If Kiffin was so concerned about losing recruiting battles because of the stigma from the past, why did he do nothing to change it? He had 6 years here. I didn’t see him ever being outspoken about that topic until it’s convenient for him now.
Ole Miss isn’t perfect but there isn’t a school in the SEC that does more to change its image than this one. Talk to current coaches and players here and they will tell you the same. You can’t understand it unless you come here and find out yourself.
LSU is one of the schools that fought the absolute hardest against integration. In 1956 LSU cancelled a series against Wisconsin because the state had forbidden interracial games. LSU didn’t admit black undergrads until 1964 and didn’t field a black player until 1971.