Ex-Florida HC Named as College Football's Greatest Villain, Lane Kiffin 2nd

Former Florida coach Steve Spurrier topped ESPN’s all-time college football “villains” list released Aug. 6, with Ole Miss-turned-LSU coach Lane Kiffin landing in second. ESPN credits Spurrier not only with winning, but with using sharp, memorable jabs that kept him in headlines after retirement. The article cites jokes and verbal burns aimed at rivals, including “Free Shoes University” after Florida State’s 1993 scandal, and a shot at Tennessee tied to bowl habits. Spurrier won a national title and six SEC championships at Florida, later returning to college at South Carolina after a 2001 NFL move.