To rescue a dormant program, Florida Atlantic football coach Lane Kiffin simply looked at a Conference USA rival.
At FAU, Kiffin has adopted an aggressive strategy of courting and accepting transfers that either signed with or played for a Power Five program in the past. It’s an approach he credits Western Kentucky for proving it can work in Conference USA.
The Hilltoppers have won the league championship in each of the past two seasons.
“‘Well, who’s done really well over time in the conference? What’s really been their plan?