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Lane Kiffin using Instagram to send Arch Manning a not-so subtle message

Lane Kiffin is getting creative in his quest to recruit 2023 five-star quarterback Arch Manning.

The Ole Miss Rebels coach took to Instagram recently to clear out his followers list — with the exception of Manning and his current starting quarterback Matt Corral.

Corral, in a joking manner, apparently confronted Kiffin about not following him on Instagram — which prompted Kiffin double his following list.

Manning is currently in his second high school season at Isidore Newman High School in Louisiana.

The 16-year-old is the nephew of NFL QB legends Peyton and Eli and the grandson of Archie Manning Sr. — who’s considered a football hero at Ole Miss, and was inducted to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1989. Eli, who won two Super Bowl MVPs for the Giants, starred at Ole Miss in the early 2000s after old brother Peyton bucked the family tradition to attend SEC rival Tennessee.

Lane Kiffin on the Ole Miss sidelines on Sept. 18, 2021.
Lane Kiffin on the Ole Miss sidelines on Sept. 18, 2021. Icon Sportswire via Getty Images

The youngest Manning recently visited Georgia for the Bulldogs’ 40-13 win over South Carolina. Georgia is one of many SEC schools interested in the Manning prodigy, along with LSU and Tennessee, among others.

Manning is scheduled to visit Alabama on Oct. 2, and Oxford on Oct. 23. Arch is also expected to visit Clemson and Texas.