Lane Kiffin Fan Day Press Conference Recap

It’s Lane Kiffin’s turn to talk to the press on Alabama fan day and it might be the only time we hear from him all year long.

Lane Kiffin on replacing Amari Cooper

Lane Kiffin on replacing Amari: "Calvin Ridley has shown some elite talent."
— Rick Karle WVTM 13 (@RickKarle) August 9, 2015

Clearly you can’t have an Amari Cooper every year, but there are guys that Lane Kiffin is excited about.

Kiffin on Calvin Ridley: Shown elite talent.
— Bama247 (@Bama_247) August 9, 2015

Kiffin says he is encouraged by Daylon Charlot and Calvin Ridley's talent shown in practice.
— Tide 100.9 (@Tide1009) August 9, 2015

Kiffin says WR Calvin Ridley has shown some "elite talent."
Said he could be a good one if he does the little things right.
— Marq Burnett (@Marq_Burnett) August 9, 2015

One guy really stands out among all the others in Lane Kiffin’s eyes though.

Lane Kiffin echoes what I've been saying since spring: I expect ArDarius Stewart to be the the top wide receiver this year.
— Aaron Suttles (@AaronSuttles) August 9, 2015

Pretty interesting that Kiffin called ArDarius Stewart "probably the most talented guy we've got" at WR.
— Cecil Hurt (@CecilHurt) August 9, 2015

OJ Howard is also getting a lot of praise.

O.J. Howard could be a big part of the offense this season. Kiffin said he is one of the hardest workers on the team.
— Marq Burnett (@Marq_Burnett) August 9, 2015

Clearly Lane Kiffin expects tight end O.J. Howard to be a big part of the passing game this season.
— John Zenor (@jzenor) August 9, 2015

Lane Kiffin on OJ Howard: "Like Amari Cooper, he's an extremely hard worker."
— Rick Karle WVTM 13 (@RickKarle) August 9, 2015

Lane Kiffin on the quarterback situation; he echos much of what Nick Saban said.

Lane Kiffin says the QB competition is "wide open." Can't really adapt offense yet because not know who it will be,
— BamaCentral (@BamaCentral) August 9, 2015

Lane Kiffin Sunday morning:
"The QB's will decide who wins the job, not me."
— Rick Karle WVTM 13 (@RickKarle) August 9, 2015

Kiffin: “It’s not little league where everybody gets touches.” Says the best guy gets the ball, even if it’s lopsided.
— Alex Scarborough (@AlexS_ESPN) August 9, 2015

Kiffin says he will tailor the offense around whoever wins the QB competition and points to last year as an example of that.

Kiffin: We changed our approach for Blake Sims, who made us better. We base the system around our players.
— BamaCentral (@BamaCentral) August 9, 2015

He also talks about Jacob Coker and the expectations put on him early last year by the fans and media.

Lane Kiffin: There was probably too much put on Jake Coker right away. Didn't go through spring last year.
— BamaCentral (@BamaCentral) August 9, 2015

For everyone who wanted Lane Kiffin to run the ball more last year.

"We want to be tough and physical, we want to run the ball" ~Lane Kiffin on identity of the offense
— The Game Ryan Fowler (@TheGAMEon1009) August 9, 2015

Kiffin on offers he got on other jobs last year or this offseason.

Kiffin on staying at Bama: "I just really felt that we had done so many good things in Year One, but this chapter isn't over yet."
— John Zenor (@jzenor) August 9, 2015

Lane Kiffin: Last year went well, but was like his freshman season with Saban. Has more to do at Alabama.
— BamaCentral (@BamaCentral) August 9, 2015

Kiffin said he feels like a sophomore now after being a freshman last year.
— Marq Burnett (@Marq_Burnett) August 9, 2015

Lane Kiffin did great with his press conference; I really wish we’d get to hear more from him this year, but that’s not Saban’s way.

Kiffin’s take on the quarterback situation makes it even more clear that even though I’m sure the coaches have a front runner in mind nothing is set in stone yet. It continues to make me thing that we will see multiple QBs for the first few games of Alabama’s season until one truly wins the job, much like last year.

Next up is Kirby Smart.

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