JaMarcus Russell
Co-Indicators Ex-Coach Lane Kiffin To LSU
… Solely The Finest For Our Faculty!
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JaMarcus Russell is aware of a factor or two about Lane Kiffin and LSU soccer, and the previous primary total decide within the 2007 NFL Draft is pumped to see what the polarizing head coach has in retailer for his alma mater!
TMZ Sports activities chatted it up with Russell and Dwayne Bowe — former star teammates at LSU — about their faculty’s hiring of Kiffin, and each are pumped to see how he makes his mark on one of many nation’s high applications.
Russell, specifically has a novel view of the 50-year-old … since Lane was his head coach in Oakland with the Raiders till Al Davis fired him 4 video games into the 2008 season.
“I was learning to be a professional athlete. He was learning to be a professional coach,” JaMarcus informed us.
“I think if he had some time, it would’ve worked. We didn’t have time to go through stages of years together, but I think he’s done well at the collegiate level with every team he’s been on,” Russell mentioned of his time with Kiffin.
“Hopefully that’s what myself and the rest of the Tiger fans and staff are waiting on to happen [at LSU].”
The 2 have not been in fixed contact through the years, however the males have spoken over texts now and again, and there is completely no unhealthy blood.
As for Bowe, he expects to see outcomes straight away … saying while you get LSU, “You don’t have time.”
“They’re bringing you in for right now,” Dwayne mentioned. “And I think with his coaching ability and the guys that’s there and the support he have from us, the fans, the energy he gonna receive, and just that grittiness that he’s gonna bring back, I think it’s gonna be right now.”
“We got a lot of dogs over there.”
Regardless of all the controversy concerning the huge shakeup with Ole Miss and LSU, followers will nonetheless have to attend 9 months till the Tigers kick off the 2026 season underneath their new head coach.
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Within the meantime, Russell and Bowe are staying busy doing a little bit of teaching themselves … at their All Professional Academy — which they based collectively — with the objective of instructing hopeful NFL gamers “how to be a pro’s pro.”
Take a look at the total interview!