Lane Kiffin shocked over kickoff time vs. Alabama, says SEC doesn't want LSU to win this year

LSU got a rare afternoon game against Alabama in Death Valley When the SEC announced kickoff times for its Nov. 7 games, there was some shock when Alabama vs. LSU was listed as a mid-afternoon game instead of a night game. Count Lane Kiffin amongst those who were surprised by that news. "I never even considered that it wouldn't be at night," Kiffin said when asked about the kickoff time during Wednesday's teleconference. For the last six seasons, the rivalry game between Alabama and LSU has been played at night. For the last time they didn't play at night in Baton Rouge, you'd have to go all the way back to 2010.

"I didn't even think to think about the time," Kiffin said. "I just assumed, especially since the last 16 years, this game has been at night here all the time. I guess that's probably naive of me." The final twist of the knife was that Ole Miss, Kiffin's former employer, got the primetime slot for its home game against Georgia. In the wake of legal battles featuring Kiffin and LSU on one side and the SEC on the other, the LSU coach said it wouldn't shock him if the league office is trying to punish him. "I was joking to [LSU SID Michael Bonnette] earlier, saying obviously the