Steve Sarkisian and Kirby Smart share hilarious comments on Ole Miss’ Lane Kiffin

Steve Sarkisian and Kirby Smart share hilarious comments on Ole Miss’ Lane Kiffin

Lane Kiffin is apparently keeping things interesting among his fellow SEC head coaches.

On the Friday before this weekend’s SEC Championship Game in Atlanta, Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian and Georgia head coach Kirby Smart were on the air with SEC Network, and the topic turned to a group text introducing the conference’s coaches.

According to Sarkisian, there is one member of the group who regularly causes a stir.

“There are several group chats and you can probably guess the one guy who is stoking the fire all the time,” Sarkisian said with a laugh. “He’s not up here with us today. He could live in Oxford. I don’t know it.”

“He keeps it active,” Smart added. “That’s for sure.”

Laura Rutledge also asked Kirby Smart a question from an audience member: If you could give another SEC coach a Christmas gift, which coach would you choose and what is the gift?

“I don’t want to offend him,” Smart said with a laugh. “I think I would get Lane a flip phone that doesn’t allow him to text. I would keep it where he can’t text. He had to call someone. He doesn’t like doing that.”

Kiffin has long been known for his social media humor, but apparently that trait extends to his texting life, much to the (laughing) chagrin of his colleagues.

Ole Miss and Kiffin defeated Georgia and Kirby Smart in Oxford earlier this season, but the Rebels lost their next game to Florida, a result that seemingly eliminated them from College Football Playoff contention. Texas and Georgia (which will face off for the SEC title on Saturday) still have national championship hopes at the end of the season.

Kickoff of the SEC Championship Game is scheduled for 3 p.m. CT on ABC.

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