SEC Media Days Continues with One Coach Praising LSU's Lane Kiffin
Smart said Kiffin helped revolutionize modern offense and called their exchange playful banter built on years of coaching familiarity.
- On Tuesday, Georgia head coach Kirby Smart praised LSU head coach Lane Kiffin at SEC Media Days in Tampa, Florida, offering high praise for his offensive contributions and coaching evolution.
- Smart and Kiffin, former Alabama colleagues from 2014-15, now compete as SEC head coaches and participate in a group chat where Kiffin is often characterized as a 'troll.'
- During the event, Smart called Kiffin 'the Adonis of college football coaches,' crediting him with revolutionizing offensive strategies when others hesitated to adopt innovative approaches at Alabama.
- Kiffin will take the stage Thursday in Tampa, marking his first appearance as LSU's head coach, with fans and analysts closely watching his transition to the program.
- With LSU's 2026 roster valued at more than $40 million after signing the top-rated transfer class, Kiffin faces pressure to deliver wins despite dubbing himself the 'Portal King.
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TWO-LANE TRAFFIC: Orgeron and Smart Describe the LSU Coach Behind the Troll
Hat tip to Blake Ruffino and AYS, as I first heard this idea from a YouTube video just the other day. Then coaches Ed Orgeron and Kirby Smart gave me the hook to actually write the piece. Simple thesis: There seem to be two Lane Kiffins. The first is the version most of the country […] The post TWO-LANE TRAFFIC: Orgeron and Smart Describe the LSU Coach Behind the Troll appeared first on The Hayride.
SEC Media Days continues with one coach praising LSU's Lane Kiffin
TAMPA, Fl. - SEC Media Days continued on Tuesday with Georgia, Auburn, South Carolina and Vanderbilt taking the stage.Georgia head coach Kirby Smart has a long history of coaching with and against LSU head coach Lane Kiffin. The pair coached together under Nick Saban at Alabama, and they went against one another when Smart took over at Georgia and Kiffin was leading Ole Miss.When asked about Kiffin and what he has been able to accomplish, Smart …
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NolaUGA’s Kirby Smart talks Lane Kiffin the ‘troll,’ the family man and the college football innovator
The Georgia football coach was an Alabama assistant under Nick Saban with the LSU and former Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin. Smart said Kiffin was a ‘very bright’ offensive mind at SEC media days.
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