Alabama?offensive coordinator Lane Kiffin has agreed to become Florida Atlantics next football coach.Although the school hasnt announced the move, Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban said in a Monday news conference that FAU had made a great hire.We think this is a wonderful opportunity for him to be a head coach again, Saban said. I think FAU has selected someone that is going to do a great job for them. Hes done a great job here molding our offensive players to what they can do to have the best chance to be successful, and I think thats always something thats very telling about the quality of a coach.Kiffin had been engaging in back-and-forth talks with the Conference USA school since last Friday, sources told ESPN. At one point, negotiations between the two sides stalled, but a deal was struck early Monday morning, sources said.Kiffin will remain Alabamas offensive coordinator throughout the College Football Playoff, Saban said, maintaining a similar role to former defensive coordinator Kirby Smarts last season, after he took Georgias head-coaching job.Kiffin, 41, returns to the head-coaching fraternity after three seasons as offensive coordinator under Saban. The Crimson Tide are in pursuit of their second straight national championship and have won three straight SEC titles, with Kiffin getting three different first-year starters ready at quarterback, including true freshman Jalen Hurts this season.Kiffins contract with Alabama was set to expire after this season, and he wasnt expected to return, which helps explain why he made a hard push to find a head-coaching job -- even if it meant a step down in prestige and most likely a pay cut.Lane appreciates the opportunity Nick Saban gave him and feels good about everything Alabama accomplished during his three years there, but he was at a point in his career where he was ready to go prove that he could be a head coach again, a source close to the situation told ESPN.com.Kiffins salary at FAU will average in the $1 million range annually, according to sources. He was making $1.4 million per year as Alabamas offensive coordinator.One of the finalists for the Houston head-coaching job, which went to Major Applewhite last week, Kiffin takes over an FAU program that went 3-9 this past season. He replaces Charlie Partridge, who was fired in November after going 9-27 in three seasons at the Boca Raton, Florida, school.Kiffin was also being pursued by new LSU head coach and friend Ed Orgeron to be the Tigers offensive coordinator. But Kiffin?wanted to keep all of his options open, including going back to the NFL.Considered by many to be one of the top offensive minds in the game, Kiffin has generated his share of controversy in his career, which has given some athletic directors and presidents around the country cause for concern about his ability to manage a program. But Saban said last week that he is confident Kiffin is ready to be a head coach again.This will be Kiffins fourth head-coaching stint. He was the Oakland Raiders head coach for the 2007 season and part of the 2008 season before being fired by Al Davis, the late Raiders owner. He went to Tennessee as head coach in 2009, but he bolted for USC after just one season in Knoxville.A former assistant at USC under Pete Carroll, Kiffin was the Trojans head coach from 2010 to 12 and then was fired five games into the 2013 season by then-USC athletic director Pat Haden. At USC, Kiffin inherited a program under severe NCAA sanctions. He was 35-21 at Tennessee and USC and 5-15 with the Raiders. He landed all three head-coaching jobs before the age of 35.Kiffin has some ties to the Florida area. His father, Monte Kiffin, was the Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive coordinator for 13 years from 1996 to 2008, and Lane Kiffin was on the Jacksonville Jaguars staff for a season in 2000.Mike Webster Youth Jersey . 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Colin Munro gave New Zealand the faintest glimmer of a late hope with 49. But after Smiths contributions, everything else felt inconsequential by comparison.In 153 one-day internationals at the SCG, nobody has ever scored more than the 164 Smith compiled in this game. It was also the equal seventh-highest score by an Australian in an ODI, as well as Smiths best in all of one-day cricket. His innings was the key difference between the sides, although the standard of fielding perhaps ran a close second, for New Zealand were uncharacteristically sloppy and provided Smith and Head with costly let-offs.Smith was dropped on 13 when he glanced Trent Boult down leg and the wicketkeeper BJ Watling grassed a chance diving to his left. If it wasnt exactly easy, nor was it unattainable: Watling later pouched a very similar take to get rid of George Bailey. An even simpler opportunity went begging when Head was on 7, as he drove Jimmy Neesham to mid-off, where Matt Henry spilled a sitter. Smith and Head went on to build a 127-run partnership.Smith was also dropped on 152 by Munro but by then the horse had bolted, had a few birthdays, won the Golden Slipper and been put out to stud. Still, compare New Zealands catching to that of Australia. George Bailey spilled a tough chance at midwicket when Guptill already had 56, but New Zealand had nothing to match Smiths stunning, diving, one-handed take at backward point to get rid of BJ Watling. The rest of Australias chances were held.It was just one of those days for New Zealand. Not only could they have had Smith on 13, but later in the same over they might easily have had him lbw for 14. Boult swung one in and rapped him on the pads, but the lbw shout was turned down by umpire Mick Martell. New Zealand chose not to ask for a review but had they done so, the decision would have been overturned. To misquote the fine New Zealand band Split Enz, they saw red, they saw red, they saw red.The day had staarted in more auspicious fashion for New Zealand.dddddddddddd In the first over of the match, Aaron Finch played on to Henry for a golden duck, and David Warner also chopped on within the first ten overs of the game, handing debutant Lockie Ferguson a maiden international wicket in his first over. Watlings diving take down leg off Neesham got rid of George Bailey for 17, and when Smiths straight drive flew through Neeshams hands and ran out Mitchell Marsh for 1, Australia were 4 for 92.Had Henry caught Head, it would have been 5 for 115. Instead, Head went on to strike five fours and brought up his second ODI half-century. Eventually, on 52, Head drove hard back to the bowler Boult, who pouched an excellent return catch. But Heads role was a supporting one only. The starring turn in this innings belonged to Smith, who was powerful all around the wicket and particularly punishing when the bowlers dropped short. He moved to his century from 120 balls and struck 14 fours and four sixes during the innings. His seventh ODI century ended when he skied a chance to Munro, but by then the late runs were flowing freely. Matthew Wade pounded three late sixes in his 38 from 22 balls, and Australia piled up 101 runs in their final eight overs. It took New Zealand not quite into record-breaking territory for ODI chases in Australia, but close to it.Hazlewood picked up two early wickets - Tom Latham played on for 2 and Kane Williamson was well held at slip by Smith for 9 - but a 92-run stand between Guptill and Neesham put the innings back on track. Hazlewood played a part in breaking the partnership, completing a fine catch at long-on when Neesham (34) misjudged an attempted slog off Mitchell Starc. Then came Smiths catch of Watling, and New Zealand were wobbling.But while Guptill remained - he was scoring at better than a run a ball - Australia could not relax. He looked effortless in striking six sixes and 10 fours, and brought up his hundred from his 93rd delivery with a six smashed over long-on off Mitchell Marsh. During his innings Guptill also became the quickest New Zealander to the 5000-run mark in ODIs, and the 10th-fastest of all comers, but he was unable to turn it into a match-winning innings.On 114, Guptill pulled Adam Zampa to the substitute Glenn Maxwell at midwicket, and New Zealand slumped. Mitchell Santner holed out to Warner off Zampa for a duck, Colin de Grandhomme was lbw to Hazlewood for 6. Munro and Henry put on 50 before both were caught in the deep by Bailey off Pat Cummins, and Ferguson was finally bowled by Marsh for a duck.But for all the various contributors along the way, this was a win for Smith, a day when everything he touched turned to Australian gold. ' ' '