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Alabama Says Lane Kiffin Will Not Coach During the National Championship
Alabama football head coach Nick Saban announced earlier today that Lane Kiffin will not be the Tide's offensive coordinator for the National Championship on January 9th.
Former Washington and USC coach Steve Sarkisian will step into his new roll a season early in the re-match between Alabama and Clemson.
Kiffin will immediately start his new position as head coach of the Florida-Atlantic Owls.
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