Lane Kiffin wanted to be a head coach again more than anything, and it showed in his salary.
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Florida Atlantic inked the former Alabama assistant to a reported $1 million deal, leaving $1.4 million in salary with the Tide and a reported offer of more than $2 million per year for him to jump to LSU.
Lane Kiffin’s Alabama salary was $1.4 million. His FAU salary will average in the $1 million range a year sources told @ESPN
— Brett McMurphy (@Brett_McMurphy) December 12, 2016
Kiffin is expected to coach through the College Football Playoff with Alabama before jumping to his new coaching gig.
The former coordinator was a one-time Oakland Raiders head coach, before heading up Tennessee and USC.
He's helped Alabama to one National Championship during his tenure, and could be on the cusp of another.
