Lane Kiffin’s trip to Atlanta for ESPN’s “College GameDay” is off. According to Kiffin, anyway.
The new LSU coach posted to social media Friday evening that his jaunt to Georgia would not happen after LSU got the signature of No. 1 overall recruit Lamar Brown. The Louisiana native and five-star player officially signed with LSU on Friday, the last day of the early signing period for high school players.
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Kiffin’s appearance on “GameDay” Saturday morning could still happen via remote interview.
Brown has been a longtime LSU commit and Kiffin took a picture with him shortly after arriving in Baton Rouge from Ole Miss on Sunday. The 6-4, 285-pound Louisiana native is officially listed as an athlete as he plays both offensive and defensive line, though he sees himself playing on the offensive line in college according to his Rivals profile.
LSU has also been reportedly pursuing Syracuse assistant Elijah Robinson to be its defensive line coach. Robinson was Syracuse’s defensive coordinator in 2025 but recently was demoted after a rough season for the Orange.
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As the early signing period concludes, LSU has the No. 11 class in the country. The Tigers signed five-star defensive lineman Richard Anderson along with Brown and added eight four-star recruits so far.
Kiffin’s scheduled appearance on “GameDay” would be his second public appearance since taking the LSU job along with his introductory news conference. “GameDay” had been sympathetic to Kiffin’s situation in recent weeks as former Alabama coach Nick Saban — who Kiffin worked for with the Crimson Tide — shares an agent with Kiffin.
Two weeks ago, Saban said on the pregame show that Kiffin’s decision was not fair to Ole Miss’ players and that college football needed people to step up and change the rules to prevent Kiffin’s departure from happening when it did.
Kiffin, meanwhile, said he had been leaning on advice from Saban and former USC and current Las Vegas Raiders coach Pete Carroll as he made his decision to leave Ole Miss. Kiffin has also made claims in the aftermath of taking the LSU job that have been refuted by Ole Miss players and Rebels athletic director Keith Carter.
