It’s a bold strategy, let’s see if it pays off for him.
Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin shot his shot at social media influencer Hannah Barron in what can only be described as a half-court, low-percentage type of shot.
Barron is a 29-year-old known for her wild outdoor adventures, particularly her “catfish noodling,” which involves wrangling and capturing catfish with her bare hands, using her hands and arms as bait before wrestling the fish out of the water.
While “The Catfish Girl” has about 8 million followers across all her social media platforms, her use on X is rather sparse, and her posts on July 13 were her first on the app since early December.
And her first day back on the app was when Kiffin took his opportunity to strike.
“#ComeToTheSip,” Kiffin replied to her post of some of her best catfish catches of the past year.
Barron hails from Alabama, and Kiffin’s post was his best attempt at getting her to “come to Mississippi,” using the Rebels’ catchphrase often used for recruiting players: “Come to the ‘Sip.”
Shooters shoot, seemingly.
Kiffin was promptly roasted in his comments, as fans called out the 50-year-old for his attempt at recruiting the 29-year-old influencer out of Alabama.
“How the f–k does a grown man employed by a public university type this out and say ‘yeah this is it,’” one user wrote.
“You know what I love about being a college football coach?” another user wrote in a mockery of Kiffin. “I keep gettin’ older, but the ladies stay the same age.”
“Lane [Kiffin’s] sexual desires know no bounds,” another comment read.
One commenter respected the move from Ole Miss head coach, saying, “Thank you for existing, Coach.”
As for Barron, she kept her reply simple.
“#RollTide,” she wrote, invoking the ubiquitous Alabama catchphrase.