Landry Kiffin's personal sporting dilemma has been resolved in the most dramatic fashion, following her father's monumental career move. The 20-year-old Ole Miss junior no longer faces a conflict between family and romance after head coach Lane Kiffin accepted a lucrative seven-year, $91million deal to leave the Rebels and lead the LSU Tigers.
A Family Affair: Coaching Move Ends Divided Loyalties
The saga captivated the college football world for nearly 48 hours before the 50-year-old coach confirmed his switch to Baton Rouge on Sunday afternoon. While her father was en route to Louisiana, Landry was celebrating on Nashville's iconic Broadway, hitting the Honky Tonks with ample cause. The decision effectively unites her father with her boyfriend, LSU's star linebacker Whit Weeks.
Landry first made waves earlier this season when her relationship with Weeks became public just days before LSU's showdown against Ole Miss in September. Ahead of the game in Mississippi, the coach's daughter 'hard launched' her new boyfriend in a joint Instagram photo, which the 20-year-old Weeks—a star of Netflix's college football series—also shared, sending fanbases into a frenzy.
From 'Double Agent' Theories to a Unified Future
The couple's first public picture together sparked a wave of conspiracy theories, with some fans jokingly suggesting Landry was a 'double agent' trying to get inside the Tigers' heads. Lane Kiffin was quick to comment at the time, insisting in a social media post that his daughter would be 'rooting for the Rebs.'
That allegiance is now expected to shift. With both her father and her boyfriend wearing LSU colours, her loyalties are seamlessly aligned. Following the announcement, Weeks appeared to welcome his new coach—and his girlfriend's dad—with open arms. He reshared a post from a Barstool Ole Miss account featuring the photo of him and Landry, which was captioned 'We were blind,' adding his own comment: 'YA LOVE TO SEE IT.'
Family Dynamics and an Uncertain Move to Baton Rouge
Landry, the eldest daughter of Lane and his ex-wife Layla, is a current junior at Ole Miss and a member of the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority. She was reportedly a significant factor in her father's decision to reject an approach from Auburn in 2022, shortly after she began her studies. "Me and my friends we made this slideshow … that we knew he'd find sad and really just rethink his decision. … After that, he told us he was gonna stay. So, it worked!" she revealed in an ESPN documentary.
Now, with her father and boyfriend both in Baton Rouge, it remains unclear if Landry will transfer to LSU. The Kiffin family's relocation appears to be in motion, however. Lane and Layla, who have reportedly recently reconciled, also share younger daughter Presley, a freshman volleyball player at USC, and son Knox, a sophomore quarterback at Oxford High School in Mississippi. Knox hinted at a move to Louisiana with a social media post on Sunday that seemed to bid farewell to Oxford.
For Landry Kiffin, a season that began with a very public romantic revelation during a fierce rivalry has concluded with a stunning twist that brings both sides of her life together under one banner.
