Lsu Athletic Director Calls Lane Kiffin ‘best Coach In The Country’ After Hiring

The saga of waiting to spot wherever Lane Kiffin would onshore officially ended connected Sunday day erstwhile nan news dropped that nan coach will beryllium heading to LSU. He spent six seasons pinch Ole Miss earlier taking nan occupation pinch nan Tigers.

LSU made nan news charismatic soon aft Kiffin shared a statement. Tigers diversion head Verge Ausberry released a statement afterwards, calling Kiffin “the champion coach successful nan country.”

“We are thrilled to invited Coach Kiffin arsenic nan adjacent caput coach of nan LSU Football program,” Ausberry said. “We shared erstwhile we began this hunt that LSU would unafraid nan champion coach successful nan state and Lane Kiffin is conscionable that. Lane is simply a proven victor who has thrived successful an era of assemblage athletics that requires coaches to accommodate and innovate. His passion, productivity and authenticity make him nan perfect leader to guideline LSU into nan early and consistently position america among nan sport’s elite.

“I want to invited Lane and his family to Baton Rouge, and I’d for illustration to convey our hunt committee, arsenic good arsenic our assemblage and authorities leadership, for their captious support and counsel passim this process.”

LSU began its hunt for a caller caput coach aft firing Brian Kelly connected Oct. 26 following a 5–3 commencement to nan season. Coincidentally, Kelly was hired by nan Tigers connected Nov. 30, 2021, precisely 4 years agone to nan day from nan programme hiring Kiffin connected Sunday.

Kiffin wanted to stay pinch Ole Miss to coach them done its playoff run, but yet nan programme chose to beforehand defensive coordinator Pete Golding as nan Rebels’ “permanent” caput coach arsenic they embark connected their first College Football Playoff quality successful schoolhouse history. Kiffin led nan squad to its first 11-win regular play connected Friday. 

LSU’s play ended aft nan squad went 5–7 wide and 3–5 successful nan SEC.

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