{
  "id": 5211781,
  "title": "Dabo Swinney denies Lane Kiffin 'egged him' to turn in Ole Miss for tampering",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/dabo-swinney-denies-lane-kiffin-egged-him-to-turn-in-ole-miss-for",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-03T00:39:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/dabo-swinney-denies-lane-kiffin-003959213.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In a recent news conference, Clemson coach Dabo Swinney denied that Lane Kiffin encouraged him to report Ole Miss for tampering with a player. The accusation comes from a forthcoming book on Kiffin, which states that Kiffin reached out to Swinney to help him fight against Ole Miss and Kiffin's successor, Pete Golding. Swinney maintained that Kiffin had no involvement in the tampering charges he filed against Ole Miss after losing linebacker Luke Ferrelli to the Rebels. The Clemson coach emphasized that he reported the incident based on his own experiences and the timeline of events, rejecting any involvement from Kiffin.",
  "summary": "Clemson football coach Dabo Swinney denied a report that LSU coach Lane Kiffin encouraged Swinney to turn in Ole Miss for tampering with a player",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}