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Top 10 most hated head coaches in college football heading into 2017

By Zach Bigalke

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KNOXVILLE, TN – OCTOBER 15: Offensive coordinator Lane Kiffin of the Alabama Crimson Tide walks off the field after their 49-10 win over the Tennessee Volunteers at Neyland Stadium on October 15, 2016 in Knoxville, Tennessee. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
KNOXVILLE, TN – OCTOBER 15: Offensive coordinator Lane Kiffin of the Alabama Crimson Tide walks off the field after their 49-10 win over the Tennessee Volunteers at Neyland Stadium on October 15, 2016 in Knoxville, Tennessee. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) /

Any list of the most hated coaches in college football wouldn’t be complete without Lane Kiffin. His successful tenure as Alabama’s offensive coordinator did little to temper people’s opinions about Kiffin. Now that he has returned to the head coaching ranks with Florida Atlantic this season, Kiffin leaps right back up to the top of the list.

His first opportunity to lead a team came in the NFL when Al Davis tabbed Kiffin to lead the Oakland Raiders. Soon run out of town after little more than a season, Kiffin rebounded by landing a plum gig at Tennessee. There Kiffin really began to develop his status as one of college football’s most hated coaches. He accused other SEC coaches of breaking NCAA rules, then burned his bridges by leaving Rocky Top after one season.

That departure was to accept his dream job at USC, where Kiffin was offensive coordinator under Pete Carroll. Kiffin coached the Trojans for three and a half seasons as they negotiated NCAA sanctions from the Carroll era.

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Then he was infamously let go at the airport at Los Angeles International Airport after a 62-41 loss at Arizona State in September 2013. It is likely only a matter of time before Owls fans feel the same ire that developed among both Volunteers and Trojans fans along with the fan bases of opposing teams.

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