Lane Kiffin will represent the LSU Tigers as their new head coach. Now, the salary he will earn after leaving Ole Miss was revealed and there are questions about how his new deal compares to North Carolina‘s Bill Belichick.
Wilson Alexander fof NOLA.com reported that Lane Kiffin will earn $13 million per year at LSU. As for Belichick, CBS News reported he earns $10 million per season in a five-year contract with the first three years being fully guaranteed.
It’s stated that Kiffin signed a seven-year deal, making it a far more lucrative deal than what Belichick has. Also, the size of the programs are very different, but so are the expectations.
LSU will hope Kiffin’s start to his era is better than Belichick’s at UNC
Belichick’s first year at Chapel Hill ended with a 4-8 record and an ACC record of 2-6. The team ended with a three-game losing streak, two of them being by more than two possessions.
Ole Miss, during Lane Kiffin’s last year, ended 11-1 and ended the season with a five-game winning streak. Hence, LSU is hoping that’s the coach the Tigers have, not one than has a losing record.
Lane Kiffin has a very different coaching profile than Belichick
The fact of the matter is that Kiffin and Belichick couldn’t have more different coaching styles. While Belichick is regarded as the best NFL coach of all time, he went on a hiatus to then be appointed as head coach for the Tar Heels.
As for Kiffin, he does have NFL experience as he was a head coach for the Oakland Raiders for two years, but he has plenty of college experience and he is an offensive-minded coach, as opposed to Belichick’s defensive approach.