Paul Finebaum calls Lane Kiffin ’51-year-old man behaving like a 16-year-old’

In the midst of the SEC's ongoing legal battles with LSU over the eligibility of former professional athletes returning to college athletics, Paul Finebaum called commissioner Greg Sankey a "hero" for preserving "the integrity" of the conference.

As for LSU coach Lane Kiffin? The ESPN college football analyst was far less complimentary, whom he recently described his professional relationship with the ex-Mississippi coach as one with "an ex-girlfriend."

"We can all wrap our arms around Lane Kiffin and say he's lovable and he's a great coach. But in the end, he's a child. He's a 51-year-old man behaving like a 16-year-old."

Finebaum's selected words to describe Kiffin follow in line with his tone on this week's episode of the "College Football Unfiltered" podcast with USA TODAY Sports' Blake Toppmeyer.

“Kiffin is the enfant terrible of college football," Finebaum said on the "College Football Unfiltered" podcast.

Despite getting being granted a preliminary injunction by a Louisiana judge on Thursday, Sept. 3 to roster both Dae'Quan Wright and Zxavian Harris, LSU ultimately opted against that late Friday, Sept. 4 to not add both of the former Mississippi players who were waived by NFL teams — for now.

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