Lane Kiffin has officially taken the headset in Baton Rouge. He’s become the new head coach of the LSU Tigers after a dramatic, primetime-worthy exit from Ole Miss. LSU locked him down with a blockbuster seven-year, $13 million-per-year deal. Top-shelf money that puts him right up there with the highest-paid shot-callers in the sport and finally ends weeks of “Where’s Kiffin going?” free-agency-style chatter.

Kiffin reportedly called the move “a family choice,” noting he tapped mentors like Pete Carroll and Nick Saban before making the call. But the breakup in Oxford was anything but smooth. Police had to escort him through a wave of furious fans at the airport as he boarded LSU AD Verge Ausberry’s plane—real soap-opera energy.

Since touching down in Baton Rouge, Kiffin’s been grinding l

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