Over the weekend, Lane Kiffin made the difficult decision to leave Ole Miss before their likely College Football Playoff run to become the head coach of rival LSU.
While Kiffin wanted to continue coaching Ole Miss through the playoff before departing for LSU, Ole Miss opted not to let him have his cake and eat it too. Kiffin had the option to remain at Ole Miss—a program he has turned into a success over the last six years—but instead couldn’t pass up the opportunity to coach LSU, which he called the best job in football on Monday.
