Nick Saban offers words of wisdom as Lane Kiffin rumor mill heats up in college football coaching carousel

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There are two prominent college football head-coaching jobs in the SEC now with the Florida Gators and LSU Tigers both dismissing their leaders over the last few weeks.

Lane Kiffin, who has had major success in rebuilding the Ole Miss Rebels since he took over as head coach, has been linked in the rumor mill to both the Florida and LSU jobs.

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Nick Saban speaks during ESPN's "College GameDay" at The Pennsylvania State University on Sept. 27, 2025, in University Park, Pennsylvania. (Isaiah Vazquez/Getty Images)

Nick Saban, however, took a page out of Lee Corso’s book to essentially say, "Not so fast my friend."

The legendary college football coach suggested that the LSU and Florida jobs may not be as good as the one that Kiffin has now.

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Mississippi head coach Lane Kiffin watches his team play against Oklahoma during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Norman, Oklahoma, Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Alonzo Adams)

"Jobs that weren’t great jobs before are now," he told On3 Sports on Wednesday. "Lane is the first name up for Florida and the first name up for LSU, but I think you can have a long debate on whether either one of those jobs is actually better than the job he has now because he has some guys over there at Ole Miss that give him pretty much whatever he wants from a roster standpoint. He may not necessarily have the same thing