As of last night, there was a deal in place for Lane Kiffin to become the next head coach at Florida Atlantic.
As of Saturday morning, it appears the deal is off.
FootballScoop, who broke the news of the two sides’ talking, reported Saturday morning that the talks hit a “stumbling block.” (Full disclosure: I also write for FootballScoop.)
ESPN’s Kirk Herbstreit corroborated that report on SportsCenter.
Lane Kiffin had deal in place for head-coaching job w/unidentified school but negotiations have broken down @KirkHerbstreit reports
— Brett McMurphy (@Brett_McMurphy) December 10, 2016
Herbstreit went as far as saying Kiffin, back in Tuscaloosa, was back on the market pursuing offensive coordinator jobs. That would be good news for LSU, who has placed him as their top target to serve as Ed Orgeron‘s offensive coordinator.