Lane Kiffin cashes in as former Ole Miss team advances in College Football Playoff without him

Lane Kiffin may be gone from the Ole Miss sidelines, but the new LSU coach still has a vested interest in how his former team fares in the College Football Playoff.

The Ole Miss Rebels proved they would be just fine without Kiffin after Trinidad Chambliss passed for 362 yards and two touchdowns in the team’s 39-34 victory over third-ranked Georgia in the Sugar Bowl on Thursday night. 

"A lot of people did doubt us before the season, and they still doubted us when our coach left," Chambliss said after the game.