Lane Kiffin joined Morgan Wallen’s entourage on Saturday night in Oxford for the country music star’s “One Night At A Time Tour.”

The Ole Miss coach was a part of the tunnel walk, but the 48-year-old coach refused a request by Wallen to wear a Peyton Manning jersey. Wallen, a Tennessee fan and native of Sneedville, no doubt was giving Kiffin, who was the head coach of the Vols in 2009, a hard time.

Kiffin has been a fan of Wallen for some time. Wallen was scheduled to play a concert at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium last year, but the date was among those canceled due to vocal issues for the singer.

In fact, last year, when college football instituted a revised clock rule, Kiffin cited the country music singer when giving his take on the rule.

“So do you guys buy tickets to go see ⁦Morgan Wallen or Taylor Swift or your favorite concerts and want a few less songs at the end?” he asked in September of 2023. “With all the issues in college football this is what you actually made a change to?”

The clock no longer stops after teams get first downs unless it’s the last two minutes of the half. The goal is to shorten games, but some coaches have taken issue with it.

Mark Heim is a reporter for The Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @Mark_Heim. He can be heard on “The Opening Kickoff” on WNSP-FM 105.5 FM in Mobile or on the free Sound of Mobile App from 6 to 9 a.m. daily.