Mississippi’s Lane Kiffin accuses Texas Tech player of spitting, allegedly using racial slur during bowl game

Mississippi head coach Lane Kiffin has accused a Texas Tech participant of spitting on one in every of his gamers and probably utilizing a racial slur throughout a fourth quarter scrum in Wednesday night time’s TaxAct Texas Bowl recreation.

Kiffin defended Ole Miss wideout Jordan Watkins after the sport, claiming he was incorrectly given a private foul penalty early on within the fourth quarter through the Rebels’ 42-25 loss to the Crimson Raiders. 

The veteran coach mentioned Watkins was not within the struggle that adopted a fumble by Mississippi’s Dayton Wade and that the penalty ought to have really been on Texas Tech’s Dimitri Moore, No. 11 for the Crimson Raiders, as an alternative of Watkins, who wears No. 11 for Ole Miss.

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“They announce our 11, which is Jordan Watkins, who wasn’t within the struggle, it was their 11 that was combating 71 [Ole Miss lineman Jayden Williams] and all people knew as a result of their very own coaches had been yelling on the man,” Kiffin mentioned.

Mississippi Rebels head coach Lane Kiffin pleads his case with the officers after Ole Miss was flagged for its second focusing on penalty of the sport through the TaxAct Texas Bowl between the Texas Tech Crimson Raiders and Ole Miss Rebels at NRG Stadium on Dec. 28, 2022 in Houston.
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“There was a racial slur concerned, that’s not the purpose of what we’re speaking about, [it’s] in regards to the spitting half. I introduced our personal 71 as much as the officers, proper or incorrect, you see him crying? He’s not crying not as a result of he bought spit on, it’s as a result of one thing was mentioned.”

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Moore and Williams are each Black.

Kiffin didn’t say if the alleged slur was directed at any participant specifically, including that he didn’t particularly hear it. 

“I used to be instructed that that was mentioned in that [incident] however I didn’t hear that. So that will clearly be an enormous difficulty.”

Texas Tech soccer didn’t instantly reply to Fox Information Digital’s request for remark. 

Texas Tech Crimson Raiders head coach Joey McGuire and Mississippi Rebels head coach Lane Kiffin shake fingers at NRG Stadium on Dec. 28, 2022 in Houston.
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Kiffin mentioned he spoke to Texas Tech coach Joey McGuire after the sport in regards to the name. 

“I talked to their head coach afterwards, he was like: ‘Loopy officiating on the market.’ I’m going, ‘Yeah that was actually unhealthy on that one which your man spit and our man bought the penalty.’ He was like, ‘Yeah I do know.’”

Wednesday night time marked the seventh assembly between the 2 groups and their fourth bowl recreation. The Rebels nonetheless maintain a 4-3 general document. 

The Related Press contributed to this report.