OXFORD, miss. – Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin is adding a familiar and strong analyst to his staff as his younger brother Chris Kiffin will reunite with him at Oxford, ESPN's Chris Low reported Sunday.
The Kiffin brothers are back together. Chris will be an analyst with his older brother Lane at @OleMissFB. Chris was Lane's DC at FAU in 2017 and spent the last six years in the NFL. Kiffin continues to gain a wealth of experience on his team, both in the NFL and in college.
— Chris Low (@ClowESPN) 25 August 2024
One can only imagine their father, the late and legendary coach Monte Kiffin, smiling from above as he sees his two beloved boys practicing together once again. And one can only imagine how wonderful it will be for Lane – who will miss his father's presence on the team so much – to have his brother there with him.
Chris Kiffin has spent the past six years as an NFL coach, most recently as the Texans' linebackers coach in Houston. He spent two years in San Francisco as the 49ers' pass rush specialist and three seasons in Cleveland as the Browns' defensive line coach.
This is Chris' second time working for his older brother Lane. And it's his third time coaching at Ole Miss.
Chris served as an assistant to former Rebels head coach Ed Oregeron in 2007. He then returned to God's Country in 2012 to work as defensive line coach and recruiting coordinator for former Ole Miss head coach Hugh Freeze.
Chris then left the team in 2017 after being hired as Lane's defensive coordinator at Florida Atlantic. As many have noted, this season was Lane Kiffin's best as a head coach (at Oxford until 2023). After Chris joined, Lane took FAU from the bottom of the league at 3-9 to an 11-3 team that won the Conference USA Championship. The Kiffins' Owls finished with a 10-game winning streak.
Welcome home, Chris. Hot toddy!
Evelyn Van Pelt
Evelyn has been covering sports for over two decades and began her journalism career as a sportswriter for a newspaper in Austin, Texas. She attended Texas A&M and majored in English. Evelyn's love for Ole Miss began when her daughter Katie attended the university on a volleyball scholarship. Evelyn founded the Rebel Walk in 2013 and has served as publisher and editor-in-chief since its inception.
