Lane Kiffin is well-known for his playful personality on X/Twitter. Just don’t come for his family.
The Ole Miss head football coach hilariously shut down a presumptous fan on social media Thursday when anonymous X user with the handle “coldcallsniper” offered to take Kiffin’s college-age daughter, Landry, “on a date to my local Chilis” if the Rebels fail to cover the 17.5-point spread vs. Duke in tonight’s TaxSlayer Gator Bowl in Jacksonville.
Lane Kiffin responded with a sharp “She isn’t a Chilis girl” with a laughing emoji.
The overzealous “coldcallsniper” wasn’t going to be deterred and fired back with: “Fine, I’ll settle for you and me go there and talk transfer portal talent over some beers then.”
It’s at this point that Landry Kiffin, a student at Ole Miss, joined in on the social media fun with her own retort mirroring her father’s: “He isn’t a beer guy.”
The X/Twitter back-and-forth drew plenty of attention Thursday, and showed the lighter side of the Kiffins, both of whom are quite active on social media.
ESPN announces updated kickoff time for Gator Bowl after Sugar Bowl postponement
The Kiffins had a little extra time to engage with fans on X/Twitter after the Gator Bowl kickoff time was moved back to 8 pm ET on ESPN following the postponement of the Sugar Bowl College Football Playoff national quarterfinal due to the tragic New Year’s Day terrorist attack on Bourbon Street.
The Sugar Bowl between Georgia and Notre Dame kicked off at 4 pm ET Thursday after originally scheduled for 8:45 pm ET Wednesday from the Caesars Superdome, which is just a few blocks from the site of the early-morning incident that was responsible for 16 deaths and more than 35 injuries after a pickup truck drove down New Year’s Eve revelers the night before.
More on the postponement of the Sugar Bowl
The status of Wednesday’s game came into question after an overnight attack on Bourbon Street. According to police, a man drove a white pickup truck into a crowd after 3 a.m. local time, killing at least 15 people and injuring many more. The suspect also shot at officers, and an ISIS flag was found in the vehicle, officials said.
The incident lead to shelters-in-place at both Georgia and Notre Dame team hotels ahead of their schedule appearance in the Sugar Bowl. Security did a sweep of the Caesars Superdome, which is near the site of the attack, but officials announced the game would be postponed. Bowl officials, as well as those from the College Football Playoff and ESPN, were part of the decision.
“On behalf of the College Football Playoff, we are devastated by this morning’s attack, and our hearts go out to the families and loved ones of those affected by this tragedy,” said College Football Playoff executive director Rich Clark in a statement. “We are grateful to the leadership of the Sugar Bowl, New Orleans, the State of Louisiana and federal authorities as we work together to ensure we can provide a safe environment for everyone. We are also appreciative of ESPN’s flexibility in moving the game to tomorrow afternoon.”
Nick Schultz contributed to this report.
