Lane Kiffin Dodges Questions on LSU, Florida Rumors, Alleged Call with Louisiana Gov.

Ole Miss football head coach Lane Kiffin declined to directly address questions about the open Florida and LSU jobs during the weekly SEC coaches teleconference on Wednesday, per Chris Vannini of The Athletic. He also declined to answer whether he spoke with Louisiana governor Jeff Landry about the LSU position. Per Wilson Alexander of The Advocate, the Kiffin family has visited Baton Rouge, Louisiana and Gainesville, Florida. "LSU officials arranged for a private plane to bring several of Kiffin's family members, including his ex-wife, Layla Kiffin, to Baton Rouge for a visit Monday, multiple sources told The Advocate," Alexander wrote. "They went to Gainesville, Florida, the day before. Kiffin declined to answer what they learned from the trips." LSU and Florida are in the market for new head coaches after parting ways this season with Brian Kelly and Billy Napier, respectively. Time is of the essence for Kiffin to make a decision on his future, per Stewart Mandel of The Athletic. "Ole Miss has given Lane Kiffin an ultimatum to decide his future before the Nov. 28 Egg Bowl against Mississippi State, a person briefed on the discussions told The Athletic. "Kiffin, whose 10-1 team is off this week, is considered a candidate for open jobs at both Florida and LSU." Brett McMurphy of On3 added more on the subject. During an appearance on Tuesday's edition of the Pat McAfee Show, Kiffin denied that he's been given an ultimatum. "Yeah, that's absolutely not true," Kiffin said, per ESPN's Mark Schlabach. "There has been no ultimatum, anything like that at all. And so I don't know where that came from, like a lot of stuff that comes out there. Like I said, man, we're having a blast. I love it here." All of this is going down as the Rebels are enjoying one of the best seasons in program history. Ole Miss is sitting sixth in the College Football Playoff rankings. A win over Mississippi State in the Egg Bowl will assuredly secure the team a spot in the CFP, marking the first time Ole Miss will make the tournament. In the meantime, the rumors will not subside until Kiffin makes a decision on his future. He was asked on Wednesday's call whether it's flattering or overwhelming to have three fanbases interested in him being their team's head coach and provided this response. For now, it's a wait-and-see game in Oxford, Baton Rouge and Gainesville regarding the fate of Kiffin (and the future of their programs).