Watch: Lane Kiffin rants about free agency in college football
Ole Miss Rebels head coach Lane Kiffin is among those who believe that college football essentially has free agency now. Kiffin got candid on Monday when he was asked about the transfer portal and its impact on college football. "Let's not make a mistake, we have free agency in college football," said Kiffin. "The kids […]
Ole Miss Rebels head coach Lane Kiffin is among those who believe that college football essentially has free agency now.
Kiffin got candid on Monday when he was asked about the transfer portal and its impact on college football.
"Let's not make a mistake, we have free agency in college football," said Kiffin. "The kids a lot of times go where they get paid the most. No one else is saying that maybe, but, you know, the kid is saying this is what I'm getting for NIL (name, image, and likeness)."
"It is what it is. Free agency has been created in college football, except you can't lock people into a contract. They can go at any time. It's a new world that we're in. Sometimes they want to come to you and say 'I get this much if I go there', so this is just a whole new thing to deal with."
Kiffin's comments are extremely interesting considering he was reportedly interested in the Oregon job last week before the Ducks hired Georgia defensive coordinator Dan Lanning to replace Mario Cristobal.
Oregon's biggest booster is Nike co-founder Phil Knight, who is reportedly worth more than $60 billion. It's certainly easy to see why that kind of financial backing would be attractive to Kiffin in this new age of college football.
Featured image via USA TODAY Sports
