Lane Kiffin’s personal life is back in the spotlight after a Vanity Fair excerpt from John Talty’s book, Lane Being Lane, sent the college football world buzzing this week.
The line that grabbed everyone first was blunt: “Keep Him Away From the Sorority Girls”. According to the excerpt, Nick Saban once told staff to keep Kiffin away from sorority girls and also wanted to make sure the girls had graduated or were working a job.
The passage also paints a picture of Kiffin’s behavior during his time working under Saban. A staffer reportedly had to go retrieve a golf cart Kiffin left at a bar, and one of his friends believed he would “Drink himself to death.”
Kiffin’s off-field issues have long been tied to the end of his marriage to Layla Kiffin. The two split in 2016 after 12 years of marriage, initially announcing their separation in February 2016 shortly after Alabama won a national championship.
Layla filed for divorce in Los Angeles in March 2016, citing irreconcilable differences. The former couple sought joint legal and primary physical custody of their three children: Landry, Presley, and Knox.
Kiffin and Layla later rekindled their relationship after spending nearly a decade apart. Kiffin also got sober in 2021, marking a major personal change.
Hints of the reunion started surfacing on social media, including a holiday family photo Lane posted with Layla that set off speculation among fans. He later appeared to confirm things further by sharing an Instagram story celebrating a “one-year anniversary” with Layla. He also thanked her for “being my rock” and said he was fine with sharing his success with the mother of his children.
Layla and their son Knox moved to Oxford, Mississippi, to join in the family and football life there. When Kiffin took the LSU Tigers Football head coaching job, Layla stood beside him at the introductory press conference. Today, they’re operating as a team.
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