Lane Kiffin Reveals Nick Saban's Advice That Pushed Him To Accept Lsu Football Job

LSU Tigers caput coach Lane Kiffin was introduced arsenic nan caller shot-caller of nan programme precisely 50 days agone successful Death Valley arsenic nan caller era officially began successful Baton Rouge.

Since Dec. 1, Kiffin has quickly made his beingness felt successful nan Bayou State aft assembling a star-studded coaching staff, highly-rated 2026 Recruiting Class, and nan No. 1 Transfer Portal haul successful America arsenic LSU looks to thrive nether caller leadership.

But nan determination to time off nan Ole Miss Rebels for LSU wasn't an easy 1 for Kiffin.

The elite caput coach had to trust connected his mentors to him him on nan measurement pinch assemblage shot icon Nick Saban's proposal playing an integral domiciled successful his determination to make nan move to LSU.

“I told nan communicative astatine nan property conference, but I was torn. And erstwhile I called Coach Saban and talked it done pinch him, he said: ‘You know, Lane, you’ll ever regret if you don’t spell to LSU — it’s nan champion occupation successful America,’” Kiffin said connected Tuesday while speaking astatine The Leadership Power Breakfast, according to WAFB Channel 9’s Jacques Doucet.

“And erstwhile he said that, it really made nan determination for me. And arsenic I’ve looked astatine it, it has pushed me, it has gotten maine retired of a comfortableness zone. That we were doing astonishing things (at Ole Miss), but you travel present and you consciousness nan powerfulness of nan place, and it drives you mundane to moreover spell to different level.”

Kiffin has reflected connected nan proposal he's received from some Saban and Pete Carroll arsenic nan 2 mentors that paved his decision-making process.

“I felt for illustration everybody I talked to extracurricular of nan authorities (of Mississippi) each fundamentally said nan aforesaid thing, okay. They each said, ‘Man, you are going to regret it if you don’t return nan changeable and you don’t spell to LSU,’” Kiffin said during his Dec. 1st property conference, referring to Saban and ex-USC coach Pete Carroll.

“It’s nan champion occupation successful America pinch nan champion resources, and to triumph it. And, it’s evidently been done present earlier by a number of people.”

Now, arsenic nan caller era of LSU Football originates nether Kiffin, each eyes are connected what's to travel successful 2026 pinch an elite roster already assembled successful Baton Rouge.

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