He has laid waste to every program where he’s been a HC until FAU, and has the distinction as the only coach to begin a season as #1 then end the season unranked. Still, I bet he can recruit. Erroneous statement. I had the same opinion as you about him until I dug a little deeper into once I felt Ole Miss might actually hire him. Hard to say he wrecked Oakland when their previous 2 seasons before Kiffin they went 4-12 and 2-14 and hadn't had a winning record in 7 years. Tennessee was NOT laid waste when he left there. He got them two top 10 recruiting classes and had a winning record as HC there. Derek Dooley is who came in and wrecked it all, going 6-7, 5-7, and 5-7. USC wrecked itself before he even got there and they received their 2 year bowl ban and loss of 30 scholarships the summer before his first season, yet despite all that he still had a winning record, going 8-5, 10-2, and 3-2. His three recruiting classes while there were ranked 4th, 1st, and 8th nationally.