Lane Kiffin is just over a week removed from his decision to leave Ole Miss following their 11-1 regular season and likely College Football Playoff berth to accept the head coaching position at LSU.

Kiffin agreed to a seven-year, $91 million deal, making him one of the highest-paid coaches in college football. The move, however, drew intense backlash, despite Kiffin attempting to convince Ole Miss officials to let him coach through their playoff run—a request that was quickly denied.

Legendary coach Nick Saban weighed in, saying he believes coaches can remain on a staff through the end of the season after accepting other jobs and still be effective, though in Kiffin’s case, there was little room for flexibility.

Saban cited Kirby Smart as an example—when Smart left Alabama for Georgia

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