In an interview with ESPN’s Heather Dinich, the Ole Miss head coach questioned whether conference champions like Clemson deserve automatic spots in the expanded College Football Playoff. Kiffin claimed another coach told him they’d rather see Clemson on their schedule every week than face SEC teams week in and week out.

The Tigers (10-4) made the 12-team CFP last year as the ACC's automatic bid after beating SMU in the league championship game in Charlotte. Clemson was the lowest seed in the field (No. 12) and lost a first-round game at No. 5 Texas.

Kiffin joins SEC Now to describe his excitement going into a new year with the Rebels as they look to have new pieces on the offense, most notably Simmons taking over the starting QB role.