Ole Miss HC Lane Kiffin makes wild accusation about Alabama defense

Alabama is playing musical chairs at quarterback and now may be taking the same approach with the coaching staff. Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin floated a wild theory that the Crimson Tide have secretly demoted defensive coordinator Kevin Steele while revealing that his team is preparing for cornerbacks coach Travaris Robinson to call plays. 

“We’ve been against Kevin a number of times," Kiffin remarked on Sept. 17, per On3.com's Ben Garrett. "Worked with him at Alabama and against him at Auburn and LSU. There seems like there’s been a change there. 

"I don’t know what happened after the Texas game, but our guys watching the TV copy and schematically in this last game, certainly seems like T-Rob’s now calling the defense," Kiffin continued. "We played him before at South Carolina, so we’re preparing accordingly for him calling the defense. He’s done a good job, too, and they’ve got really good players.”

Is this a calculated move by Kiffin to poke the Bama bear?

Few coaches are familiar with Nick Saban quite like Kiffin, who served as Alabama's offensive coordinator from 2014 through 2017. It is fair to wonder if Kiffin is attempting to poke the bear by creating headlines or if the Ole Miss head coach truly believes there has been a shake-up on the Crimson Tide coaching staff.