Lane Kiffin fires back at the CFP Committee during the Penn State-SMU Game

On By Littum

Lane Kiffin has made his thoughts known during the first round of the College Football Playoff this weekend.

The Ole Miss Rebels head coach took to social media Friday night to take a shot at the College Football Playoff committee during a mostly uncompetitive first-round game between Notre Dame and Indiana, and on Saturday he did it again during the Penn State-SMU game.

You can see his post below.

Penn State dominated SMU on Saturday by a final score of 38-10 in Happy Valley, and Kiffin’s argument is that Ole Miss (or another SEC team) should have been included in the playoff field instead of some of the lower seeds, that had been chosen.

Each of the first-round games prior to Tennessee vs. Ohio State Saturday night has ended in a multi-score deficit.

Kiffin wasn’t shy about promoting his team’s case for being in the playoffs toward the end of the season, but Ole Miss likely would have made the cut had it not had three losses on the year. Dropping games to Kentucky, LSU and Florida lowered the Rebels’ chances of reaching the CFP, and had they won just one of those games, the conversation would be very different this month.

As it stands, Ole Miss will play in the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl on Jan. 2 against the Duke Blue Devils. Despite missing the playoff, the Rebels still have a chance to secure their third 10-plus win season in the last four years should they claim a bowl game win.

Kickoff between the Rebels and Blue Devils is set for 6:30pm CT on ESPN.