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Lane Kiffin getting torched on social media after Ole Miss upset loss to Kentucky

Sydney Hunte

By Sydney Hunte

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Lane Kiffin and No. 6 Ole Miss are undefeated no more, falling to Kentucky 20-17 at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium on Saturday.

The Rebels weren’t overwhelming favorites in this one, but few expected them to struggle against the Wildcats, a 2-2 team to start the afternoon. But an offense that looked invincible over the first 4 weeks of the season looked anything but as it was held well below its 55-point-per-game average.

Jaxson Dart was receiving significant Heisman Trophy buzz headed into the game. That will cool off considerably after the Rebels’ loss. And while Kiffin and his team aren’t out of College Football Playoff consideration by any stretch of the imagination, they’ll need to recover from this loss in a hurry, starting with South Carolina in Week 5 — with the Gamecocks, who were off in Week 4, probably feeling quite confident after watching the Rebels go down.

Here’s the reaction from social media after a disappointing Rebels home loss, their first in Oxford since the 2022 Egg Bowl vs. Mississippi State and Kentucky’s first at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium in over 4-and-a-half decades:

https://twitter.com/Frawgmama/status/1840114441670799554

https://twitter.com/bikecop24/status/1840118166116282788

https://twitter.com/thelockagenda/status/1840117794144133389

https://twitter.com/siva2_/status/1840118956540952705

Sydney Hunte

Sydney is an Atlanta-based journalist who has covered everything from SEC and ACC football to MLS, the U.S. men's national soccer team and professional tennis. His work has appeared on such platforms as SB Nation, Cox Media Group and FanSided.

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