Looks like y'all may have signed a good one...We will see. He has a lot of back up roles and the only HC was in the pros was not so hot, but it was the Raiders. Maybe he can bring UT back soon and it will not take you 4 or 5 coaches to get it right like us.
Taken from Oakland Raiders website:
Lane Kiffin is in his second year as head coach of The Oakland Raiders. Kiffin is the 16th head coach in franchise history. With his appointment by Raiders Owner Al Davis in January 2007at age 31, Kiffin became the youngest head coach in modern NFL history. Now 33, Kiffin is still the youngest head coach in the NFL and is also the youngest head coach in Raider history. Pro Football Hall of Fame Coach John Madden was 32 when he was elevated to the head post by Davis in 1969.
In his first year as head coach in 2007, the Silver and Black went 4-12 and ranked sixth in the NFL in rushing, averaging 130.4 yards per game. The Raiders offense also ranked sixth in the AFC in average rushing yards per attempt (4.1) and produced a 1,000-yard rusher in Justin Fargas (1,009). In addition during 2007, Zach Miller led all rookie tight ends in receptions and ranked fourth in the NFL among all first-year pass catchers with 44. Punter Shane Lechler led the NFL in punting en route to a Pro Bowl spot.
Before joining the Silver and Black, Kiffin presided over the vaunted offensive attack at the University of Southern California that featured a long, medium and short-range passing game coupled with a power running attack. His tutoring helped the Trojans capture back-to-back National College Football Championships in 2003 and 2004. Kiffins play-calling, structure and offensive design helped the Trojans produce two HeismanTrophy winners: Reggie Bush in 2005 and Matt Leinart in 2004.
Kiffin completed his sixth year at USC in 2006. He joined the Trojan staff in 2001, handling the tight ends and coached wide receivers from 2002-03. In 2004, he added the responsibility of passing game coordinator in addition to coaching wide receivers.
In 2005, he was promoted to offensive and recruiting coordinator while continuing as the wide receivers coach. In Kiffins three years as recruiting coordinator at USC, the Trojans had the No. 1-ranked recruiting class in college football every year. Under Kiffins leadership in 2006, the Trojans finished first in the Pac-10 in passing efficiency
by averaging 142.8 yards per game, produced two, 1,000-yard receivers (Dwayne Jarrett 1,105, Steve Smith 1,083) and a 3,000-yard passer (John David Booty 3,347).
In 2005, Kiffin was named one of the nations top-25 recruiters and served as offensive coordinator of an offense that ranked in the top six nationally in every offensive category including first in total offense (579.8 yards per game), second in scoring offense (49.1) and set Pac-10 records for total yardage, first downs, points scored, touchdowns and PATs. The Trojans, who scored 50 points a school-record seven times, won games by an average of 26.2 points. Kiffins play-calling and offensive design enabled Bush to capture the 2005 Heisman and the Trojans to become the first school to have a 3,000-yard passer (Leinart 3,815), a pair of 1,000-yard runners (Bush 1,777, LenDale White 1,319) and a 1,000-yard receiver (Jarrett 1,274) in a season.
In 2004, Kiffin coached on a staff that led Southern California to its second straight National Championship. He was in charge of a passing attack that helped Leinart win the Heisman Trophy with 3,322 yards passing and 33 touchdowns.
He also mentored the Trojan wide receivers including Tennessees Mike Williams, a consensus All-American first teamer and a finalist for the Biletnikoff Award in 2003, who set Southern California career (30) and season (16) touchdown reception records. Kiffin also coached Denvers Keary Colbert, who set the Southern California career reception record (207) and was a NFL second round pick and Jarrett, whos in his second season with Carolina.
In 2002, Kiffin coached the Southern California wide receivers that included Williams, who was Freshman All-American first team and the Pac-10 Freshman of the Year, and Colbert, who combined with Williams to become Southern Californias first pair of 1,000-yard receivers. He also coached Kareem Kelly, who was the Trojans career reception leader during 2002 and a2003 sixth round NFL Draft pick by New Orleans. With Kiffin on the coaching staff, Southern California played in the 2001 Las Vegas Bowl, 2003 Orange Bowl, 2004 Rose Bowl, 2005 Orange Bowl (BCS Championship Game) and 2006 Rose Bowl (BCS Championship Game) and the 2007 Rose Bowl.
Kiffin was the defensive quality control coach for the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2000 (he worked with the secondary). He began his coaching career at Fresno State, his alma mater, where for two seasons (1997-98) he worked with the quarterbacks, wide receivers and defensive backs. He then was an assistant at Colorado State in 1999, working with the offensive line. The Rams played in the Liberty Bowl that season. Kiffin was a quarterback at Fresno State for three seasons (1994-96), where his position coach was current University of California Head Coach Jeff Tedford. He earned his bachelors degree from Fresno State in 1998. He prepped at Bloomington (Minn.) Jefferson High, where he played football, basketball and baseball.
He was born May 9, 1975 in Bloomington, Minn. His wifes name is Layla. They have two daughters: Landry, 3 and Pressley, 1. His father, Monte, is the defensive coordinator of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The elder Kiffin, a longtime NFL and collegiate assistant coach, served as North Carolina States head coach in the early 1980s. His brother, Chris, was a defensive lineman at Colorado State (2001-04) and is currently an assistant coach at the University of Mississippi.
