US EditionLane Kiffin hired as next LSU football coach as Tigers land top target
- On Sunday, Lane Kiffin, the Ole Miss head coach, accepted LSU's offer to become the Tigers' next head coach, leaving Oxford, Mississippi for Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
- After firing Brian Kelly following a 5-3 start, LSU pursued Lane Kiffin, who negotiated financial terms of at least $12 million annually and staffing autonomy.
- Most of his Ole Miss offensive staff are expected to follow him to LSU, with Kiffin telling assistants they must be on the plane to Baton Rouge immediately or lose staff spots; a plane was arranged from Baton Rouge to Oxford for Kiffin and his family.
- Ole Miss refused to allow Kiffin to coach in the College Football Playoff, and Ole Miss defensive coordinator Pete Golding is expected to serve as interim coach after Friday's Egg Bowl was Kiffin's last game.
- With the early signing period on Dec. 3, LSU faces urgency to finalize coaching before welcoming a 17-man signing class and the transfer portal window Jan. 2-16 opens.
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The Lane Kiffin–LSU–Ole Miss Saga Was Only Ever Going to End This Way
After weeks of theatrics, ultimatums, and not-so-quiet contemplation, Kiffin is leaving Ole Miss to take the head coaching job at LSU. And his Oxford departure feels similar to so many of his other professional breakups.
LSU lures Kiffin away; Ole Miss promotes Golding
Lane Kiffin left his one-loss Ole Miss team to become the coach at LSU on Sunday, taking over a program that has won national titles under three of its previous four coaches while saying he would have stayed to coach…
LSU GETS ITS MAN: Tigers lure Kiffin away from Ole Miss - American Press
By Scooter Hobbs American Press After weeks of rumors, innuendo and speculation, the Lane Train flew to LSU Sunday. The Tigers got their man in replacing head coach Brian Kelly with Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin, who was considered the top catch in busy coaching merry-go-round and the only candidate LSU seriously pursued. After a hectic week where Kiffin’s Ole Miss team basically clinched the school’s first-ever spot in the College Football Playoff…
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