Sage Steele questions Lane Kiffin's timing after he links Ole Miss recruiting to segregation concerns

Lane Kiffin is no stranger to stirring controversy. 

The former Ole Miss head coach drew attention again this week after floating a theory about diversity efforts that he claimed at times hindered his ability to recruit players during his tenure at Oxford.

In excerpts taken from a wide-ranging interview with Vanity Fair, Kiffin noted that some recruits would tell him, "‘Hey, coach, we really like you. But my grandparents aren’t letting me move to Oxford, Mississippi.’

"That doesn’t come up when you say Baton Rouge...