Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin is the top coaching target for both LSU and Florida as they continue the search for their respective program leaders. The Rebels are also hoping to retain Kiffin, kicking off a massive bidding war for the 50-year-old coach.

Missouri Tigers head coach Eli Drinkwitz had been identified as a secondary target for both LSU and Florida if they were unable to land Kiffin in this year's college football coaching carousel.

But on Thursday, Dricnkwitz and the Missouri program put that speculation to bed, agreeing to a six-year contract worth an average of $10.75 million per year.

Drinkwitz is now off the table as a backup coaching option behind Kiffin.

As such, Kiffin has a great deal of leverage in negotiations with each of his prospective programs.

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