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Jim Alexander: The Lane Kiffin Traveling Circus Moves On

On Sunday, Lane Kiffin boarded a private plane from Oxford to Baton Rouge amid boos and extended middle fingers, accepting a seven-year, $91 million LSU contract covering his $3,000,000 Ole Miss buyout and including a playoff bonus tied to Ole Miss under replacement coach Pete Golding.
The recruiting and transfer calendar's clash with the championship timetable intensified pressure on coaches, while Lane Kiffin's decision followed talks including a late-night airport meeting with the Mississippi athletic director.
Kiffin's LSU contract guarantees higher annual pay and protections, paying about $3 million a season, $5 million more than Ole Miss, with an 80% buyout if fired without cause.
The move leaves Ole Miss scrambling with its playoff run and staff stability questioned, as critics said Kiffin abandoned a playoff-bound team and Mississippi athletic director told him he couldn't coach through the playoff then join LSU.
Kiffin's history includes firings and short tenures that frame reactions to this move, with Pat Haden and Al Davis highlighting instability around his career, while critics cite college football's hypocrisy.

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Jim Alexander: The Lane Kiffin Traveling Circus moves on

This was fitting, and probably to be expected: As Lane Kiffin boarded the private plane Sunday that would take him from Oxford, Miss., to Baton Rouge, La., and his next coaching adventure, a gathering of University of Mississippi football fans…

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