Report: Kiffin's decision delayed by desire to coach Ole Miss in CFP

The Lane Kiffin sweepstakes were scheduled to close Saturday, but the college football world is still waiting for the Ole Miss coach to choose between staying with the Rebels or leaving for LSU.

LSU officials are confident they have Kiffin's commitment to join the program, but their announcement is being held up by his desire to coach Ole Miss in the College Football Playoff prior to leaving for Baton Rouge, sources told Ross Dellenger of Yahoo Sports.

Ole Miss essentially clinched a playoff berth with Friday's Egg Bowl win over Mississippi State and still has an outside shot at playing for an SEC title next week in Atlanta should Auburn upset Alabama on Saturday night.

Kiffin presumably taking the LSU job will topple a number of dominoes in the coaching world Sunday. Ole Miss will need to find a replacement if he leaves, becoming the latest major program with a coaching vacancy to fill. Tulane's Jon Sumrall landed with Florida, while Auburn hired South Florida's Alex Golesh. Arkansas is reportedly hiring Memphis boss Ryan Silverfield to be its next head coach.

Golesh was also considered a top candidate for Ole Miss to potentially replace Kiffin.

Kiffin met with Ole Miss athletic director Keith Carter and chancellor Glenn Boyce on Saturday afternoon, but no resolution had been announced as of 8:30 p.m. local time in Oxford.