LSU'S NAMES LANE KIFFIN NEW HEAD COACH

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Da Boot Sports
11/30/2025
By: Terrill J. Weil


   BATON ROUGE, LA - The LSU Fighting Tigers have hired their new football head coach. It's Lane Kiffin. Kiffin has spend the last six season's as the head coach for the Ole Miss Rebels where is has a record of 55-19 overall and 32-17 in the SEC. His overall record as a college head coach is 117-53 over 14 years. 

   Kiffin led the Rebels to an 11-1 season in 2025, a school record for most wins in a season. It has also been reported that Ole Miss officials will not allow Kiffin to coach the Rebels in the CFP. 

   It is reported that LSU will pay their new coach around $12 million annually over seven seasons. Lane Kiffin is the 33rd head coach in LSU Football History. 

   Kiffin will need to hit the ground running, deciding who on the LSU staff he will retain, if any, while already planning on bringing several of his staff members from Oxford. 

   The early signing period for the incoming high school class is December 3-5. He will also need to meet with current LSU players to discuss their future with the program. 

   “We are thrilled to welcome Coach Kiffin as the next head coach of the LSU Football program,” Verge Ausberry said. “We shared when we began this search that LSU would secure the best coach in the country and Lane Kiffin is just that. Lane is a proven winner who has thrived in an era of college athletics that requires coaches to adapt and innovate. His passion, creativity and authenticity make him the ideal leader to guide LSU into the future and consistently position us among the sport’s elite. I want to welcome Lane and his family to Baton Rouge, and I’d like to thank our search committee, as well as our university and state leadership, for their critical support and counsel throughout this process.”

   LSU will hold an official press conference on Monday to introduce Lane Kiffin as the new head coach of the Bayou Bengals.

      LANE KIFFIN QUOTE::

   “I am incredibly honored to have the opportunity to lead the storied LSU Football program,” Kiffin said. “From national championships to iconic players, LSU is synonymous with excellence and is among the most powerful brands in all of sports. I’m grateful to President Rousse, Verge Ausberry and LSU’s leadership for placing their faith in me to lead this program. Our staff will recruit the very best student-athletes in the country – starting at home in the state of Louisiana – and will work tirelessly every day to bring championships that the LSU fans deserve. Geaux Tigers!”


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