rebels football team. However, voice difficulties kept him from doing so, and as a result, he had to postpone a few tour dates. Even after the weekend, Ole Miss made a ton of money, and everyone promised to arrange a makeup show.
The eagerly anticipated comeback happened on Saturday!
Kiffin joined Wallen while he walked out from backstage like a boxer before a title fight. Vibes were high. As it would turn out, Wallen asked Kiffin to wear a Peyton Manning jersey for their walk. It was a hard no!
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