Lane Kiffin declines invite to wear Tennessee Peyton Manning jersey at Morgan Wallen concert
OXFORD — The Ole Miss athletic department is seeking out new and different revenue opportunities, Athletic Director Keith Carter told the Clarion Ledger in January.
The use of Vaught-Hemingway Stadium as a concert venue for country music artist Morgan Wallen last spring was one of those opportunities that Ole Miss deemed successful, despite the last-minute cancellation of one of his events.
Wallen's "One Night At A Time" tour brought him back to Oxford on Saturday, and Rebels football coach Lane Kiffin was in attendance.
At one point during the event, Wallen, a Tennessee fan, described a unique request he'd extended to Kiffin. Wallen had tried to get Kiffin to wear a Peyton Manning Volunteers jersey to the concert. Kiffin spent the 2009 season coaching the Vols before leaving for USC.
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"I tried to get Lane Kiffin to wear a Peyton Manning jersey, and he said no," Wallen told the crowd. "So I think y'all oughta keep him around for a while."
Kiffin has faced Tennessee once since his tenure at Ole Miss began in 2020, beating the Vols in Knoxville in 2021, 31-26.
Sorry @MorganWallen couldn’t do it 🧡#16 @Vol_Football #24REBS ♟️ time @OleMissFB 💙
🎤🔥 https://t.co/1OUQwuTLIK— Lane Kiffin (@Lane_Kiffin) April 21, 2024
"Sorry, couldn't do it," Kiffin wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter, while tagging Wallen. His post also included an orange heart emoji next to Manning's No. 16.
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David Eckert covers Ole Miss for the Clarion Ledger. Email him at deckert@gannett.com or reach him on Twitter @davideckert98.
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