Former Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin is returning to Oxford on Saturday night as the head man of the LSU Tigers.

A week after Kiffin emerged from LSU’s team bus flanked by former LSU gymnast Olivia Dunne, influencer Brooks Nader and comedian Theo Von ahead of the Tigers’ opener vs. Clemson, he was joined by another group of Louisiana celebrities on Saturday.

LSU Tigers head coach Lane Kiffin has recently been facing major backlash because he was keen to add former NFL players Zxavian Harris and Dae’Quan Wright to LSU’s roster. The SEC opposed the idea, filed a federal lawsuit and threatened serious sanctions against LSU.

In the wake of head coach Lane Kiffin and LSU's attempts to add former NFL players to its roster for the 2026 season, people in the SEC don't have many kind things to say about the program right now.

Anchored by the top-ranked portal class this cycle as a projected College Football Playoff team this season, the Tigers can use their magnified walk-through against Louisiana Tech as a reminder of sorts that performances like that during SEC play will end in a different result. Kiffin's not panicking after his team's series of correctable mistakes.

The SEC’s threat to expel LSU appears to have faded, at least for now. After several days of legal drama and escalating tension over Lane Kiffin’s roster, the conference’s presidents and chancellors met Thursday.

Lane Kiffin's return to Ole Miss with LSU looms after a chaotic week saw Arch Manning rally Texas past Ohio State and Oklahoma State stun Oregon.

LSU head coach Lane Kiffin may not be out of the woods yet when it comes to punishment from the SEC.