Lane Kiffin reprimanded, fined for controversial tweet blasting Conference USA officials

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    Lane Kiffin reprimanded, fined for controversial tweet blasting Conference USA officials

    Florida Atlantic University’s head football coach Lane Kiffin is known for letting his feelings fly. Now he’s been fined for it following a tweet tagging Conference USA’s Twitter account with a shot at their officials. After a tough 36-31 loss to Marshall, Kiffin posted a meme of blind referees and tweeted it directly to “@ConferenceUSA” on Saturday night. Conference officials didn’t take too kindly to the attack, fining Kiffin $5,000 and reprimanding him for violating the league’s sportsmanship policy. Florida Atlantic knew what it was getting when it hired Kiffin. While the program is sitting at 4-3 and is just two wins shy of becoming eligible for a bowl game, Kiffin also makes his own off-field distractions. Something tells us a $5,000 fine won’t stop Kiffin’s social media use and trolling.

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