Wilson Alexander of The Advocate reported that won't be the case for much longer, as Orgeron's final buyout payment of $426,000 will be paid out on Dec. 15. Still, LSU is paying out quite a significant amount of money for its coaching situation following its 7-5 season.

“Actually, we were going by Tiger Stadium, and I called one person,” Kiffin said. “I called (former LSU coach) Ed Orgeron. And I said, ‘Hey, man. All I can do - this place just makes me want to talk like you right now.’

Lane Kiffin said he could feel the “power” of LSU as soon as he arrived in Baton Rouge on Sunday night, to the point he was “channeling” former coach Ed Orgeron as they drove by Tiger Stadium. Kiffin described being blown away by everything after he arrived at LSU’s campus following officially announcing that he would be taking over as head coach of the football program,

This article was originally published on www.si.com as Lane Kiffin Says Driving Past Death Valley Made Him Want to Talk Like Ed Orgeron.

Both Orgeron and Kiffin served as head coaches at Ole Miss and USC, and Kiffin completed the circle on Sunday by accepting the post at LSU.

After a great deal of drama, Lane Kiffin was introduced as LSU's new coach Dec. 1. Here's what the former Ole Miss head coach had to say.

“Lane Kiffin will win a national championship in Baton Rouge,” ESPN Insider Paul Finebaum said Sunday morning on “SportsCenter.” Kiffin, 50, accepted a reported 7-year, $98 million offer to take over at SEC rival LSU.