LSU football coach Lane Kiffin used private plane perk paid for by donors for family vacation

By: Piper Hutchinson

Outlets: Louisiana Illuminator

Published: July 16, 2026

Words: 358

Last Updated: 5 days, 3 hours ago


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LSU football head coach Lane Kiffin took his family to Boca Raton using his private airplane travel benefits at a cost of $40,000 to LSU donors, according to LSU Board of Supervisors documents.

Kiffin’s employment contract allows him 65 hours of private air travel for personal use, a perk that is not unusual for head football coaches, but one that former head coach Brian Kelly did not have and other LSU coaches …

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