ESPN’s Marty Smith followed Lane Kiffin closely throughout the weekend and caught him for a quick interview before Kiffin boarded a private jet to officially begin his new job as LSU’s head coach. Kiffin said he still wanted to coach Ole Miss in the College Football Playoff, but athletic director Keith Carter made the last call not to let him.

Kiffin explained that leaving Ole Miss wasn’t easy at all. He talked about how much the last six years meant to him and hoped fans would remember the success they built together.

“This has been a really special place,” Kiffin told Smith. “I hope when they settle down that there’s an appreciation about what we were able to do here… having the best run that’s ever been done in the history of the school.”

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