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Everyone's saying the same thing about Lane Kiffin on social media

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Tigers new coach has gone silent.

Everyone's saying the same thing about Lane Kiffin on social media originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Lane Kiffin seems to be off-the-grid lately.

Since his feature piece in Vanity Fair, the LSU Tigers coach has taken a timeout from social media, and it's definitely evident. Kiffin hasn't posted anything to his account for the past eight days. One of the hottest names in college football this offseason, because of the move from Ole Miss to the bayou of LSU, hasn't gone more than a week without telling the world his thoughts.

Now he's MIA. Everyone is speculating if this is a record for Kiffin, who typically stumps on social media or uses it as a recruiting tool. Why would Kiffin go radio silent?

The Tigers new coach faced backlash for his comment about Ole Miss, saying the school needed to evolve after a history of segregation. While most would agree with Kiffin, there was a portion of the SEC fan base who didn't think the timing was right. It's been 8 days since Lane Kiffin has tweeted, this has to be a record.