Lane Kiffin Almost Took Job at Arkansas Earlier in Career

Lane Kiffin revealed on Tuesday that he once nearly accepted an offer to become the head coach of the Arkansas Razorbacks.  

"Without giving too much detail, I was very close to becoming the head coach at Arkansas at one point in time," he said on Sports Talk with Bo Mattingly. 

The Razorbacks had an opening after they fired Bret Bielema in November. However, Kiffin was never a candidate for the job, and Arkansas ultimately hired SMU's Chad Morris to lead the program. 

The only real link that exists between the two parties dates back to 2007, when Kiffin was in his first year as head coach of the Oakland Raiders. 

Following his ouster in 2008, the New York Times reported former owner Al Davis was "angered" by Kiffin's interest in the Arkansas job after it opened up in late 2007. 

Kiffin later went on to coach at Tennessee (2009) and USC (2010-2013) before landing a gig on Nick Saban's staff at Alabama from 2014 to 2016. 

Following three seasons with the Crimson Tide, Kiffin accepted the head coaching position at Florida Atlantic. 

During his first year at the helm, FAU went 11-3 and scored its first bowl win since 2008.