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Taken from Oakland Raiders website:
Lane Kiffin is in his second year as head coach of The Oakland Raiders. Kiffin is the 16th head coach in franchise history. With his appointment by Raiders Owner Al Davis in January 2007at age 31, Kiffin became the youngest head coach in modern NFL history. Now 33, Kiffin is still the youngest head coach in the NFL and is also the youngest head coach in Raider history. Pro Football Hall of Fame Coach John Madden was 32 when he was elevated to the head post by Davis in 1969.
In his first year as head coach in 2007, the Silver and Black went 4-12 and ranked sixth in the NFL in rushing, averaging 130.4 yards per game. The Raiders offense also ranked sixth in the AFC in average rushing yards per attempt (4.1) and produced a 1,000-yard rusher in Justin Fargas (1,009). In addition during 2007, Zach Miller led all rookie tight ends in receptions and ranked fourth in the NFL among all first-year pass catchers with 44. Punter Shane Lechler led the NFL in punting en route to a Pro Bowl spot.
Before joining the Silver and Black, Kiffin presided over the vaunted offensive attack at the University of Southern California that featured a long, medium and short-range passing game coupled with a power running attack. His tutoring helped the Trojans capture back-to-back National College Football Championships in 2003 and 2004. Kiffins play-calling, structure and offensive design helped the Trojans produce two HeismanTrophy winners: Reggie Bush in 2005 and Matt Leinart in 2004.
Kiffin completed his sixth year at USC in 2006. He joined the Trojan staff in 2001, handling the tight ends and coached wide receivers from 2002-03. In 2004, he added the responsibility of passing game coordinator in addition to coaching wide receivers.
In 2005, he was promoted to offensive and recruiting coordinator while continuing as the wide receivers coach. In Kiffins three years as recruiting coordinator at USC, the Trojans had the No. 1-ranked recruiting class in college football every year. Under Kiffins leadership in 2006, the Trojans finished first in the Pac-10 in passing efficiency
by averaging 142.8 yards per game, produced two, 1,000-yard receivers (Dwayne Jarrett 1,105, Steve Smith 1,083) and a 3,000-yard passer (John David Booty 3,347).
In 2005, Kiffin was named one of the nations top-25 recruiters and served as offensive coordinator of an offense that ranked in the top six nationally in every offensive category including first in total offense (579.8 yards per game), second in scoring offense (49.1) and set Pac-10 records for total yardage, first downs, points scored, touchdowns and PATs. The Trojans, who scored 50 points a school-record seven times, won games by an average of 26.2 points. Kiffins play-calling and offensive design enabled Bush to capture the 2005 Heisman and the Trojans to become the first school to have a 3,000-yard passer (Leinart 3,815), a pair of 1,000-yard runners (Bush 1,777, LenDale White 1,319) and a 1,000-yard receiver (Jarrett 1,274) in a season.
In 2004, Kiffin coached on a staff that led Southern California to its second straight National Championship. He was in charge of a passing attack that helped Leinart win the Heisman Trophy with 3,322 yards passing and 33 touchdowns.
He also mentored the Trojan wide receivers including Tennessees Mike Williams, a consensus All-American first teamer and a finalist for the Biletnikoff Award in 2003, who set Southern California career (30) and season (16) touchdown reception records. Kiffin also coached Denvers Keary Colbert, who set the Southern California career reception record (207) and was a NFL second round pick and Jarrett, whos in his second season with Carolina.
In 2002, Kiffin coached the Southern California wide receivers that included Williams, who was Freshman All-American first team and the Pac-10 Freshman of the Year, and Colbert, who combined with Williams to become Southern Californias first pair of 1,000-yard receivers. He also coached Kareem Kelly, who was the Trojans career reception leader during 2002 and a2003 sixth round NFL Draft pick by New Orleans. With Kiffin on the coaching staff, Southern California played in the 2001 Las Vegas Bowl, 2003 Orange Bowl, 2004 Rose Bowl, 2005 Orange Bowl (BCS Championship Game) and 2006 Rose Bowl (BCS Championship Game) and the 2007 Rose Bowl.
Kiffin was the defensive quality control coach for the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2000 (he worked with the secondary). He began his coaching career at Fresno State, his alma mater, where for two seasons (1997-98) he worked with the quarterbacks, wide receivers and defensive backs. He then was an assistant at Colorado State in 1999, working with the offensive line. The Rams played in the Liberty Bowl that season. Kiffin was a quarterback at Fresno State for three seasons (1994-96), where his position coach was current University of California Head Coach Jeff Tedford. He earned his bachelors degree from Fresno State in 1998. He prepped at Bloomington (Minn.) Jefferson High, where he played football, basketball and baseball.
He was born May 9, 1975 in Bloomington, Minn. His wifes name is Layla. They have two daughters: Landry, 3 and Pressley, 1. His father, Monte, is the defensive coordinator of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The elder Kiffin, a longtime NFL and collegiate assistant coach, served as North Carolina States head coach in the early 1980s. His brother, Chris, was a defensive lineman at Colorado State (2001-04) and is currently an assistant coach at the University of Mississippi.
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