Lane Kiffin has golf ball, water bottle thrown at him by Tennessee fans
Tennessee fans threw a fit after a critical call went against them on 4th down in their 31-26 loss to Ole Miss on Saturday night, and they really went overboard.
Vols fans were so upset with the spot they got on 4th-and-24 on a catch by Jacob Warren in the final minute that they started throwing trash and other items onto the field at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville. They caused a delay in the game and the cheerleaders and band had to take cover (see it here).
Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin even had a golf ball thrown at him:
Lane Kiffin got hit with a golf ball pic.twitter.com/fsK0H7PM4F
— Gifdsports (@gifdsports) October 17, 2021
Despite turning the ball over on downs, Tennessee actually got the ball back after a punt. They even got to the Ole Miss 21 but wound up losing.
Kiffin made a crack in his postgame interview, saying he wasn’t sure if he was happier about the win or that he avoided getting pelted by the golf ball.
https://twitter.com/FTBVids_YT/status/1449590010777260035
Kiffin also had a water bottle thrown at him as he was walking off the field:
Kid you not @Lane_Kiffin Odell’d a water bottle exiting Neyland pic.twitter.com/jDPq6JEiz2
— Josh Pate (@LateKickJosh) October 17, 2021
We knew that Tennessee fans despised Kiffin for ditching the team after just one season as their head coach over a decade ago. But nothing calls for hurling objects at the man. That is going way too far.