Lane Kiffin Posts Support for Georgia in CFP Ahead of Ole Miss' Bowl Game

It's no secret which team Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin is rooting for in Thursday afternoon's Sugar Bowl.

Kiffin offered a message of support to fellow SEC member Georgia ahead of their CFP quarterfinal game against Notre Dame.

Kiffin has previously expressed frustration with the CFP Selection Committee for keeping SEC programs like Alabama, South Carolina and Ole Miss out of the 12-team playoff.

Ole Miss started out the season with a No. 6 preseason rating. The Rebels slipped out of playoff contention after recording three SEC losses including an upset by Kentucky.

Other SEC teams that missed out on the playoff have not found much success in their bowl games. Alabama lost to Michigan in the ReliaQuest Bowl, while South Carolina suffered a defeat to Illinois in the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl.

Those losses haven't stopped Kiffin and other members of the SEC from rallying around the snubbed teams.

SEC commissioner Greg Sankey said on Thursday that he "would hope there is interest" in changing the playoff format ahead of the 2025 season, per The Athletic's Seth Emerson.

Kiffin has meanwhile been supporting the conference by shouting out other teams competing for a national title.

Georgia will hope Kiffin's endorsement comes with better luck than it did for Tennessee. The Volunteers responded to Kiffin's encouragement with a first-round blowout loss to Ohio State.

Kiffin's endorsement of Texas went better. The Longhorns went on to defeat Arizona State in double overtime at the Peach Bowl while clinching a spot in the national semifinal.

Georgia is looking to claim the fourth and final spot in the quarterfinal with a win over Notre Dame. That would put them on track to take on Penn State, a team that has also received a shoutout from Kiffin, in next Thursday's Orange Bowl.

Ole Miss may not have a playoff game to prepare for, but Kiffin's team will look to represent the SEC with a victory over Duke in their own Gator Bowl on Thursday night.