Tulane 's Jon Sumrall has become the clear top target for Florida, although he's also on the radar for both Ole Miss and LSU as a potential backup option depending on what happens with Kiffin. Sumrall plans to make a final decision regarding his future Sunday.

A circus-like environment surrounds Lane Kiffin’s pending decision on returning to Ole Miss or taking a job elsewhere. The Rebels could face UGA in SEC title game.

Kiffin's tenure in Oakland was filled with tension between Kiffin and Davis, nearly instantly. Ahead of the 2007 NFL Draft, Kiffin apparently begged Davis to select receiver Calvin Johnson. Davis picked quarterback JaMarcus Russell instead, and the former LSU quarterback is regarded as one of the biggest busts in NFL history.

“My two calls will be the closest to that advice to what my dad would say to do in these things, and that will be coach (Pete) Carroll and coach (Nick) Saban. “Kind of wish my dad was here.” Lane Kiffin, of course, was Saban’s offensive coordinator at Alabama after he served under Carroll at USC.

ESPN analyst Paul Finebaum once compared him to Miley Cyrus and the late Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis called him a “flat-out liar.’’

Back in Week 1, when Alabama got blindsided by unranked Florida State, Crimson Tide fans were screaming for Kalen DeBoer’s headset before the fourth quarter even cooled off. Fast-forward nine wins later, and the same guy they wanted run out of Tuscaloosa is suddenly a top contender for one of the biggest jobs on the board: Penn State.

Lane Kiffin has many options of where to coach next, but could Alabama really be an option for the Ole Miss head coach?

Plus, will CFP playoff expansion really solve the problems of win-now or bust leading to high coaching turnover?