Jerrell Powe sacked Lane Kiffin’s recent remarks about Ole Miss.
Former Ole Miss defensive tackle Jerrell Powe was and remains a favorite among Rebel fans. Powe’s great play, undying loyalty to Ole Miss and genuine friendliness has endeared him to generations of Rebel fans.
A native Mississippian from Wayne County, Powe felt the need to turn to social media to defend Ole Miss on Tuesday in the midst of LSU head coach Lane Kiffin and Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian taking shots at the university. Kiffin alluded to Ole Miss distant past, while Sarkisian basically accused the university of providing “basket-weaving” degrees for its student-athletes.
Kiffin’s comments surfaced in an interview he conducted with Vanity Fair magazine.
Powe took issue.
“Lane had no problem selling Oxford to black athletes while stacking classes and winning games, and cashing a $90 million contract off our backs. Now Mississippi “too racist”? Man please. He used black players to build himself up, then dipped in a playoff run. Tiger don’t change stripes,” Powe said on X.
Powe was selected by the Kansas City Chiefs in the sixth round of the 2011 NFL Draft after a stellar career in the Red and Blue.