Lane Kiffin is apparently on some sort of a media tour.

The Florida Atlantic head coach joined Birmingham-based WJOX 94.5 FM’s “The RoundTable” on Thursday to discuss the upcoming Alabama-Georgia national championship game, the perception of Tide quarterback Jalen Hurts and “what it’s like being  the recipient of a (Nick) Saban a** chewing.”

Kiffin was asked if he had any discussions with other programs in the off-season about potential job openings.

“We did, but it takes a lot to turn a program around,” Kiffin said. “A lot of energy and time, you’ve got to hire a new staff, figure out a new roster, meet all new players. We were fortunate to do such a good job this year with inheriting a lot of good players. It just didn’t seem right to go try to re-do that again after just one year.”

The former Tennessee head coach and Alabama offensive coordinator, predictably, was asked about the Crimson Tide, and specifically, quarterback Jalen Hurts being treated unfairly at times by fans and media. Kiffin said he does think Hurts sometimes gets a bad rap.

“Fans and media don’t see the breakdown of the game … They don’t see protections, all those things that go into game plans,” Kiffin said. “I just saw a stat scroll across the ticker that said he’s responsible for 61 touchdowns and only 10 interceptions in two years. He hasn’t thrown an interception this year. That’s unheard of.

“People want to see more points, more yards. But at the same time, think of that. Maybe he could have 10 more touchdown passes, but he might have 10 more interceptions. One interception is pretty special … It’s not like wide receiver where you just go catch the ball. Everybody’s gotta do their job.”

Kiffin emphasized Hurts’ ability to make defenders miss and avoid sacks in the Clemson game.

He also broke down the upcoming College Football Playoff National Championship between Alabama and Georgia.

“They’re basically dead similar in the schemes they play and the systems,” Kiffin said. “It’s a very intriguing game. All the coordinators except for Jim Chaney (are familiar with each other). Mel Tucker, Kirby Smart came from Alabama. Jeremy Pruitt came from Georgia, so he knows their personnel. There’s a lot of inner battles in this game. Georgia is going to have to play really good because when you just look top to bottom on the roster, Alabama has the better roster. It doesn’t mean they’re going to win. You’ve got to do a lot of stuff around it. But that’s a credit to Coach Saban. Every time you go out this year, your roster is better than the opponent you play.”

When asked about the quick turnaround from the semifinals to the national championship game, Kiffin said it wasn’t a big deal.

“You do it all year long,” he said. “I heard coach complain about it yesterday but that’s what you do all year long. You play a game a week later. Kirby is the one that had to go across the country. Coach (Saban) … All he’s gotta do is go to New Orleans, take a quick flight home and shoot over to Atlanta. I don’t know what the complaint would be. It’s not like because it’s a national championship game that the game is different where you need to game plan different or need a extra practice. It’s another game. So I don’t think there’s anything to that.”

Kiffin also said he felt bad for offensive coordinator Brian Daboll — who Saban berated on the sideline Monday. Kiffin knows all too well what that’s like.

“It’s uncomfortable,” Kiffin said. “You don’t know at the time, but you know later that the whole country is seeing that. It’s a unique style. I don’t know many other head coaches that do that, but it is what it is. It’s just Coach. He’s got no problem demeaning and humiliating people. It’s his style. Most people don’t do that. You kind of feel bad for the guy when you see it.

“It’s pretty ridiculous, but whatever.”