It’s Kiffin and always has been Kiffin

Lane Kiffin will be the next coach at LSU and here is why

Lane knows exactly what his ceiling is at Ole Miss. He can stay there and win 10–11 games a year, maybe sneak into the playoff every now and then, but he’ll never consistently win the big one. And Kiffin isn’t chasing comfort; he’s chasing legacy. To cement his place in college football history, he has to take over a true blue-blood program. LSU is that program.

At LSU, he becomes the head coach of the flagship school of the state, where he can cherry-pick elite talent every single year right out of his own backyard. This isn’t like Florida, where you’re fighting Florida State, Miami, UCF, and USF for every recruit. At LSU, the path to a national title runs straight through your own pipeline.

Because of that, staying at Ole Miss simply isn’t a real option when LSU is sitting in his lap. This will get done. It is going to happen. The only question is the timing.

My personal belief is that LSU would let him finish out the playoff run, but Ole Miss won’t. That’s the hold-up. There’s timing to navigate, optics to manage, and money being moved behind closed doors.

And based on the little bit of insider info I do have: if Saban doesn’t happen, LSU is throwing the entire book at Kiffin. They want him, and he knows this is the move that can define his legacy.