Lane Kiffin had plenty of people to give him guidance while he was trying to decide between staying at Ole Miss and leaving for LSU . In an interview before he hopped on the plane to Baton Rouge, Kiffin credited mentor Pete Carroll , whom he coached under at USC , with encouraging him to leave for the Tigers.

But during his introductory press conference at LSU on Monday, Kiffin revealed that none other than Nick Saban also had a huge hand in the process.

"Coach Saban kind of coached at another place in this conference so I can't really say exactly what he said," Kiffin said. "I will say, I think the world of coach Saban and I respect him. So there's a reason I'm here." Inside the weeks of turmoil that drove Lane Kiffin from Ole Miss to LSU -- with a hard pass on Florida

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