Two years ago, Lane Kiffin entered his first spring practice as the offensive coordinator at Alabama as college football's biggest mystery.
He was an outcast after not living up to expectations at his dream job as the head coach of the USC Trojans.
He was the new fling in college football's version of the odd couple after agreeing to take over the offense under head coach Nick Saban—the most successful college coach in a generation.
Two seasons, two SEC titles and one national championship later, Kiffin is on the brink of becoming the next big thing on the head coaching circuit for the second time this decade.