open mike Mike Vaccaro LSU is home for every bit of college sports zaniness — and Lane Kiffin is only the beginning By Mike Vaccaro Published Sep. 5, 2026, 11:00 a.m. ET LSU coach Lane Kiffin is once again making headlines. University Images via Getty Imag There are times my wife meets people who recognize my name and know what I do for a living, and invariably the first question posed is this:
This weekend marks 34 years since I sidled up to her in the newsroom at the Northwest Arkansas Times in Fayetteville, Ark. I was the paper’s sports editor. She was a rookie general assignment reporter. I was drawn by the fetching purple dress.
