Lane Kiffin blasts Penn State after Ole Miss upset Peach Bowl win: ‘5.5 point favorites son’

Lane Kiffin is thinking exactly what you’re thinking. His Ole Miss Rebels came into Saturday’s Peach Bowl as 5.5 point underdogs against the Penn State Nittany Lions, something it appears he used as bulletin board material. “Wait, Penn State actually thought they was gone win,” X user @__vierr said on X.

“5½ point favorites son,” Kiffin responded . The Rebels beat down the Nittany Lions, 38 25, behind an excellent outing from quarterback Jaxson Dart. Dart threw for 379 yards and three touchdowns while rushing for another, clearly outperforming Penn State’s highly touted quarterback prospect Drew Allar.

The Rebels’ signal caller hooked up with tight end Caden Preiskorn early and often as he came down with 10 catches for 136 yards and two touchdowns. 5 1/2 point favorites son Interestingly enough, the Nittany Lions opened at 3.5 and moved to 5.5 ahead of the Peach Bowl. At least some of the big sports bettors were on James Franklin’s group to cover the spread.

The Rebels were +160 on the moneyline prior to their two score victory over Penn State. Giants legend Eli Manning had a different idea for the Nittany Lions, saying they needed a spark at quarterback. “Penn State needed Chad Powers today,” Manning posted on X, referring to a commercial that Manning did in 2022 when he pretended to be a walk on for Penn State.

Penn State needed Chad Powers today!! What they really needed was for Penn State’s No. 1 ranked run defense to show out in the big moment. But they allowed running back Quinshon Judkins to run for 106 yards on 34 carries as he methodically broke the back of the Nittany Lions..