Ole Miss Had FBI Sweep for Bugs After Lane Kiffin Left for LSU, NIL Director Claims
Walker Jones said agents searched the Manning Center for recording devices as Ole Miss tried to protect its roster and staff after Lane Kiffin left for LSU.
- Walker Jones, co-founder of the Grove Collective, told the "Assorted Crackers" podcast that FBI officials searched the Manning Center for listening devices after former coach Lane Kiffin departed for rival LSU following the 2025 season.
- Kiffin's exit following the 2025 season sparked internal concerns as he recruited several Ole Miss assistants to join him at LSU, prompting fears their College Football Playoff preparations might inadvertently aid his new team.
- Ole Miss head coach Pete Golding clarified on Monday that the team did not formally hire the FBI; a current player's father who works for the agency provided the security assistance.
- "Anytime you get in the playoff system and you have guys from this building go to other places, you want to make sure it's secure for your players," Golding said, characterizing the measures as standard protocol.
- The two SEC rivals face each other at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium on Sept. 19, a matchup already viewed as one of the season's most significant games amid lingering tensions from Kiffin's departure.
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Ole Miss had FBI agent sweep football facility for bugs after Lane Kiffin left for LSU
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Penn LivePete Golding explains FBI sweeping for bugs after Lane Kiffin left for LSU
Ole Miss coach was asked about the FBI on Monday.
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Golding explains FBI sweeping for bugs after Kiffin's departure
Pete Golding assured the media Monday he didn’t call the FBI and have a team come in to sweep for audio devices that may or may not have been planted by former coach Lane Kiffin.
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Ole Miss head coach Pete Golding told reporters Monday "there was no hiring process with the FBI" after Walker Jones, who is the executive director of the school's NIL collective, said the FBI searched the Rebels' football office after Lane Kiffin left for LSU.
It Just Means More: Ole Miss Reportedly Brought In The FBI To Sweep The Football Building For Bugs After Lane Kiffin Left For LSU
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