Will Lane Kiffin Become LSU HC? Latest Rumors on Contract Details and Ole Miss Meeting

Lane Kiffin's future is expected to be confirmed on Sunday following weeks of speculation and rumors that the head coach will leave Ole Miss on a potential College Football Playoff run this winter.

ESPN's Mark Schlabach and Pete Thamel reported Sunday morning that "the expectation is LSU will hire Kiffin away from Ole Miss on Sunday. A source cautioned that the deal was not signed as of late Saturday but added that it 'would be a shock' if he didn't sign it."

Schlabach and Thamel added that, "Should Kiffin agree to the contract, it will pay him, a source said, around $12 million annually across seven seasons, with the potential for bonuses, making him one of the highest-paid coaches in the sport."

Yahoo Sports' Ross Dellenger reported that Kiffin's future remained undecided after a Saturday afternoon meeting with athletic director Keith Carter and chancellor Glenn Boyce.

According to Dellenger, "LSU officials believe they hold Kiffin's commitment to be their next coach, though his desire to continue coaching Ole Miss in the postseason is a snag delaying the formalization of the move."

Dellenger later reported that Kiffin's reps and LSU executives held a call after the Tigers' loss to Oklahoma to "continue solidifying the deal with travel plans," adding that the school is "sending two plans to Oxford on Sunday for Kiffin, his family and others."

Carter previously said in a Nov. 21 statement Kiffin was expected to make an announcement regarding his future Saturday.

Dellenger reported the same day that LSU had been discussing offering Kiffin "a seven-year, incentive-laden deal worth at least $90 million" as well as more than $25 million for NIL and revenue sharing.

Since then, according to Dellenger, LSU executives have "remained confident" that Kiffin would take the job.

One source told Dellenger: "If he doesn't come, we've been duped."

Dellenger wrote Saturday, however, "doubt lingers" about Kiffin's ultimate choice given his repeated public statements that he has not yet made his decision.

Kiffin said as recently as his postgame interview following Friday's Egg Bowl win over Mississippi State that he hadn't yet decided where he'll be coaching next season.

"I've got a lot of praying to do to figure that out tomorrow," Kiffin told ESPN's Taylor McGregor on Friday.

Dellenger reported that Saturday's meeting between Kiffin and Ole Miss officials was expected to center around the head coach's desire to remain in Oxford for a potential playoff before leaving for LSU, which Ole Miss is "not expected" to allow.

The College Football Playoff selection committee seeds teams for the playoff based on factors including the "unavailability of key players and coaches that may have affected a team's performance during the season."

Kiffin's decision could potentially change Ole Miss' seeding in the program's first playoff.

His delayed decision could also impact the Rebels' ability to replace him. Dellenger reported Saturday that Carter had spoken this week with potential replacement candidates including Tulane's Jon Sumrall, but that Sumrall is now "believed to have a deal in principle" with Florida.