Lane Kiffin Tops LSU’s Wish List After Brian Kelly Firing — Could Florida or Penn State Lure Him Away?

Lane Kiffin is our top target. You can just insert the name of the school that needs a new football coach, and the statement rings true. Add LSU to the list after Brian Kelly was fired a little more than halfway through his fourth season in Baton Rouge. The school will pay him $54 million to go away despite a 34-14 record at LSU. Fans were simply not behind the direction the program was heading. LSU entered the season with national title hopes, just like every other year, but were not even close to sniffing the playoffs after a miserable loss on their home field at the hands of Texas A&M. LSU feels like they can compete with anyone in football, and now they will have to for their next head coach. Lane Kiffin is a wanted man, wanted by Penn State, LSU, and of course, the Florida Gators.

What should, and what will Lane Kiffin do? He is certainly about to get a huge pay day no matter what his choice is. He could stay at Ole Miss where he has been a huge success, going 40-17 at a school not exactly known for stellar football teams.  He has used the transfer portal profusely, bringing in players from around the country to help bolster high school recruiting that has been ranked in the middle of the pack in the SEC. Ole Miss went on the road this week and put 34 points on Oklahoma, who had the highest ranked defense in the nation coming into Saturday’s games. This is the exact kind of high-flying offense the Gators want in Gainesville and are likely ready to open the vault to pay Kiffin. Kiffin even has Florida ties, having grown up in the Tampa area while his father, Monte Kiffin was the vaunted defensive coordinator for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for years. This is the man Florida wants, but they have to get in line with other schools.