Shots have been fired and now, the game begins.
On Monday, Lane Kiffin took the podium as the newest head coach for the University of Mississippi.
It came off him delivering Florida Atlantic University to a Conference USA championship and for much of his presser, it seemed as though he had matured a lot.
The 44-year-old made hand gestures and said certain terms that reminded people of his former boss, Nick Saban, at the University of Alabama. Kiffin constantly reflected on how much he learned from Saban in his three years (2014-16) as offensive coordinator, but was his ride through FAU (2017-19) and return to the Southeastern Conference part of a hidden plot?