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Kiffin says official claimed he would be killed for stopping Kentucky play

10/12/2026

LSU head coach Lane Kiffin stated on Sunday that a line judge told him he would have been killed if the official had blown the whistle to stop a Kentucky play before halftime.

The comment emerged after Kentucky defeated LSU 35-34 in overtime in Lexington on Saturday, a game decided by a touchdown at the end of the first half that Kiffin believes was ruled incorrectly.

With three seconds remaining in the second quarter and the ball on the LSU one-yard line, Kentucky head coach Will Stein chose to attempt a touchdown rather than kick a field goal to tie the game at 17.

Wildcats quarterback Kenny Minchey was initially stopped at the goal line by the LSU defense, but a subsequent push by the Kentucky offensive line moved him across the plane for a touchdown.

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