Nick Saban praises former assistant Lane Kiffin: ‘I always thought he’d be a really good head coach’
By Adam Spencer
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Lane Kiffin and Nick Saban didn’t always see eye-to-eye when Kiffin was working as an assistant under Saban at Alabama. In fact, there were a couple of infamous “ass-chewings” given to Kiffin by his then-boss.
Now, Kiffin is the head coach at Ole Miss and is preparing to face the Crimson Tide on Saturday. There has been some playful back-and-forth between the 2 coaches, but on Wednesday, Saban had plenty of praise for Kiffin, too.
During his Wednesday press conference, Saban said he thinks Kiffin has done a good job as a head coach and he always thought Kiffin would be a good head coach:
Nick Saban on Lane Kiffin:
"I think he's done a really good job. I always thought he'd be a really good head coach and I think he has been. The product on the field he's put out has been really good in the last few years and so far this year they've played extremely well."
— Roger Hoover (@Roger_Hoover) October 7, 2020
Kiffin picked up his first win at Ole Miss last week in a thriller over Kentucky. Can he become the first former Saban assistant to beat him?
That 20-0 record is daunting, but Kiffin has a good team in Oxford this year. We’ll see what happens on Saturday night.
Adam is a daily fantasy sports (DFS) and sports betting expert. A 2012 graduate of the University of Missouri, Adam now covers all 16 SEC football teams. He is the director of DFS, evergreen and newsletter content across all Saturday Football brands.
