Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin criticizes the college football calendar for forcing coaches to manage transfer windows during bowl preparations, comparing it unfavorably to the NFL offseason.
Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin on Tuesday called college football 's current setup 'a dumb system,' and he wasn't referring to the playoff selection process for a change. Kiffin, who has been outspoken about his team and others from the powerhouse Southeastern Conference getting left out of the College Football Playoff, ripped the college calendar that forces many coaches to juggle a transfer window while preparing for bowl games .
It came on the heels of several coaches having to squeeze national signing day into a week of preparation for conference championship games. 'We just try to make the best of the situations,' Kiffin said during a Zoom call for coaches headed to the Gator Bowl.'It really is a dumb system.' Kiffin's comments came after first-year Duke coach Manny Diaz confirmed that starting quarterback Maalik Murphy had entered the transfer portal, leaving Henry Belin or Grayson Loftis to start the Jan. 2 bowl game in Jacksonville. 'Think about what we're talking about or what (Diaz) just had to address: a quarterback going in the portal,' Kiffin said.'Just think about what we're talking about. The season's not over yet, and there's a free-agency window open. 'Just think if the NFL was getting ready for the AFC, NFC playoffs, postseason, and players are in free agency already. It's a really poor system, but we just try to manage the best we can through it, and hopefully someday it'll get fixed.' Kiffin also said his quarterback, senior Jaxson Dart, is planning to play in the Gator Bowl. The 16th-ranked Rebels (9-3), though, could have some other starters opt out. The Blue Devils (9-3) closed the regular season with three consecutive wins to improve their bowl spot, all of them coming after Diaz told his players,'The more we win, the warmer the (postseason) destinatio
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