Breiden Fehoko Urges Lane Kiffin to Fire Inner Circle as LSU Faces 50% SEC Fine Threat
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Updated · Yahoo Sports · Sep 1
Breiden Fehoko Urges Lane Kiffin to Fire Inner Circle as LSU Faces 50% SEC Fine Threat
2 articles · Updated · Yahoo Sports · Sep 1
Summary
Breiden Fehoko said Lane Kiffin should fire advisers who keep telling him he is "doing all the right things" as LSU's roster fight deepened days before Week 1.
The backlash centers on LSU using a Louisiana judge's temporary restraining order to add former NFL players Dae'Quan Wright and Zxavian Harris, while ex-Notre Dame edge Junior Tuihalamaka is also practicing with the Tigers.
Fehoko said Kiffin "thrives around negativity" and courts attention, arguing the coach's circle has failed to check behavior that has again made him college football's top lightning rod.
The SEC has strongly opposed the move and is weighing penalties including a suspension, loss of league voting rights or a fine worth up to 50% of the sport's annual budget.
A Louisiana courtroom is set to hear the matter on Thursday, leaving Kiffin's first LSU game against Clemson overshadowed by an eligibility and governance showdown.