Six days ago, McCreadySiskey lit the fuse. Co-host Tyler Siskey unloaded on a Rivals reporter for interviewing Knox Kiffin, a high school sophomore QB, about his father’s coaching future. He called it “tone-deaf.” He called it “Bush League move.” And Lane Kiffin made sure the world sees what he thought about it. 

Lane Kiffin reposted the entire rant on Instagram that blasted Rivals’ Adam Gorney’s question to Knox Kiffin about coaching changes.

“Families are all f—— limits,” Tyler Siskey said on the podcast. “If you want to interview him about how he’s doing at Oxford High School, which he’s doing great by the way, I went and watched him play last week. Played well. How tone deaf can you be?”

His frustration boiled down to something every coach’s family understands. Adults sign up for the chaos but kids don’t. And Knox at Oxford High is already juggling eight offers from SMU to Western Kentucky to FIU while adjusting to life in Oxford after the family’s move. 

Ole Miss hasn’t offered him, but the state of Mississippi certainly has enough eyes on him.

“That’s cool if you want to call and talk about how the games are going, the playoff run and all that stuff,” Tyler Siskey added. “But don’t use that as a disguise to try to get some kind of information about what’s going on with your dad, and take advantage of a kid that has, even though he’s been around it his whole life, has very little media training. That was a Bush League move, and it pisses me off.”

Asking Knox Kiffin about Florida or LSU job rumors isn’t just unfair, it’s lazy reporting dressed up as recruiting coverage. And when he finally spoke, he delivered the most authentic line.

“It’s definitely a little bit annoying but I understand, they want to know,” he admitted. “I don’t know anything about it and I don’t think he’s really worried about anything. He’s just trying to go to the playoffs… I don’t think he’s worried about any of that until after the season.” 

That’s it. Just a teenager trying to win football games while his dad’s name is trending. And ironically, Lane Kiffin’s parenting philosophy only makes this whole thing feel even more out of bounds. The Rebels HC has bragged about being hands-off with Knox’s football life saying he tries to be “the refreshing quarterback parent.” He praises Oxford coach Chris Cutcliffe and refuses to be the helicopter QB-dad stereotype. Imagine trying to play that role quietly while national reporters try to mine your teenager for headlines. And then came the reports that turned the spotlight toward the entire Kiffin family.

Family visits fuel Lane Kiffin’s coaching rumors

Multiple reports claimed Kiffin family members were recently seen in Gainesville and Baton Rouge. The interesting part is they’re not casually passing through, but stopping by local high school programs. According to On3, Knox and Lane’s ex-wife, Layla, met Buchholz High coach Mark Whittemore on November 16. That’s Layla’s old high school, in the same city where her late father, Florida legend John Reaves, played and became a hometown icon.

Other reports suggested the family was quietly surveying potential landing spots, checking neighborhoods, and understanding school setups. It wasn’t a definitive breadcrumb trail, more like one of those moments college football fans obsess over, connecting dots even Lane Kiffin refuses to acknowledge. Which is why November 19’s SEC teleconference became must-hear radio.

“I do think that people with time change and, maybe when they’re younger you make really fast decisions,” he said. “And I think as you get older and more mature and look at things different, maybe you take longer to make the proper decision.”

Life isn’t the wild, impulsive era of USC and Tennessee anymore. Today, Lane Kiffin openly talks about enjoying Oxford and being in “the good old days.” And his comments about Knox’s season tell you where his heart currently sits. He beams discussing his son’s comeback wins, or watching games with daughter Landry. So while the rumors roll on, his stance is loud and clear – keep his kids out of the crossfire.