The first two games of the 2017 season have been a foreign adventure for Florida Atlantic coach Lane Kiffin.
For the first time in his coaching career, Kiffin isn’t calling plays on offense. He isn’t focused on the quarterbacks. He didn’t install his own playbook. Those responsibilities have fallen to offensive coordinator Kendal Briles, who brought Baylor’s offensive system to Boca Raton.
So Kiffin, who has made a reputation tailoring offenses to specific quarterbacks and a living as one of college football’s best play-callers, is left more uninvolved on game days.
“It’s tough,” Kiffin said.