Lane Kiffin under fire after wanting to turn back the clock on college football

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Lane Kiffin is still getting adjusted to being in Baton Rouge. The new LSU Tigers football coach, coming off his first spring practice session, had many takeaways about the state of the program.

One of the biggest was not having enough personnel on hand. Kiffin openly called for college football to revert to two transfer portal windows, which was a contributing factor to his success at Ole Miss. However, most coaches aren't okay with the shuffle of players in and out right after the annual spring game.

“I’ve been very open about that. I wish there was another (portal window),” Kiffin told reporters recently. “I’ve talked to other coaches about that, and coaches that have been somewhere 2-3 years feel differently because they like that they have their whole roster. … But in your first year, yeah, I don’t think many coaches would say that, but if they were honest, they’d probably say they wished there was (another) one.”

This comes after the NCAA did away with a second portal window with zero intentions of bringing it back. The single period happened Jan. 2-16 and didn't lead to unnecessary transactions. While players can't move around like they used to before the start of the season, having stability is key for coaches.