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Looks like if we had hired Saban we would have Kiffin as our OC.
Alabama hires Lane Kiffin as OC
Alabama has hired former USC coach Lane Kiffin as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach, the Crimson Tide announced Friday.
The sides agreed to a three-year deal, a source said.
"We are excited to have Lane join our staff," Alabama coach Nick Saban said in a statement. "He is an outstanding and creative offensive coach who has great experience both at the college and NFL level.
"He has a very good understanding of the game and I have always been impressed with what I saw in the games he called. He coaches with a great deal of passion and enthusiasm, and also does an excellent job as a teacher."
Kiffin was fired as coach at USC in late September after a 62-41 loss at Arizona State. He finished with a 28-15 record in three-plus seasons with the Trojans following a one-year stint at Tennessee in 2009, where he went 7-6 and nearly upset Saban's then-No. 2 ranked Crimson Tide in Tuscaloosa.
Saban invited Kiffin to Tuscaloosa last month to visit the football program and evaluate the offense. Kiffin stayed in town for nearly a week and Saban told reporters during his visit how much he respected him as a coach of offense.
While at USC in 2011, Kiffin's offense produced a 3,500-yard passer, a pair of 1,000-yard receivers and a 1,000-yard rusher.
"I've always had the utmost respect for what Coach Saban has done with his programs," Kiffin said in a statement. "Having the unique opportunity to be here last month, I was able to meet some of the great players and the great people in the organization, and I'm very excited to start working with them. We've seen the passion and support of the Alabama fans firsthand, and when that's combined with the storied history and tradition of the program, this is a very special place to coach."
On Thursday, Doug Nussmeier left Alabama to become offensive coordinator at Michigan
http://abcnews.go.com/Sports/alabama-hires-lane-kiffin-oc/story?id=21494690
Alabama hires Lane Kiffin as OC
Alabama has hired former USC coach Lane Kiffin as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach, the Crimson Tide announced Friday.
The sides agreed to a three-year deal, a source said.
"We are excited to have Lane join our staff," Alabama coach Nick Saban said in a statement. "He is an outstanding and creative offensive coach who has great experience both at the college and NFL level.
"He has a very good understanding of the game and I have always been impressed with what I saw in the games he called. He coaches with a great deal of passion and enthusiasm, and also does an excellent job as a teacher."
Kiffin was fired as coach at USC in late September after a 62-41 loss at Arizona State. He finished with a 28-15 record in three-plus seasons with the Trojans following a one-year stint at Tennessee in 2009, where he went 7-6 and nearly upset Saban's then-No. 2 ranked Crimson Tide in Tuscaloosa.
Saban invited Kiffin to Tuscaloosa last month to visit the football program and evaluate the offense. Kiffin stayed in town for nearly a week and Saban told reporters during his visit how much he respected him as a coach of offense.
While at USC in 2011, Kiffin's offense produced a 3,500-yard passer, a pair of 1,000-yard receivers and a 1,000-yard rusher.
"I've always had the utmost respect for what Coach Saban has done with his programs," Kiffin said in a statement. "Having the unique opportunity to be here last month, I was able to meet some of the great players and the great people in the organization, and I'm very excited to start working with them. We've seen the passion and support of the Alabama fans firsthand, and when that's combined with the storied history and tradition of the program, this is a very special place to coach."
On Thursday, Doug Nussmeier left Alabama to become offensive coordinator at Michigan
http://abcnews.go.com/Sports/alabama-hires-lane-kiffin-oc/story?id=21494690
