Ole Miss fans celebrate home victory over Lane Kiffin and LSU

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• Ole Miss defeated LSU 32-24 in Oxford on Saturday night.
• Head coach Pete Golding received a standing ovation from donors after the win.
• Quarterback Trinidad Chambliss scored the decisive late fourth-quarter touchdown.

Lane Kiffin returned to Oxford as LSU head coach but found himself overshadowed by the Rebels program he once led. Ole Miss supporters filled the stadium with visible displays of disapproval toward the former coach who departed for the rival Tigers.

Pete Golding stood at the podium receiving praise after securing one of the largest victories of his young head coaching tenure. The atmosphere inside Vaught-Hemingway Stadium reflected a program that has moved forward without its former leader.

Trinidad Chambliss, the quarterback who stayed in Oxford when he could have transferred elsewhere, delivered the game-sealing score. His performance underscored the decision to remain with the Rebels rather than follow Kiffin to Baton Rouge.

“Yea, I’m sure i’ll be criticized for saying that, but I am,” Kiffin said. “I was thinking that all week, especially today. And, I would have said that in a win or loss. That was really emotional driving in on the busses for a lot of reasons. It was really just a lot of emotions of gratefulness for this place for six years. Went well beyond football.”

“You know, first time coming into this type of game without my dad. It was just a lot, and really emotional. But, it was not emotions that I thought I would feel for all the name calling and everthing when we got off the bus. Just a lot of gratitude for this place.”

The victory highlighted the stability of the current Ole Miss staff and roster. Golding and his players demonstrated that the program can thrive after the departure of its previous head coach.

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