Lane Kiffin, a week before the USA Today coach’s poll came out:

“I would not vote USC No. 1, I can tell you that,” he told reporters.

Now that the poll has been revealed, guess who Kiffin voted for? USC, of course.

But wait! Here’s what he really meant:

Kiffin told USA TODAY Sports by phone Thursday night that he didn’t think the quote misrepresented his vote. By saying what he did, Kiffin said he meant that he wouldn’t vote USC No. 1 if he were in the media or coaching another team. Because of NCAA-imposed scholarship restrictions, USC is operating with 75 scholarship players, 10 less than the regular maximum of 85.

Glad that’s settled.

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