NCAA: Kiffin not compliant at Tennessee

By Ted Miller

 

Pause for a moment and recall the worst relationship of your life. It's probably hard to remember why you came together -- the attraction was superficial, right? -- because the toxic outcome ended up redacting any fleeting, happy moments.

 

Speaking of redacting, USC received a notice of allegations today from the NCAA regarding Lane Kiffin's tenure as coach at Tennessee.

 

The NCAA alleges that Lane Kiffin, while at Tennessee, "failed to promote an atmosphere for compliance."And speaking of bad relationships, how many proved as toxic -- and lingeringly so -- as Kiffin and Tennessee?

 

Here's the short analysis of the 26-page document: Tennessee has successfully thrown Kiffin under the bus, and USC fans should be concerned because Kiffin apparently didn't make it very difficult.

 

There are three central allegations: