Fourth and Dumb

As if we really needed one.

In the whirlwind of Kiffy’s hiring by USC, he had to make some quick decisions regarding assistants. Understandably, not all could come with him, as some of the USC staff know Lane and have PAC-10 and team knowledge he’d want to retain. One guy left out in the cold was David Reaves, the WR coach for Tennessee under Kiffin.

Reaves learned of Kiffy’s departure, and his joblessness, the way the rest of us did: at Kiffy’s hastily called news conference.

The difference? Reaves is also Kiffy’s brother-in-law, sibling to his bikini-model wife Layla (and son of former Gator great John Reaves). You’d think at least sissy-poo could have given him a text or something as a heads-up, right?

When Derek Dooley got hired, he didn’t have any room for Reaves, leaving him out of work at a time when other programs have finished their hiring and firing. Don’t feel too bad for the guy, though: he still has to get paid his $150k salary, which is almost as much as CC English profs make. But still, I can imagine some awkwardness at the buffet line at the Thanksgiving dinner.