Lane Kiffin estimated it used to take 11 hours for his family to meet him.
Kiffin lived in Tuscaloosa, where he was the offensive coordinator of Alabama. His three kids lived in Los Angeles, and zigzagged the country to visit him. They flew from Los Angeles to Atlanta (usually) and then to Birmingham and then drove the hour to Tuscaloosa. Even when his family arrived, Kiffin was subject to coach Nick Saban’s long schedule.
“I might as well have been in Maine, because there’s no nonstop flights,” Kiffin said.
This year is different for Kiffin.