Chun is a solid candidate, but he actually didn’t hire Lane. At least not willingly. Chun and Kiffin couldn’t come to an agreement so Chun moved onto another coaching candidate. He even made an offer that was accepted by that coaching candidate. However, FAU higher ups went around Chun and hired Kiffin. They forced Chun to pull out of the offer he made to his own candidate.
To Chun’s credit, he left FAU after that. Guys like Blake James would’ve been fine with the admin going completely around him, but not Chun.
https://footballscoop.com/news/that-time-two-coaches-got-hired-for-the-same-job