Kiffin 'hitched a ride' back with Saban after missing bus

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona (AP) Alabama coach Nick Saban says offensive coordinator Lane Kiffin ''hitched a ride'' with him after missing the team bus from University

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona (AP) Alabama coach Nick Saban says offensive coordinator Lane Kiffin ''hitched a ride'' with him after missing the team bus from University of Phoenix Stadium on Monday night.

After Alabama beat Clemson 45-40 to win the College Football Playoff championship game, Kiffin was delayed leaving the stadium while speaking to a reporter from Fox Sports. The team buses left without him, but Saban was also still at the stadium and had a care waiting for him.

Saban says he usually misses the team bus after games and is the fallback ride for anybody else who does.

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''We enjoyed having him with us,'' Saban said of Kiffin.

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