USA Today Sports Ranks The SEC Coaches

Blake Toppmeyer of USA Today Sports recently ranked the SEC Coaches from top to bottom and slotted LSU's Lane Kiffin at No. 4.

Georgia's Kirby Smart landed at No. 1, followed by Texas' Steve Sarkisian and Alabama's Kalen DeBoer.

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4. Lane Kiffin, LSU
Just as Kiffin delivered the finest achievement of his career, taking Mississippi to the playoff, he left town amid an ugly breakup. That’s Lane for you. Ole Miss got the full Kiffin Experience — the good, the bad, the drama. Now, LSU wants a dose. Optics of Kiffin’s exit aside, he’s never been a better coach than he is now. He remains a masterful quarterback developer. He not only acquires top transfer talent, he blends it. His assignment at LSU: Prove he can handle the program’s demanding expectations.

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Here's Toppmeyer's full list:

1. Kirby Smart, Georgia
2. Steve Sarkisian, Texas
3. Kalen DeBoer, Alabama
4. Lane Kiffin, LSU
5. Josh Heupel, Tennessee
6. Mike Elko, Texas A&M
7. Eliah Drinkwitz, Missouri
8. Jon Sumrall, Florida
9. Clark Lea, Vanderbilt
10. Brent Venables, Oklahoma
11. Alex Golesh, Auburn
12. Pete Golding, Ole Miss
13. Shane Beamer, South Carolina
14. Will Stein, Kentucky
15. Jeff Lebby, Mississippi State
16. Ryan Silverfield, Arkansas