College football is wild, wonderful and chaotic.
And, occasionally, it's wildly impolite.
Just ask Lane Kiffin following No. 25 Kentucky's 35-34 overtime win over No. 10 LSU
in Lexington, Kentucky. Immediately following Kenny Minchey's game-winning QB keeper on the 2-point conversion, Wildcats fans stormed Kroger Field to celebrate the top-10 victory.KENTUCKY WALKS OFF NO. 10 LSU IN OT!
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) October 11, 2026
Also, Taylor McGregor interviews Will Stein in the sea of blue on the field.
And Kentucky fans film themselves flipping off Lane Kiffin as he exits the field.
Wes Durham and Dusty Dvoracek with the call for ESPN. 🏈🎙️ pic.twitter.com/E9XdH4mPNn
A sea of
blue on Kroger Field 😲 The scenes after Kentucky upset No. 10 LSU in Lexington 🙌 pic.twitter.com/WyP2ZOqMiD
— ESPN (@espn) October 11, 2026
At least three of those Kentucky fans, however, were more interested in getting a couple extra (figurative) shots at Kiffin before returning to celebrate with the remainder of the fan base. Cameras caught the raucous fans following the LSU coach as he was escorted off the field, flipping him off as he left.
Here's a closer look at Kiffin's exit:
WATCH: Lane Kiffin exits as Kentucky fans storm the field after stunning LSU.
— On3 (@On3) October 11, 2026
(via ESPN) pic.twitter.com/y8uyJmrBJW
It's not immediately evident why the fans sought to follow Kiffin as he exited the field. (It's possible that he simply is a lightning-rod coach following his well-documented exit from Mississippi, and the young fans got caught up in the moment.)
It's also possible they took umbrage with LSU posting a viral — and fake — quote, ostensibly used to motivate the Tigers' defense. The fake quote, attributed to Minchey: "LSU's defense hasn't seen anyone like us and our offensive line yet."
Kentucky itself acknowledged it following the win:
LSU’s defense hasn’t seen anyone like us or our offensive line yet. pic.twitter.com/TtKWfCe4y0
— Kentucky Football (@UKFootball) October 11, 2026
Regardless of the reason, if there was any, Kentucky will stand to lose a pretty penny after its fans stormed the field: $500,000 according to updated SEC policies.
It's a price that Kentucky almost certainly will be happy to pay.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Kentucky fans follow Lane Kiffin, flip him off after Wildcats' OT win
