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Lane Kiffin is a fan of Alabama football recruiting and says so on Twitter

Mikey DiLullo
The Tuscaloosa News
Ole Miss Head Coach Lane Kiffin speaks to the media during SEC Media Days at the Hyatt Regency in Hoover, Ala., Tuesday, July 20, 2021. [Staff Photo/Gary Cosby Jr.]

Ole Miss head coach and former Alabama football offensive coordinator Lane Kiffin is proud of how Alabama recruits quarterbacks and he said so on Twitter on Monday.

Kiffin quote tweeted a picture of former Alabama quarterbacks Jalen Hurts, Tua Tagovailoa, and Mac Jones, all of whom started in the NFL on Sunday. Kiffin was Alabama's offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach from 2014-16, serving as Hurts' offensive coordinator in his freshman season.

Hurts completed 27-of-35 passes for 264 yards and three touchdowns (one to DeVonta Smith) while rushing for 62 yards for the Philadelphia Eagles in a win over the Atlanta Falcons.

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Tagovailoa completed 16-of-27 passes for 202 yards, a touchdown, and an interception while also rushing for a touchdown in a Miami Dolphins win over Jones and the New England Patriots. Jones completed 29-of-39 passes for 281 yards and a touchdown in a Patriots loss to the Dolphins.