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Lane Kiffin steps down as FAU head coach, heading to Ole Miss

University Press | December 7, 2019

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Athletics Director Brian White said a national search for a head coach will begin immediately.

Lane Kiffin won his second conference title Saturday beating the UAB Blazers, 49-6. Photo by: Alex Liscio.

After FAU’s win over the UAB Blazers 49-6 in the Conference USA championship game, the University of Mississippi officially announced that Lane Kiffin will be their new head coach.

As reported by ESPN Friday night, Ole Miss was in the midst of finalizing a deal with Kiffin. This marks Kiffin’s return to the Southeastern Conference (SEC) where he was the head coach of Tennessee in 2009 and when he was the offensive coordinator for Alabama from 2014 to 2016.

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