Lane Kiffin says decision to walk out on Ole Miss for LSU was ‘excruciating’

• Coach's move has attracted widespread criticism

• Kiffin will earn $4m more a year with Tigers

• LSU will pay Kiffin for any Ole Miss playoff success

LSU coach Lane Kiffin vowed on Monday to make his new team the best program in all of college football" after walking away from playoff-bound Ole Miss.

Kiffin said that he tried hard to convince Ole Miss officials to let him coach the Rebels in the postseason, but the school wouldn't let him stay on the job once he committed to LSU, a move that has led to widespread criticism of Kiffin.