Key Highlights
- 3 Georgia in Thursday night’s Sugar Bowl quarterfinal, the focus quickly shifted from the scoreboard to the sideline — and to how many of Kiffin’s former assistants will still be with the team when it faces No.
- 10 Miami next week in the CFP semifinals. Multiple assistants have already signed contracts to join Lane Kiffin at LSU.
- So what's the timetable for them to migrate to Baton Rouge?AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementOle Miss CFP assistant coaches on Lane Kiffin LSU staffOffensive coordinator Charlie Weis Jr. Tight ends coach and co-offensive coordinator Joe CoxWide receivers coach and passing-game coordinator George McDonaldRunning backs coach Kevin SmithSenior analyst Dane StevensGraduate assistant Sawyer JordanSources told ESPN on Thursday night that Ole Miss officials remain uncertain whether all of those assistants will remain with the Rebels for the CFP semifinal against Miami next Thursday at the Fiesta Bowl in Glendale, Arizona.
- The uncertainty is magnified by the opening of the transfer portal, which has created immediate recruiting demands for LSU’s incoming staff. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementOne Ole Miss source said some assistants have resisted leaving a team that is now two wins away from the first national championship in school history.
- “There are going to be some fireworks,” the source told ESPN.
