2025 Faculty Soccer Week 13 Buzz: Ole Miss Provides Lane Kiffin Choice Timeline

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Here is the most recent on what's taking place round faculty soccer coming into Week 13:

Ole Miss offers assertion on Lane Kiffin Ole Miss Vice Chancellor for Intercollegiate Athletics Keith Carter launched a press release about head coach Lane Kiffin's future on Nov. 21, saying that an "announcement" on his future will probably be made on the Saturday after its "Egg Bowl" matchup towards Mississippi State (Nov. 29). Kiffin is wanted for the head-coaching vacancies at LSU and Florida, along with his household reportedly visiting each campuses earlier this week. The Rebels' head coach denied that he was given an ultimatum from Ole Miss. The Rebels are the No. 6 ranked staff within the nation with a 10-1 general report and 6-1 in SEC play this season. Ole Miss is a mixed 54-19 beneath Kiffin since 2020, together with 4 double-digit win seasons.

Baylor sticking with Dave Aranda The Bears introduced that they are staying the course with their head coach in 2026.

"After cautious analysis and consideration, we've got determined to retain Coach Dave Aranda because the chief of our soccer program," Baylor president Linda A. Livingstone mentioned in a press release. "We acknowledge this choice will generate robust opinions. Let me be clear: Baylor expects excellence, accountability and competitiveness on the highest stage. We're not complacent, and we're not settling for mediocrity."

This choice comes within the wake of Baylor Athletic Director Mack Rhoades stepping down. The Bears are 5-5 general and 3-4 in Massive 12 play this season, good for eleventh within the convention. In Aranda's six seasons as Baylor's head coach (2020-present), the Bears are a mixed 36-35, highlighted by successful the Massive 12 in 2021 – a season the place they completed with a 12-2 report. Baylor has failed to achieve a bowl recreation twice beneath Aranda (2020 and 2023), and it will be thrice if it fails to win certainly one of its final two video games this season.

Ohio State presumably with out Smith, Tate vs. Rutgers Ohio State coach Ryan Day didn't rule out star receivers Jeremiah Smith and Carnell Tate for this weekend when the top-ranked Buckeyes play host to Rutgers, however he additionally didn't wish to go into specifics on their availability.

"Our coverage is we don’t talk about specifics on accidents, and when you begin happening somewhat bit right here, somewhat bit there, you possibly can create an issue," Day mentioned Tuesday. "So for plenty of causes, we don’t talk about these issues. We put out the report the day of the sport, however I can inform you they’re in nice spirits. The medical workers is working arduous. We’ll take it day after day and see how they arrive in every day, however they’re working arduous to get again on the sphere."

Tate missed the final two video games with an harm that has not been recognized. The junior from Chicago continues to be fifth within the Massive Ten with 88.9 receiving yards per recreation. He was listed as "out" on the pregame availability report Saturday when the Buckeyes (10-0, 7-0) beat UCLA 48-10.

Smith was labeled questionable however ended up beginning the sport and making an acrobatic, one-handed catch alongside the sideline on the opening drive. The sophomore caught 4 passes for 40 yards within the first half and didn't play within the second after being seen limping late within the first. Day didn't disclose what he's coping with aside from to explain it as "one thing nagging" Saturday.

Michigan's Haynes probably out vs. Maryland, OSU No. 18 Michigan doesn't count on injured operating again Justice Haynes to play this week at Maryland, or subsequent week towards top-ranked Ohio State. Wolverines coach Sherrone Moore mentioned Monday that Haynes might be out for the common season.

Haynes ran for 857 yards with 7.1 yards per carry and 10 touchdowns in seven video games this season. The Alabama switch has not performed since he had 26 carries for 152 yards with two touchdowns on Oct. 25 in a 31-20 win at Michigan State.

He has been on Michigan's sideline on a scooter, protecting weight off his proper foot that was in a protecting boot.

Jordan Marshall, the Wolverines' different standout operating again, had 142 yards dashing and two touchdowns earlier than a shoulder harm knocked him out of Saturday's 24-22 win over Northwestern. Moore mentioned Marshall's X-rays have been adverse, including he is day after day.

Bryson Kuzdzal, who had 15 carries for 53 yards towards the Wildcats, might grow to be the staff's beginning operating again this week.

Iamaleava day-to-day UCLA quarterback Nico Iamaleava is day after day whereas coping with a concussion that stored him out of the Bruins' blowout loss at No. 1 Ohio State. There's an opportunity Iamaleava may observe Tuesday, however his standing is determined by how his therapy and testing goes, interim coach Tim Skipper mentioned Monday.

Iamaleava was injured in a loss to Nebraska on Nov. 8 and concussion signs later appeared, which dominated him out of enjoying within the 48-10 loss to the Buckeyes final Saturday.

The extremely touted Tennessee switch was changed by redshirt sophomore Luke Duncan, who was 16 of 23 for 154 yards and a landing. Duncan discovered the night time earlier than that he could be beginning and he obtained help from Iamaleava.

Exterior linebackers Reuben Unije and Garrett DiGiorgio are also day after day.

Auburn QB Daniels sitting on Saturday Auburn quarterback Ashton Daniels will sit out towards Mercer on Saturday to protect a yr of eligibility. Interim coach D.J. Durkin mentioned Monday that Jackson Arnold and freshman Deuce Knight will play towards the Bears, however he didn't title a starter.

Daniels, a senior switch from Stanford, has suited up thrice for the Tigers (4-6, 1-6 Southeastern Convention) this season and may solely play in another recreation to redshirt and retain one other yr of eligibility. With Auburn ending at residence towards No. 10 Alabama, Durkin opted to maintain Daniels off the sphere till the rivalry often called the Iron Bowl.

"You will have an awesome duty as a head coach to do what's greatest to your soccer staff and your program always," Durkin mentioned. "That’s what you have been employed to do. That is what you might want to do. I additionally really feel that you've got an awesome duty to the younger males that you simply coach and to their households to do what's greatest for them.

"Anytime you possibly can thread that needle the place these two issues align, that’s the most effective and what makes it work. I believe on this case we've got that. The perfect factor for Ashton is to have the ability to protect his redshirt yr and be capable to come again and play one other yr."

Carter now not with Tennessee Sophomore defensive again Boo Carter is now not a member of Tennessee's roster, per ESPN. In response to ESPN, Carter was not current for the Volunteers' win towards New Mexico on Saturday.

Carter was instructed he was not going to play within the recreation for disciplinary causes, however was nonetheless anticipated to be in attendance. Coach Josh Heupel, post-game, mentioned, "On the finish of the day, there's a regular you have to meet to be in that locker room, so he was not out on the sphere with us. That will probably be my final response to something associated to that for proper now."

The defensive again then introduced on social media that he would miss the remainder of the season with harm, and that he would enter the switch portal on Jan. 2.

Carter performed in 9 video games in 2025, with 25 mixed tackles, 4.5 tackles for a loss and a sack. He additionally returned 11 punts for a mean of 13.2 yards per return.

The Related Press contributed to this report.

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