Lane Kiffin has a 116-53 college coaching record at four schools — plus a 5-15 mark in the NFL with the Raiders. Christian Petersen / Getty Images Lane Kiffin’s will-he-or-won’t-he drama hangs over three SEC programs and the College Football Playoff, making the Ole Miss head coach the biggest story in the sport. The 50-year-old Kiffin has already been the head coach of four college football teams and one NFL team. As the No. 6 Rebels, Florida and LSU wait to learn whether Kiffin will stay at Ole Miss or leave — potentially before a first-round CFP home game — here’s a chronological look at some of Kiffin’s most dramatic moments (with a heavy emphasis on the coaching carousel). January 2007: The Oakland Raiders make the 31-year-old USC assistant the youngest head coach in the NFL’s modern era … even though Kiffin had never been a head coach at any level, had only one year of NFL experience and was three years younger than one of his star players, Warren Sapp. So why Kiffin? “Confidence,” owner Al Davis said then. “He thinks he can do it.”
Published: November 20, 2025 5:17 pm
Source: The New York Times — Read original