College Football Insider Ross Dellenger Reveals Details Of LSU's Offer To Lane Kiffin

by Staff Reporter

November 21, 20254 Comments

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College Football Insider Ross Dellenger of Yahoo Sports has reported that LSU is preparing to offer Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin a seven-year deal worth at least $90 million.

The deal would make Kiffin tied for the highest-paid coach in College Football.

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Meanwhile, in Baton Rouge, key LSU decision-makers are gearing up for a formal offer to the coach and his representatives. While specific details of the contract remain fluid, sources told Yahoo Sports that school executives have discussed a seven-year, incentive-laden deal worth at least $90 million — figures that would make Kiffin, at the very least, tied for the highest-paid coach in the sport. The school is, as well, promising significant NIL-related roster investments exceeding $25 million — perhaps the most important determining factor for the coach.

Despite comments last month from Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry critical of high-priced coaching contracts, the state’s top elected official has blessed the university’s lucrative pursuit of Kiffin, led by newly appointed athletic director Verge Ausberry. While there is brewing confidence in Baton Rouge that the latest push will lure the coach into a commitment, Florida administrators and top donors have felt similarly in a chase of the coach that dates back weeks.

Both LSU and Florida officials are cognizant of Kiffin’s indecision and remain engaged with other candidates in a pool that includes, but is not limited to, Missouri coach Eli Drinkwitz and Tulane’s Jon Sumrall, who many believe to be the leading candidate in Auburn’s search to replace Hugh Freeze.