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Lane Kiffin reacts to Nick Saban's wife suggesting Penn State job for him

The current Ole Miss head coach and former Alabama offensive coordinator reacts to Terry Saban’s comments on ESPN’s “College GameDay” Saturday morning.
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Ole Miss Rebels head coach Lane Kiffin in the fourth quarter against the Arkansas Razorbacks at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium. Mississippi won 63-31.
Ole Miss Rebels head coach Lane Kiffin in the fourth quarter against the Arkansas Razorbacks at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium. Mississippi won 63-31. | Nelson Chenault-Imagn Images

Lane Kiffin and his Ole Miss Rebels have a monster top 10 matchup at the Georgia Bulldogs Saturday afternoon. ESPN’s College GameDay is in Athens, Georgia, for the matchup. A question was posed to fromer Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban’s wife on the show that certainly caught Lane’s attention with her answer.

While Lane’s team is 6-0 and ranked No. 4 heading into the SEC clash with Georgia, Kiffin was famously the Alabama offensive coordinator from 2014-2016, winning one national championship and then leaving the team to be the head coach for Florida Atlantic University right before Bama played and ended up losing to the Clemson Tigers in the natty.

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Nick Saban and Lane Kiffin.
Nick Saban and then offensive coordinator Lane Kiffin on the sidelines in the second quarter of the 2015 Sugar Bowl at Mercedes-Benz Superdome. | Chuck Cook-Imagn Images

Saban was even featured on the new ESPN documentary, “The Many Lives of Lane Kiffin” talking about Kiffin’s time there. He’s since talked about Kiffin in a very positive light.

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On GameDay, Pat MacAfee asked Saban’s wife Terry if for $50M a year he should take the Penn State Nittany Lions open coaching job after they fired James Franklin. She replied, “I have no doubt if Nick wanted to go back to coaching, he could win his eighth national championship. But we’re having too much fun, and we wouldn’t want to take that opportunity away from all of our baby coaches. Like Kirby (Smart) and Lane (Kiffin.”

She did say, “I haven’t heard a number yet, Pat.”

Kiffin himself took notice of the comment and reacted with “Thanks Mrs. Terry 😂.”

Nick added, “Mrs. Always Right has spoken,” referring to Terry.

Lane is focused on Georgia, but took the time to respond to Saban’s wife’s comments. Would he leave Ole Miss for Penn State?

Kiffin and Saba
Mississippi Rebels head coach Lane Kiffin talks with Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban before the start of an NCAA college football game at Bryant-Denny Stadium. | Butch Dill-Imagn Images

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Matt Ryan
MATT RYAN

Matt Ryan is a dedicated sports journalist with over 20 years of experience in digital and linear media. After receiving a Masters in Journalism from USC, he’s worked for Fox Sports, NBC Sports, Yahoo Sports, USA Today Sports Media Group, and Bally Sports, while holding various leadership roles along the way.

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