Oct 14, 2021 · Lane Kiffin served as Tennessee's head coach for one season in 2009. Kiffin guided the Vols to a 7-6 record, beating Georgia, a blocked field goal away from defeating Alabama, and an...

On February 5, 2009, during a Tennessee booster breakfast at the Knoxville Convention Center, Kiffin accused Urban Meyer, then head coach of the Florida Gators and subsequently head coach of the Ohio State Buckeyes, of violating NCAA recruiting rules.

Aug 23, 2024 · After a solid 7-6 season that ended with a 37-14 loss to Virginia Tech in the Chick-fil-A Bowl, Kiffin announced his decision to leave the Vols to become USC head coach.

Oct 16, 2021 · Kiffin, in his second year as coach of Ole Miss, returns to Neyland Stadium when the Rebels (4-1, 1-1 SEC) play the Vols (4-2, 2-1) on Saturday. Some of the reporters who covered his shocking...

Jan 12, 2025 · Tennessee hired Derek Dooley to replace Kiffin and fired him three years later after a disastrous 16-21 tenure. The Vols floundered in the college football desert for over a decade after Kiffin’s departure before hiring Josh Heupel in 2021.

Jan 13, 2020 · After a 7-6 season with a loss in the Chick-fil-A Bowl to Virginia Tech, Kiffin held a press conference on campus. He took 60 seconds to announce to the media that he would be leaving the Vols...

Sep 15, 2024 · Rebels head coach Lane Kiffin, however, revealed after the game that Wake Forest is opting out of next season's game against Ole Miss, news that was confirmed by The Clarion Ledger on Saturday evening.

Jul 7, 2021 · In a recent interview, Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin opened up about his departure from Tennessee football in 2010, which led to one of the most memorable controversies on Rocky Top post-1998.

Kiffin, 33, was hired by Tennessee and became the youngest active head coach in Division I FBS, surpassing Northwestern's Pat Fitzgerald. [4] As expected Kiffin targeted several of his Raider staff members when assembling his staff at Tennessee.

Jul 28, 2014 · Here's a look at details of when Lane Kiffin bolted the Vols for the head coaching gig at USC. What started as an ordinary Tuesday turned into one of the most bizarre nights in Tenneessee...