The Lane Kiffin Sweepstakes have begun. The former Oakland Raiders coach was interviewed last week by Clemson Athletic Director Terry Don Phillips, according to ESPN.Initial impressions? Clemson seems like it would be a relatively good fit for Kiffin, whose NFL background and history of player development at Southern Cal would help the Tigers' recruiting efforts. Kiffin is known for being a good nationwide recruiter, although he tended towards west coast haunts in his college coaching career.
Kiffin would inherit a team with talent at many positions and would likely get the breathing room necessary to build the program into a competitive ACC squad. The current state of the Atlantic Coast Conference -- that is to say, woeful -- might also be an inducement for Kiffin, whose USC teams were routinely among the nation's best, leading many offensive categories. If any one conference is waiting for an alpha dog to take over, it's this one.




