Nick Saban didn’t hold back on several topics involving his former assistant coach and current LSU head man, Lane Kiffin.

Well, on Nov. 30 that year, LSU announced it had poached a gentleman named Nicholas Lou Saban Jr. from Michigan State to be its coach. This fella named Saban — have you heard of him? — accepted the job, quit on his 10th-ranked Michigan State team, and vamoosed to Baton Rouge before the postseason.

It's not just the biggest story in college football, but it's the biggest story in sports. Lane Kiffin decided to bail on Ole Miss for so-called greener pastures with the LSU Tigers. Those greener pastures are basically bags full of cash and a rumored unlimited amount of NIL revenue.

The LSU Tigers and Ole Miss Rebels await a decision from Lane Kiffin on Saturday with the biggest name on this year's coaching carousel set to reveal his choice

Lane Kiffin continues forming his LSU staff, bringing in Joe Houston, a former Alabama analyst under Nick Saban.

Lane Kiffin was introduced as LSU's new head coach on Monday, and he strongly suggested that Nick Saban played a significant role in his decision to take

In an unprecedented decision, Lane Kiffin made the move to depart the Ole Miss Rebels amid a College Football Playoff run for the head coaching job with the LSU

University of Memphis new head football coach Charles Huff (left) with Senior Vice President and Director of Intercollegiate Athletics, Dr. Ed Scott (left) is introduced during a press conference on Wednesday, December 10, 2025. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)