The Florida Gators are once again searching for a head coach after firing Billy Napier, and early reports suggest that Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin is among the top names on the radar.
According to Matt Zenitz of CBS Sports, Florida athletic director Scott Stricklin had already begun “doing due diligence” on Kiffin before Napier’s dismissal. “At Ole Miss, Lane is happiest he’s been, but how he handles Florida’s expected interest will be fascinating,” Zenitz wrote on X.
While Kiffin is settled at Ole Miss, earning $9 million a year, one of the highest salaries in college football, Florida’s history and resources could make the job hard to ignore.
Zenitz added that “there aren’t many, if any, jobs that could pull Kiffin away from Ole Miss at this point, but Florida is on the very short lis