By The Daily Caller (U.S.) | Created at 2026-08-25 13:56:35 | Updated at 2026-09-03 14:24:49
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I expect nothing less when it comes to SEC football.
According to Ole Miss’ NIL collective executive director, the FBI swept the Rebels’ football offices for recording devices following ex-head coach Lane Kiffin leaving for hated rival LSU after the 2025 regular season.
Grove Collective co-founder Walker Jones spoke with the “Assorted Crackers” podcast and said that the FBI searched the Manning Center football offices after Kiffin decided to exit for the Tigers, which came after he led the Rebels to an 11-1 regular season record and their first berth in the College Football Playoff. (RELATED: Virginia Football’s Solomon Beebe Facing Animal Cruelty Charges After Allegedly Punching Dog: REPORT)
“We actually had the FBI come through and walk the building for bugs and for everything,” said Jones, ESPN reported Aug. 24. “We knew kind of what was in Baton Rouge, and we knew how they operated. I remember getting on my knees and looking underneath the desk, like checking for, ‘Is there some sort of bug in my office?’”
When questioned about why he was searching under his desk, Jones said, “Trust me, you don’t know this guy [Kiffin] like I do.”
Ole Miss coach Pete Golding reacts to comments from NIL director Walker Jones about the them bringing in the FBI to sweep for bugs after Lane Kiffin left
“I think we probably have a player whose dad just happens to work for the FBI..There was no hiring process..”
This saga..😂 pic.twitter.com/gqTXaE4N94
You can’t make this stuff up. Only in the SEC does the coaching carousel turn into a Cold War espionage thriller.
We’re talking about grown men crawling on all fours to look for wiretaps because Lane Kiffin took another job. And just bringing it up, it’s crazy to think that this is how our taxpayer dollars are being spent, but I digress.
All I know is that Sept. 19 is going to be — as the kids say — LIT.
