Lane Kiffin reveals his punter was found at a frat party

When it comes to finding walk-ons on college football rosters over the years, coaches from across the country have found players in a variety of places you would never expect. In desperate need of another punter, Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin told his players to search on campus and go find him a punter. And sure enough, they delivered. In Saturday’s press conference with the media, Kiffin shared the hilarious story about how his players found the latest addition to their football team at a frat party.

“Yeah, I don’t know a whole lot about him. I think he was down at the frat house. You know, like, at a keg party or something. Where they got him from. So, we’ve got some conditioning work to do with my guy. We just said, ‘Hey, someone go find a punter on campus.’ And so, we found one that actually used to punt Division I. So, you never know,” Kiffin said.

Credit to Kiffin for being resourceful enough and going out and getting a player the old-fashioned way, somewhere right on his own campus. College campuses and universities are full of thousands of students. You simply never know what kinds of athletes or hidden gems might be out there. Like Kiffin said, you never know who you’re going to find.

The Rebels added Charlie Pollock to their official roster via the transfer portal on Thursday, August 11th. Pollock came to Ole Miss from Nevada and was expected to join the team as soon as Friday, per reports. He did not play football in 2021. He averaged 39.9 yards per punt as a high school senior.

And apparently, he frequents keg parties like a lot of other college students across the country, because that’s where Ole Miss players discovered him. It sounds like he’s got some conditioning work to do, but what an amazing story it would be if he ended up being the starting punter for the Rebels this fall.

The punting options for Ole Miss have been limited during fall camp. The only other punter on their roster, Fraser Masin, has been rumored to be injured an unavailable for fall camp, per David Johnson of 247sports.com.

Lane Kiffin and the Ole Miss Rebels kick off their 2022 season against the Troy Trojans on Saturday, Sept. 3. Kickoff time is slated for 4:00 PM EST.