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Long time and Hall of Fame football coach Monte Kiffin died at the age of 84 on Thursday. Ole Miss announced Kiffin passed away peacefully in his sleep. Father to Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin, Monte served as an analyst on his son’s staff at Ole Miss the last four seasons. “As his grandson Knox said, he’s free of pain and smiling down on us from above,” a post on X by the Ole Miss football account read. One of the greatest defensive minds in football, Kiffin was the founder of the Tampa 2 defense during his lengthy tenure with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He coached in the NFL for 33 years fro…

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