Ole Miss players accuse Kiffin of lying in his farewell statement

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“‘Despite the team asking me to keep coaching,’” Ole Miss starting offensive lineman Brycen Sanders posted on X, quoting Kiffin’s statement. “I think everyone that was in that room would disagree.”

Sanders, a sophomore center, is on the Rebels’ leadership council. He, along with other players, including starting quarterback Trinidad Chambliss, reportedly met with Carter on Sunday. Carter held a team meeting later that day to announce Pete Golding as the Rebels’ new coach — a meeting Kiffin said he was asked not to attend.

Offensive lineman Paris Wilkins posted in agreement with Sanders, writing, “Fax this was not said from anyone.” Fellow lineman Jayden Williams also posted his support of Sanders’ account.

Linebacker Suntarine Perkins was even more blunt than Sanders about his stance on Kiffin’s statement. Perkins is one of the Rebels’ most talented defensive players; he has posted 64 tackles and two sacks this season.

“That was not the message you said in the meeting room,” Perkins posted on X. “Everybody that was in there can vouch on this.”

Former Ole Miss defensive tackle Tariqious Tisdale, who played for Kiffin in 2020, was also unhappy with his former coach.

“Don’t get me started on lane he’s been a snake since I met him,” Tisdale posted on Facebook. “And I got teammates that can vouch especially if you was there in 2020-2021 and played defense.”

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