Lane Kiffin Trolls ESPN’s Paul Finebaum Over Speculation He’s Weighing Move to Politics

Ahmad Austin Jr. Dec 4th, 2025, 2:02 pm

Newly-hired LSU head football coach Lane Kiffin on Thursday had some fun at the expense of ESPN’s Paul Finebaum by referencing the commentator’s rumored move to politics.

Days earlier, Kiffin announced that he’d stepped down as the head coach of Ole Miss and taken the job at rival LSU. The move sent shockwaves across the sports landscape and even reached the world of politics, with many criticizing Kiffin’s sudden departure from a team with national championship aspirations.

The news was so big that Finebaum briefly appeared on CNN to talk about it with Kaitlan Collins . Then, Finebaum appeared on a local Louisiana station to talk about the Kiffin fia

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