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LSU head coach Lane Kiffin made a false claim during Wednesday's SEC coaches' teleconference, stating that the LSU-Ole Miss series had never been played at the same venue in consecutive seasons.
The Tigers are set to host Top 25 Texas A&M on Saturday in Baton Rouge, a matchup viewed as critical for the two one-loss teams.
Kiffin's comments initially focused on the defensive challenge of facing Texas A&M's Marcel Reed, a dual-threat quarterback, following LSU's difficulty containing Ole Miss star Trinidad Chambliss last week.
Kiffin framed the Ole Miss game as a scheduling anomaly, noting that Chambliss played well in Baton Rouge the previous year.
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