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Kiffin — then Ole Miss coach and now at LSU — reportedly turned down Auburn and sought ESPN’s Paul Finebaum’s public backing for the Alabama coaching job, but Nick Saban blocked it.
Published Sep 17, 2026, 4:53 PM EDT | LehighValleyLive
LSU coach Lane Kiffin, the Ole Miss coach at the time, turned down Auburn, then he wanted ESPN’s Paul Finebaum to endorse him for the Alabama job.
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