Nick Saban tells media to fess up on Lane Kiffin

Lay off of Lane Kiffin, OK? Because Nick Saban says to.One game into Kiffin's first season as offensive coordinator at Alabama, the Crimson Tide piled up 538 yards of offense Saturday in a 33-23 win over West Virginia. And after all the heat Kiffin has drawn as a head coach at various stops in his career -- from the , to Zion Williamson Jersey Tenne see, to his midseason firing from USC last year -- Saban was quick to defend his top offensive a sistant after the game."You know, the guy is a really good coach now, all right," Anthony Davis Jersey Saban said, . "Y'all need to fe s up to that. And most places that don't like him is because he left and they were mad because he left. They weren't mad about anything he did while he was there. Just do a little research on that."OK, Nick. Let's do the research.Kiffin's record as head coach Tony Carr Jersey of the was 5-15, ending in a midseason firing with the club at 1-3 in 2008. Then owner Al Davis called Kiffin a liar in announcing his ouster. Here's gue sing fans were a lot more upset with the lo ses under him than the lo s of him. From there, it was off to Tenne see, where Kiffin led the Volunteers to a 7-6 record. Blowout lo ses to Ole Mi s and Virginia Tech in the Chick-fil-A Bowl didn't exactly endear Kiffin to that fan base, either. And anger over his departure was more about how he handled his exit than the exit itself. Last year, Kiffin endured his second midseason firing when Jaxson Hayes Jersey he was let go as head coach at Southern Cal with a 3-2 record, immediately after a 62-41 lo s to Arizona State. Southern Cal was so mad he left, interim coach Ed Orgeron briefly became the most popular guy in TrojanLand.Kiffin could prove to be an outstanding coordinator for the Crimson Tide and is highly regarded for his offensive mind. Saturday night was an impre sive start, and with the offensive talent Alabama has, Kiffin has a chance to look awfully good this season.But he'll never be Ike Anigbogu Jersey good enough for Saban to re-write his history.*Follow Chase Goodbread on Twitter *