Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin politely declined to talk about other job openings. Texas coach Steve Sarkisian eagerly wanted to discuss his future.

In the last — and most interesting — Southeastern Conference coaches’ teleconference of the season, the former Alabama assistants took very different approaches to rumors and speculation surrounding their current tenures.

Kiffin sidestepped several questions about ongoing overtures from Florida, LSU and Ole Miss. Have the Rebels asked for clarity about his future with the team before facing Mississippi State on Nov. 28 in the rivalry known as the Egg Bowl?

“I’m going to stay on what I’ve done for six years, which isn’t talking about other jobs and that situation,” said Kiffin, who denied reports Tuesday that Ole Miss had given him an ultimatum.

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