What Lane Kiffin said is No. 1 factor for a coaching job ahead of Ole Miss vs Florida

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OXFORD — Ole Miss football coach Lane Kiffin, who has been connected to the Florida job opening, revealed his No. 1 factor that decides what makes a job good.

The coaching carousel rumors make the upcoming game between the Gators and Rebels fascinating. No. 7 Ole Miss (9-1, 5-1 SEC) will host Florida (3-5, 2-5) on Nov. 15 (6 p.m., ESPN).

Kiffin said the priorities around what makes a job good have shifted.

“People used to say facilities,” Kiffin said Nov. 10 at his weekly press conference. “Practice field. Those things. I think that’s changed, and it’s going to change. It’s going to be, ‘How much NIL do you have? How is your collective? How is it run? How much do you have?'”

Kiffin said underdog teams can break the mold, but over time, a school with more resources will enjoy an advantage. It’s a simple concept prevalent in other sports.

“Just look at professional sports,” Kiffin said. “Something like baseball, and the payrolls. Over time, who wins and who doesn’t win?”

Nick Saban, Kiffin’s boss when he was offensive coordinator at Alabama, echoed Kiffin’s sentiment on Oct. 29. How The Grove Collective at Ole Miss stacks up to Florida‘s NIL capabilities could determine whether Kiffin stays in Oxford or leaves.

Kiffin also said the question to ask in job interviews used to be about how much you could pay assistant coaches. Now that players can be paid, that is where advantages are made.

The grip of old-school recruiting tools such as pedigree and faculties has loosened, but it still factors in.

“Kids are still recruited,” Kiffin said. “They see sizes of stadiums and traditions and Heismans and national championships and location to talent. All those are in there.”

Sam Hutchens covers Ole Miss for the Clarion Ledger. Email him at Shutchens@gannett.com or reach him on X at @Sam_Hutchens_

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