# Kiffin Criticizes Refs After Apology

> LSU coach Kiffin calls refs after apologizing for mistakes, shows no empathy for injuries.
- Title: Kiffin Criticizes Refs After Apology · EssentiallySports
- Summary: LSU coach Kiffin calls refs after apologizing for mistakes, shows no empathy for injuries. LSU coach Kiffin criticized referees despite apologizing for…
- Keywords: lane kiffin, lsu, kentucky, mississippi state, referees, injuries, ncaa college football, sports, Kiffin, Criticizes, Refs, Apology
- Source: EssentiallySports — https://essentiallysports.com/ncaa-college-football-news-angry-lane-kiffin-calls-out-refs-despite-apology-for-mistakes-after-showing-no-empathy-for-injuries
- Author: Isha
- Published: 2026-10-17T23:32:42+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: lane kiffin, lsu, kentucky, mississippi state, referees, injuries, ncaa college football, sports
## Kiffin questions referees
LSU coach Kiffin criticized referees after apologizing for mistakes.

> I mean, you can keep going on the list
## False start call
Kentucky wide receiver Cash Harney appeared to move before the snap but officials ruled coach Will Stein called a timeout.

> you get a false start that the two-point play doesn’t even happen and just doesn’t count
## Injury impact
LSU lost three players to season-ending injuries including Dashawn Spears, Charles Ross II, and Phillip Wright III.

> I don’t have a lot of empathy for injuries
## Kiffin's injury stance
Kiffin said LSU has more significant players on the sideline than any team in America.

> But there isn’t a team in America that has more significant players standing on the sideline than us
## Commentator response
Sports commentator Rivers Hughey criticized Kiffin for dismissing Mississippi State's injury problems.

> Lane Kiffin acting like Kamario Taylor and Fluff Bothwell being out didn’t matter is INSANE to me
## Key takeaway

LSU coach Kiffin criticized referees despite apologizing for errors and claimed injuries don't warrant pity.