Lane Kiffin Is Getting Mentioned For The Oregon Job
Oregon wants to make a home-run hire to keep its momentum going. Insert Lane Kiffin.
Mario Cristobal left Eugene for the Miami Hurricanes on Monday, leaving behind a roster full of four- and five-star prospects. The idea is that Cristobal’s successor could have instant success with the Ducks, making it an attractive option for some of the hottest coaching names in the sport.
Believe it or not, Kiffin could be in the mix to land the gig.
It’s all speculation for now. But Bud Elliott of 247Sports believes Kiffin’s name is one to watch as Oregon searches for its new head coach. College football analyst Danny Kanell agrees.
“I think if you’re smart, you bounce right now if you’re Lane,” Kanell said, via 247Sports. “You take advantage of the teams that were down — again LSU was down, Auburn was down, Texas A&M was 8-4. Bama was even gettable, and you couldn’t get them. I think you saw that you’re pretty much tapped. I think you cash out that one more time if you can.”
On the @Cover3Podcast, @BudElliott3 said he thinks Lane Kiffin is a name to pay attention to in the Oregon search while @dannykanell said Kiffin should leave after Ole Miss' impressive season.https://t.co/TAqzX9AqhM pic.twitter.com/eqFFOhrSQR
— 247Sports (@247Sports) December 7, 2021
Tom Fornelli of CBS Sports has a similar stance.
Lane Kiffin could keep Oregon’s momentum going and probably recruit well for the Ducks.
“I think that Oregon is a place where you can compete for national titles,” Fornelli said. “There aren’t a lot of those jobs around. Oregon has been to the College Football Playoff. USC hasn’t. So I think that with the financial backing that you have there with Nike, you can win national titles. It might be harder to get guys to Oregon from California, but Chip Kelly didn’t really have any problem pulling guys from California, Texas up to Eugene when things were rolling. And I don’t think if you get things rolling there, you’re gonna have much of a problem. Because it is a big brand. It is in the Pac-12, and if it’s competing for Pac-12 titles and it’s in the playoff regularly, I think Lane Kiffin would be able to recruit to Oregon pretty well.”
Lane Kiffin would be absolute home-run hire for the Ducks, but it’s worth mentioning he just signed an extension with Ole Miss.
The good news for Oregon is it has plenty of cash to spend after Miami bought out the remainder of Mario Cristobal’s contract.
If Kiffin wants to head back west, now’s his chance. Stay tuned.
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