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Lane Kiffin says he nearly took the Arkansas job. Where would that have left the Vols in 2008?

Lane Kiffin seems to stay in the headlines of college football these days. The former Tennessee head coach seems to be having the time of his life at FAU in the low pressure, laid back Boca Raton atmosphere.

Kiffin has been pretty forthcoming around the country during various radio interviews. His latest appearance came on the Bo Mattingly sports talk show. He dropped an interesting nugget for us to discuss, saying that he nearly took the Arkansas job. Here’s the quote from footballscoop.com.

Mattingly: “When we’ve followed your career over the years here in Arkansas, there’s been a few times when your name has popped up for the Arkansas job.