Kiffin: LSU's 'diversity' recruiting edge vs. Rebe...
Key takeaways
- Kiffin discussed the concerns in a recent article in Vanity Fair.
- "[They would say], 'Hey, coach, we really like you.
- According to the article, Kiffin clarified his remark one day later: "I just hope [my comment] comes across respectful to Ole Miss....
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Kiffin discussed the concerns in a recent article in Vanity Fair.
"[They would say], 'Hey, coach, we really like you. But my grandparents aren't letting me move to Oxford, Mississippi,'" Kiffin said, according to the magazine. "That doesn't come up when you say Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Parents were sitting here this weekend saying the campus' diversity feels so great: 'It feels like there's no segregation. And we want that for our kid because that's the real world.'"
According to the article, Kiffin clarified his remark one day later: "I just hope [my comment] comes across respectful to Ole Miss.... There are some things that I'm saying that are factual, they're not shots."