Overview
- Kiffin announced Sunday he accepted the LSU job and said Ole Miss athletic director Keith Carter denied his request to coach through the College Football Playoff.
- Contract reports peg Kiffin’s LSU deal at seven years and $91 million, roughly $13 million annually with an escalator that could make him the nation’s highest-paid coach after a title.
- Ole Miss immediately promoted defensive coordinator Pete Golding to head coach for the playoff and beyond, with some assistants expected to follow Kiffin to LSU and others staying in Oxford.
- Kiffin rejected reports that he issued an ultimatum to assistants to join him, and he was booed by fans as he departed from the Oxford airport.
- LSU introduced Kiffin on Monday in Baton Rouge; reports indicate LSU will cover his Ole Miss postseason bonuses, and the hire comes in the wake of Brian Kelly’s firing and buyout dispute.