What Tee Martin said about joining Lane Kiffin's staff, son's transfer to LSU
Now a member of Lane Kiffin's LSU staff, former Vols star quarterback Tee Martin was back in Knoxville signing autographs for Tennessee fans.
Tee Martin planned to take a year off from coaching. The quarterback from Tennessee 's 1998 national championship team figured some time off could give him a chance to recharge after five seasons on the Baltimore Ravens’ staff. Maybe he would even travel the world.
But in March, just about a month after his tenure with the Ravens ended, his wife was talking with Layla Kiffin, the ex-wife of new LSU football coach Lane Kiffin. Martin had worked under Kiffin at USC. It wasn’t long before they, too, were talking on the phone.
By the next week Martin was in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, hired as an offensive analyst on Kiffin’s staff. “It kind of happened really quickly, but I couldn’t stay away from football,” Martin said. Martin was back in Knoxville on May 23, signing autographs and taking photos with Tennessee fans at the Big Sport Show at the World’s Fair Exhibition Hall.
He’ll be back on Nov. 21 when LSU plays Tennessee at Neyland Stadium . It will also be a return for Kiffin, who spent one season as the Vols’ coach before leaving for USC in 2010.