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Chambliss pushes back on Kiffin's recruiting take
Key takeaways
- The Oxford community is nothing but love and they care about their people no matter what they look like: brown, black, purple, yellow - you know what I mean?"
- Kiffin, who is white, coached at Ole Miss from 2020 to 2025.
- In May, Kiffin was featured in a Vanity Fair magazine article in which he described prospective Ole Miss recruits telling him: "Hey, coach, we really like you.
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The Oxford community is nothing but love and they care about their people no matter what they look like: brown, black, purple, yellow - you know what I mean?"
Kiffin, who is white, coached at Ole Miss from 2020 to 2025. He oversaw the Rebels' 11-1 regular season in 2025 but left for LSU before the College Football Playoff in a move that has since brought much scrutiny to college football's recruiting calendar.
In May, Kiffin was featured in a Vanity Fair magazine article in which he described prospective Ole Miss recruits telling him: "Hey, coach, we really like you. But my grandparents aren't letting me move to Oxford, Mississippi."
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