Lane Kiffin is expected to announce Saturday whether he will accept a lucrative offer to leave Ole Miss for LSU, and officials in Baton Rouge are "very confident" Kiffin will be coaching the Tigers in 2026, The Athletic reported.

LSU reportedly has offered Kiffin a seven-year deal worth approximately $100 million. That would put his salary above that of Georgia's Kirby Smart, the highest-paid college coach at $13.3 million a year, and represent a significant increase over the $9 million Kiffin now makes, according to the USA Today coaches salary database.

Kiffin, 50, has led the Rebels to an 11-1 record and a probable berth in the College Football Playoff.

In six seasons at Ole Miss, Kiffin has a 55-19 record (.743) that has attracted the attention and deep pockets of Southeastern Confe

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