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Lane Kiffin, Oct 8, 2026

Lane Kiffin, LSU head coach · Oct 8, 2026 · 12-team/revenue-sharing (2024-26) · permalink

“That would be terrible. I can't imagine a worse decision to be made.”

On his Thursday coaches show, blasted a proposed SEC rule that would force athletes transferring between SEC schools to sit out a year, calling it a disastrous self-own ahead of a presidents' meeting on the idea.

Source: The Advocate: Lane Kiffin blasts SEC transfer rule under consideration. 'I can't imagine a worse decision.'

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