Lane Kiffin almost never left for LSU
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Lane Kiffin is gearing up for his first season as the head football coach at LSU. He may be locking in on a potential starting quarterback. The Tigers
Now, Kiffin is out as the decision-maker in Oxford after accepting the LSU job, Ole Miss has promoted defensive coordinator Pete Golding to full-time head coach, and Florida has hired Jon Sumrall as the next shot-caller with it all coming together.
Florida quarterback DJ Lagway announced his decision to enter the transfer portal on Monday. ESPN's Pete Thamel first reported on Lagway's future. The news caught the eye of LSU head coach Lane Kiffin:
Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin is no longer a candidate at Florida to replace Billy Napier, a source confirmed. Kiffin’s decision forces athletic director Scott Stricklin to shift his focus to a backup plan after decision-makers and donors spent the past month laser-focused on Kiffin.
Gators' fans took to social media to vent their frustrations after it was reported that the school moved on from Lane Kiffin.
Here is how the Florida football program's pursuit of head coach Lane Kiffin did not start off on the right foot.
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Florida AD opens up about Lane Kiffin pursuit: ‘It was a good thing we’d talked to other people’
There was a time when Scott Stricklin believed Lane Kiffin was going to be the next coach of the Florida Gators. In an in-depth piece with On3’s Andy Staples, the Florida athletic director touched on the pursuit of the now-LSU coach before moving on to Tulane’s Jon Sumrall.
With Lane Kiffin out of their line of sight, Florida is eyeing Tulane head coach Jon Sumrall. Auburn also has interest in Sumrall, ESON reports.
Lane Kiffin might have moved on now that he is at LSU, but the people he left in Oxford at Ole Miss won't forget as easily.