Paul Finebaum Says Lane Kiffin Begged For His Help To Replace Nick Saban at Alabama

Finebaum: Kiffin wants endorsement for Alabama job; Saban blocked it

LSU coach Lane Kiffin, the Ole Miss coach at the time, turned down Auburn, then he wanted ESPN’s Paul Finebaum to endorse him for the Alabama job.

Paul Finebaum Says Lane Kiffin Begged For His Help To Replace Nick Saban at Alabama

Lane Kiffin’s Alabama ties go far beyond the three seasons he spent working under Nick Saban. Tuscaloosa helped rebuild his reputation after USC, and together they reached the College Football Playoff three times and won a national championship. So when Saban retired and Alabama needed a new head coach, Kiffin apparently wanted the job badly […]

Lane Kiffin begged for the Alabama job after Saban retired, per Paul Finebaum

Paul Finebaum said Lane Kiffin begged to get the Alabama football job when Nick Saban retired, and Finebaum said Kiffin called him. Kiffin coached under Saban as the Crimson Tide’s offensive coordinator before taken the head coaching job at Florida Atlantic University. He left FAU to become the head coach at Ole Miss. “He went […]