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Kiffin brings star power to Conference USA

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IRVING, Texas — Lane Kiffin was succinct and candid right off the bat.

“Well, obviously it’s different,” he said when asked Thursday to compare his experience at Conference USA Media Days to other functions he’s attended throughout his career.

Kiffin, getting set to begin his first season as head coach at Florida Atlantic, has become one of the more polarizing and intriguing figures in college football. He’s been a head coach at Southern Cal and Tennessee. Before that, he was the Oakland Raiders’ head coach for 20 games in 2007-08.