In an interview with ESPN’s Heather Dinich, the Ole Miss head coach questioned whether conference champions like Clemson deserve automatic spots in the expanded College Football Playoff. Kiffin claimed another coach told him they’d rather see Clemson on their schedule every week than face SEC teams week in and week out.

The Tigers (10-4) made the 12-team CFP last year as the ACC’s automatic bid after beating SMU in the league championship game in Charlotte. Clemson was the lowest seed in the field (No. 12) and lost a first-round game at No. 5 Texas.

It's already July, but here's how Ole Miss football coach Lane Kiffin is approaching the search to replace two key members of his staff.