Ole Miss, to Kiffin’s credit, remains focused amidst silly-season rumors

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🗓️ 4 November 2025

⏱️ 109 minutes

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Summary

Sudu Upadyay and Ben Garrett of the Ole Miss Spirit/On3 are back for another edition of Game Runs Deep.

The No. 7-ranked Rebels host The Citadel this week and are barreling towards the College Football Playoff. All the while, sixth-year head coach Lane Kiffin is the hottest candidate in the coaching carousel.

Plus, Sudu and Ben rank the top open Power 4 jobs. Who will fill vacancies at LSU, Florida, Penn State, Auburn and more? How has Hugh Freeze’s firing shaken up the coaching carousel? And Tennessee fans seem to be turning on Josh Heupel despite his success.

Game Runs Deep takes you inside college athletics with sharp analysis, bold takes and plenty of personality. The show blends Sudu and Ben’s perspectives, and features conversations featuring past and current athletes, delivering insights, stories and unfiltered debates that capture the passion of college sports.

Because here, the game doesn’t just matter—it runs deep.

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0:00.0	Come all back into another episode of Game Runs Deep.
0:03.2	I'm Sudeau.
0:03.9	He's Ben, and we are back after a thrilling week 10 of college football, one that included
0:11.5	another coach being let go and receiving what we think is a hefty buyout.
0:17.3	But Ben, some people are saying Fries might have negotiated a lower buyout that he's not telling.
0:21.3	I don't know what the truth really is, but first of all, man, how are you doing?
0:24.8	I'm good, man. Halloween was fun. Great weekend. Obviously, Ole Miss winning 30 to 14 was huge for the playoff, continued playoff push. Three more games left, The Citadel this week.
0:35.2	So if you're an Ole Miss fan, tuned in the game runs deep today to listen to stupid old Ben Garrett of the Ole Miss Spirit,
0:40.2	omespirit.com.
0:41.0	For the one three, seven, seven. three more games left, The Citadel this week. So if you're an Ole Miss fan, tuned in the game runs deep today to listen to stupid old Ben
0:39.1	Garrett of the Ole Miss Spirit, ohmspirate.com, for the 3-scentive on $3.7 for $1, you're going to probably hear, just like for me and for most people in regards to Ole Miss this week, because it is the Citadel, a lot of Lane Kiff and stuff. So yeah, man, it's the coaching carousel continues to turn in an unprecedented way.
0:57.3	We all kind of. So, yeah, man, it's the coaching carousel continues to turn in an unprecedented way.
0:57.3	We all kind of expected this to happen to freeze.
1:00.3	He outlasted Brian Kelly.
1:01.9	He outlasted, you know, pick your coach, Sam Pittman.
1:06.3	And honestly, he was one of the one of the coaches on the hottest seats coming in.
1:09.5	And the bottom line is, I mean, Hugh Freeze's reputation is that of an offensive guy.
1:14.2	And it was a wrap when he lost 10 to 3 to Kentucky on Saturday with backup quarterbacks
1:20.5	instead of the one he handpicked out of the portal of Jackson Arnold.
1:22.7	So you hate to see guys lose their jobs or people lose their jobs in general, especially in this climate, but also it's hard to feel bad for coaches.
1:30.4	The man's got a $15.3 million buyout.
1:33.0	And yes, I've heard some of that from like other schools too.
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