Sep 6, 2014; Knoxville, TN, USA; General view at Neyland Stadium before the game between the Tennessee Volunteers and the Arkansas State Red Wolves. Mandatory Credit: Randy Sartin-USA TODAY Sports
The month leading up to Kiffin’s departure from Tennessee was full of normal Kiffin things: Shots at Urban Meyer, NCAA investigations and Kiffin swooping in on Florida recruits after Meyer abruptly resigned as Gators head coach.
Lane Kiffin on SEC Championship Game: "Florida has better players, Alabama has better coaches." Zing.
— Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) December 2, 2009
Look for Coach Kiffin on ESPN GameDay at 1130!
— Tennessee Athletics (@Vol_Sports) December 5, 2009
#Vols coach Lane Kiffin: "People will always try to take shots at us, and they’ll always try to bring us down, but it won’t matter.”
— Wes Rucker (@wesrucker247) December 10, 2009
Eric Berry on Hostessgate: "If it is a rule, I don’t even know if it’s a rule. I don’t think [Kiffin] knows, either. "
— Andy Staples (@Andy_Staples) December 11, 2009
Tennessee coach Lane Kiffin says NCAA recruiting investigation is a compliment - http://tinyurl.com/yazhdh6
— ESPN (@espn) December 12, 2009
How fast do u think Lane Kiffin is making calls to all the Gator commitments and recruits considering Fla. Im sure already made
— David Pollack (@davidpollack47) December 27, 2009