Lane Kiffin Responds to Article Comparing Donald Trump, USC Firings

Florida Atlantic head football coach Lane Kiffin responded to social media buzz Friday comparing his 2013 exit from USC to Friday's announcement by President Donald Trump that General John F. Kelly would replace Reince Priebus as the White House Chief of Staff. 

Kiffin tweeted a link to a Fansided article comparing the two firings, adding the hashtag "#Feel4U":

The former Trojans head coach was fired at the airport when the team arrived back from a 62-41 loss at Arizona State four years ago. Billy Witz of the New York Times noted he was called off the team bus before the return trip to campus around 3 a.m. local time and informed of the program's decision.

In January 2016, Kiffin called that moment the "lowest point" of his career and said he was completely unaware of the impending termination, per Dennis Dodd of CBS Sports.

"I had no idea at all," he said. "It totally caught me off guard. I got off the plane. I put my bag on the bus. I was going to sleep at the facility. Someone came and said, 'Pat wants to see you.' I left my briefcase on the bus."

Fast forward to Friday, when Politico's Josh Gerstein (via Kenneth Vogel of the New York Times) reported the vehicle Priebus was in got left on the Joint Base Andrews tarmac after the president's motorcade left:

After his bizarre final moments as USC's head coach, Kiffin went on to spend three years on Alabama's offensive coordinator before accepting the FAU job in December.