The Ole Miss Rebels have been dealing with the Lane Kiffin coaching saga for a while.
One legendary Mississippi QB has thrown his name into the mix for the job, kind of, with a social media post on Sunday from Eli Manning.
Manning noticed a post from a viral fake news account, 274Sports.
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Eli, rather than let it go, added to the fire, writing that “‘Coach Manning’ has a nice ring to it:
“Coach Manning” has a nice ring to it. https://t.co/kSHyJtmtkP
— Eli Manning (@EliManning) November 30, 2025
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Manning currently seems like he’s got a pretty good life. The two-time Super Bowl champion with the New York Giants does work for ESPN and does plenty of commercials.
The life of an SEC football head coach is certainly quite different than that.
Manning also doesn’t have any college coaching experience.
But if he really threw his hat into the ring, Ole Miss would have to consider it, right.
Eli is a jokester, so it seems fair to figure he’s just enjoying the fake post. But hey, never say never.
