The “Lane Train” has officially pulled out of the station in Oxford, and one specific passenger isn’t surprised it went off the rails. Lane Kiffin is heading to Baton Rouge to take over at LSU, leaving Ole Miss after a historic 11-win season. While the move shakes up the SEC, it also serves as a massive “I told you so” moment for Ole Miss reporter Ben Garrett.
Garrett, who covers Ole Miss football, found himself at the center of a viral storm last month when he questioned Kiffin’s loyalty. In a podcast segment that now feels prophetic, Garrett dropped a Ludacris lyric to describe Kiffin’s wandering eye: “Can’t turn a hoe into a housewife.”
Kiffin didn’t take kindly to the metaphor. Following the Rebels’ dominant 38-19 victory over Mississippi State in the Egg Bowl on Nov. 28, Kiffin famously confronted Garrett on the field via the Athletic, asking, “You wanna walk in here and call me a hoe? We’ll see how that goes.”…