Lane Kiffin 'honored and blessed' to have learned from Nick Saban, Pete Carroll

On Wednesday, both Pete Carroll and Nick Saban left their jobs with the Seattle Seahawks and the Alabama Crimson Tide respectively. For Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin, it was a massive moment, as his two biggest mentors moved on from their long-term roles.

Celebrating both coaches, Kiffin wrote a post on Twitter/X where he praised both coaches and thanked them for the impact they’ve had on him.

“The two [GOATs]. So honored and blessed to have learned from them and won national championships with both,” Lane Kiffin posted. “Thanks for taking a chance on me and being amazing mentor’s to me. Appreciate you both more than you will ever know. @AlabamaFTBL @Seahawks Greatness we may never see again. Appreciate it fans.”

Lane Kiffin was the young son of a coach when he joined Pete Carroll’s staff at USC in 2001. Initially, he was a tight ends coach but he worked his way up to being the offensive coordinator for the 2005 and 2006 seasons. During that time, he coached legendary players like Matt Leinart and Reggie Bush while winning two national championships.

Kiffin was able to use his success at USC to get several other jobs that didn’t work out, including as the head coach at USC. That’s when he became an offensive coordinator again, that time for Nick Saban and the Alabama Crimson Tide.

In the end, Kiffin would spend three seasons as Saban’s offensive coordinator. There, he was the offensive coordinator for another national championship. He also was able to help modernize the Alabama offense while earning another shot to be a head coach, first with FAU and now with Ole Miss.

Now, the oddsmakers at SportsBetting.ag have listed Lane Kiffin as +500 to replace Nick Saban at Alabama.

Lane Kiffin shares what comes next for Ole Miss after Peach Bowl win

After beating Penn State in the Peach Bowl, Lane Kiffin shared what was next for the Ole Miss program.

“I think it’s really a cool time right now at Ole Miss. To win the most games in the history of the school and to have so many pieces already announcing that they’re coming back — which I made sure a couple of them are still doing that after their performances today,” Kiffin said.

“I said that when I got hired, we didn’t come here to be good and win some decent bowl games and some matches. We came here to be great, win New Year’s Six bowls like this, be a top ten program. So to not just have so many players coming back, but I think it’s been well publicized so many players around the country already joining in for next year. It was obviously extremely important to cap this [season] off right because I felt like the last couple weeks, so much focus was on next year.”