TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) – Lane Kiffin is back for Year 2 as Alabama’s offensive coordinator, despite being up for at least one NFL job.
Kiffin faces a much different challenge this year with another search for a starting quarterback and no Amari Cooper, but for the Crimson Tide just having him back is good news.
Reportedly a candidate for the San Francisco 49ers’ offensive coordinator job, Kiffin stuck with coach Nick Saban and the Tide.
“The calls that come, obviously you’re going to listen to them,” he said Sunday at Alabama’s media day. “I just really felt that we had done so many good things in Year 1, but this chapter wasn’t over yet. There’s still so many things to learn from Coach.
“Just going into the offseason, it’s kind of like being a freshman. I’ve said that to one of our coaches. I feel like a sophomore now where last year you’re a freshman just trying to figure it out, trying to get the scripts ready, get to practice and stuff. Now you really start to understand how and why he does it and why it’s so successful.”