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USC Names Lane Kiffin Head Coach

After days of speculation about who would be the new USC coach, athletic director Mike Garrett has pulled out the surprise candidate to beat all. Garrett and Tennessee coach Lane Kiffin reached an agreement in principle Tuesday for the brash young coach to replace Pete Carroll, the school confirmed on its Web site....

Tim Tebow, NFL Safety?

As I watched Florida quarterback Tim Tebow in Saturday's win over Tennessee, I became more convinced than ever that he won't be an NFL quarterback. Tebow is a great quarterback in Florida's offense, but Tennessee defensive coordinator Monte Kiffin exposed real limitations, including an inability to feel pressure and a slow...

Ronde Barber: Offenses Had Figured Monte Kiffin's Tampa 2 Defense Out

TAMPA, Fla. -- Only two weeks after Jon Gruden's surprise firing as head coach of the Buccaneers, the general sentiment in Tampa seems to have gone from "good riddance" to "Jon who?" Gruden is such a forgotten man in Tampa that I've barely heard his name this week.But I have heard the name of his longtime defensive...

With Mike Holmgren Gone, Jim Mora Jr. Re-Shapes the Seahawks' Coaching Staff

The coaching transition in Seattle hasn't garnered much attention around the NFL this off-season, with coaching changes in places like Denver and New York making headlines while the media mostly overlooks the departure of Mike Holmgren.The reason for that, of course, is that we've all known since last year that Jim Mora...

Tom Cable Is Not a Fan of Lane Kiffin's Hiring Process at Tennessee

It didn't take Lane Kiffin long to find another job after his rather infamous year-and-a-half stint as head coach of the Oakland Raiders. Recently, he's been named head coach at the University of Tennessee, and was able to get his father, Buccaneers defensive coordinator Monte Kiffin, to join him. Kiffin continued to fill...

MonteKiffin News From the Web

05/29/12 Ex-Buc Sapp rips Dilfer, Monte Kiffin in new book Source: Thief River Falls Times - Thief River Falls MN Former NFL star Warren Sapp has always been a person who isn't afraid to speak his mind.
05/16/12 USC paid Lane Kiffin, Monte Kiffin $3.9M in 2010 Source: USA Today The University of Southern California paid head football coach Lane Kiffin $2.4 million in 2010 and paid his father, assistant head coach Monte Kiffin, more than $1.5 million, according to the school's new federal tax return.