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An oral history of Lane Kiffin's firing on the tarmac 10 years ago

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For as long as there's been college football, coaches have been getting fired. The annual discussions about who's on the hot seat is as much a part of the game as a depth chart. But in the history of the sport -- perhaps the history of employment -- only one man's termination is universally recalled with just a single word: "Tarmac."

It's been 10 years since Lane Kiffin was fired as USC's coach, supposedly on the tarmac at LAX. The truth of what happened in the early-morning hours of Sept. 29, 2013, is, like so many things with Kiffin, a bit more complicated.