Lane Monte Kiffin (born May 9, 1975), is the head coach of the University of Tennessee Volunteers college football team. He was previously the head coach of the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League, and the offensive coordinator of the University of Southern California Trojans.

Kiffin is a 1994 graduate of Bloomington Jefferson High School in Minnesota and a 1998 graduate of Fresno State University. He played backup quarterback for the Fresno State Bulldogs and gave up his senior season to become a Student Assistant Coach at Fresno State University, where his position coach was current University of California Head Coach Jeff Tedford. He earned his bachelor degree in Leisure Service Management from Fresno State in 1998 where in addition to football, he played basketball and baseball.

Kiffin also worked as a Graduate Assistant for one year at Colorado State University. In 1999, working with the offensive line, the Rams played in the Liberty Bowl that season. Kiffin secured a job with the Jacksonville Jaguars as a quality control assistant for one year. Lane was then hired by Pete Carroll, as a tight ends coach at USC.