Why Lane Kiffin is receiving criticism for 'lack of diversity' comments about Ole Miss
Lane Kiffin explained one of the supposed reasons behind his move to LSU, but not everyone is buying it.
Why Lane Kiffin is receiving criticism for 'lack of diversity' comments about Ole Miss originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The noise has quieted down since Lane Kiffin was the talk of college football in November, as he pondered a move from playoff-bound Ole Miss to LSU.
After wrestling with the decision, Kiffin decided to join the Tigers, promoting Ole Miss to bar him from coaching in the College Football Playoff. In the days and weeks that followed, reports detailed the kind of exorbitant money and resources that helped convince Kiffin he could seriously compete for a national championship in Baton Rouge. Now, Kiffin is claiming there was even more to his decision than just that.
Here's what Kiffin had to say about Ole Miss and why his comments are receiving backlash. MORE: Lane Kiffin's contract details at LSU Why did Lane Kiffin leave Ole Miss for LSU? Kiffin is making more money at LSU, but he cited the overall resources of the program as the biggest reason he left Ole Miss.
"They all said, man, you are going to regret it if you don’t take the shot and you don’t go to LSU," Kiffin said of his conversations with mentors. "It’s the best job in America with the best resources and to win it. It’s obviously been done here before by a number of people.
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