Lane Kiffin’s son hilariously shuts down Ole Miss recruiting him while using Shedeur Sanders as an example of what not to do
The recruiting world has just kicked off for 2028 quarterback Know Kiffin. Nobody knows how things will end up, but we already know one place it won’t.
When it comes to entertainment, there may not be a college football head coach who stays in the headlines as much as Ole Miss’s Lane Kiffin. He was back in the news on Tuesday, this time from an interview that his son Knox, who is a recruit in the 2028 class, did with Rivals.
The article centered around Kiffin’s early recruitment and some early overall thoughts. The 6-2, 170-pound quarterback was asked during the interview about potentially playing for his dad and the Ole Miss Rebels. While his son respects what his dad does and has accomplished, playing for his dad is not a route he wants to go down.
“I’m definitely not going to play for my dad,” KIffin told Adam Gorney from Rivals. “I want to do my own stuff.
“He understands,” Kiffin continued. “Sometimes he’ll be like, ‘Oh, you should play with me,’ but he understands that I want to start my own thing, my own legacy.”
Kiffin’s recruiting background
A talented young player at Oxford (Miss.) High School, Kiffin has already received a ton of interest for his talents on the football field. While he is just a sophomore, his offer list is expanding quickly. Some of the top schools that have offered him so far include SMU, Western Kentucky, ECU, Arkansas State, FIU, Georgia State, Sacramento State, and Murray State.
As Kiffin continues to play more and develop physically, that offer list promises to balloon. Funny enough, those early offers are built off of his overall potential. Kiffin is currently the backup quarterback on the varsity team, having completed just four of seven passes he has attempted this season. Those four completions did go for 109 yards, a healthy average of 27.3 yards.
There’s no telling just how much Kiffin is going to blow up as a recruit, and what offers will come in the future. He does, however, know what he wants and what he doesn’t want to do. Kiffin is using former Colorado star signal caller Shedeur Sanders as an example for how to navigate this situation with his dad.
“I understand what Shedeur (Sanders) did but I don’t want to be in the position for fans to say, ‘The only reason you’re playing is because of your dad,’” Kiffin told Gorney. “I want to beat my dad. I want to play against him, not play with him.”
The younger Kiffin’s comments about Sanders did not come off disrespectfully. It is more an example of a father-son relationship that can work for some, but not for him specifically. Regardless, it will be fun to see if Know will get a chance to take on one his dad’s teams one day. That would make for a really fun story, and a potentially uncomfortable dinner table conversation.
