Lane Kiffin reveals what Archie Manning did after calling him names in viral video

Lane Kiffin met reporters Monday with Arch Manning and the Texas Longhorns due at Tiger Stadium on Saturday, and the LSU Tigers coach was asked about a family whose name is stamped on two of his former programs.

Archie and Eli Manning played for the Ole Miss Rebels, and Peyton Manning played for the Tennessee Volunteers. Kiffin coached Tennessee in 2009 before leaving for the USC Trojans after one season. He coached Ole Miss for six seasons and left for LSU after the 2025 regular season, before the Rebels made their first College Football Playoff appearance.

“Probably unique because, if you think about it, I left them twice. You got to remember the Tennessee part too, with Peyton. Awesome family, awesome people,” Kiffin said.

Kiffin said he still trades texts with the Mannings now and then, sometimes on a family group thread and sometimes one-on-one with Peyton or with Cooper Manning, Arch’s father. “They’ve been awesome at the places I’ve been and very supportive while we’re there,” Kiffin said.

Lane Kiffin talked about his relationship with the Manning family today. Earlier this season, it was noted that Archie Manning “stayed away” from Ole Miss while Lane was the head coach. https://t.co/DxuxS5Ari5

— zach ragan (@zachTNT) November 9, 2026

Where Kiffin stands with Archie Manning

Last December, after Kiffin left Oxford, Archie recorded a Cameo video for an Ole Miss fan and called Kiffin a narcissist and a jerk. On3’s Chris Low wrote earlier this season that Archie stayed away from the Ole Miss program for as long as Kiffin was its coach.
On Sept. 19, Archie led the “Are You Ready?” chant at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium before Ole Miss beat Kiffin’s LSU team.

Archie Manning called Lane Kiffin a “narcissistic jerk coach” in a cameo video??

What a world we live in

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— Old Row Sports (@OldRowSports) December 10, 2025

“(Archie) actually left me a message right after apologizing. Called me a few names but that’s OK. I’ve been called worse and I’m sure I’ll be called the same when we go back to Tennessee, just like Ole Miss,” Kiffin said.

LSU plays at Tennessee on Nov. 21, Kiffin’s second return this season to a program he walked away from. The Mannings are tied to both, and Kiffin has kept his friendship with Peyton and Cooper intact through each exit, even after the family patriarch’s Cameo shot.

Kiffin recruited Arch at Ole Miss before the quarterback chose Texas.
“I went and saw him play one time the night before one of our games and got to see him just have fun with his teammates. Then when he’d come visit, you kind of see more of the pressure side that he deals with,” Kiffin said.

LSU (6-3) is coming off a 31-13 loss to the Alabama Crimson Tide, and Texas (7-2) makes its first trip to Tiger Stadium since 1953. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. ET on ABC.

“I think he’s an awesome kid and I hope he does really well, obviously outside of Saturday,” Kiffin said.

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