If it was anyone other than Lane Kiffin, they would not entertain personal questions like these considering the pressure that they would be under at Baton Rouge. But Kiffin has been at the peak of college coaching for a while now, the pressure clearly doesn’t affect him as much.
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Lane Kiffin came to LSU on a $91 million contract in his pursuit of a national championship. But along with that, he also has a chance to assess LSU linebacker Whit Weeks, the linebacker who is now associated with the head coach’s family. He has been dating Landry Kiffin since last year and could become Kiffin’s future son-in-law. The LSU HC has already shared his precondition on that.
Kiffin was the speaker at The Huddle Women’s Clinic, and a reporter asked him directly if Weeks could be his future son-in-law. At first, the LSU head coach tried to dodge the question and passed it to Landry’s mom, Layla. She did give a “thumbs up” while sitting with the audience, but when pressed hard, Kiffin gave a hilarious response.
“That’s a question for Landry’s mom, Layla, over there,” Kiffin said at first. Finally, he replied in his ever-cheeky tone, saying, “Let’s see how he plays this [season] here before we do that.” The audience quickly burst into laughter.
The couple ‘hard-launched’ their relationship in September last year with a heartfelt Instagram post. Landry captioned the photo, “happy :)”. Quickly, the news spread, and even more so because Landry made the announcement just days before the Ole Miss vs. LSU game last year, when Kiffin was the head coach of the Oxford program.
Back then, Lane Kiffin used X regularly, unlike his current social media break. Before the LSU game, he took to X and replied to his daughter’s relationship with “take the over,” as he implied that he bet on Weeks’ defense. Not just that, he also shared Landry’s photo and captioned it that she will be “rooting for the Rebels.” One year from that moment, those dynamics have completely changed.
Kiffin landed in Baton Rouge after a long-drawn, high-profile drama in Oxford. Shortly after he became LSU’s head coach, Weeks also announced his return to the team, opting out of the NFL draft. Now, Weeks’ fate is in his own hands, as Kiffin jokingly remarked that his performances would decide his future with his daughter. The senior LB has also taken the news sportingly after his shock at Kiffin’s arrival at LSU.
“We never would have thought in a million years that her dad would ever be my coach,” Whit Weeks said on Tyrann Mathieu’s podcast. He acknowledged that outside the building, he looks at Kiffin as his “girlfriend’s dad.” But, mostly, he is handling the situation and even hangs out with his new head coach. That should go a long way to keep Kiffin on board if the couple decides to marry.
On the field, Weeks is taking the job without hesitation. He understands the professional dynamics and is doing just that. He has 198 tackles and 5 sacks to his name in just three seasons at LSU. And this year, he hopes to boost his draft stock after an ankle injury limited his playing time during the 2025 campaign.
But Kiffin will not have much time to worry about his daughter’s relationship as the Tigers will be getting ready to begin their fateful season which is full of championship expectations. Their schedule is ranked as the 11th toughest in the nation according to ESPN.
Kiffin faces immediate pressure starting in Week 1 with a premier non-conference showdown against Clemson. However, his ultimate narrative test comes early on September 19, when he must return to Oxford to face his former team, Ole Miss, in an incredibly hostile environment fueled by his dramatic exit and recent off-field buyout lawsuits against his transfer players.
The back half of the SEC schedule offers no relief, forcing LSU to host national powerhouses like Alabama and Texas before setting off on a road trip against an explosive Tennessee offense at Neyland Stadium.
While no SEC slate is truly simple, LSU’s 2026 schedule does feature two non-conference home games and a few beatable SEC matchups that should provide comfortable victories for Lane Kiffin. The absolute easiest wins on the calendar are non-conference tune-ups against McNeese State on October 3 and Louisiana Tech on September 12, all of which give Kiffin’s high-tempo offense ample room to run up the score.
Within the conference, the Tigers catch a break at home on October 17 against Mississippi State, a program projected to sit near the bottom of the SEC standings. Additionally, LSU is heavily favored on the road against Kentucky on October 10 and in the regular-season finale against Arkansas on November 28, as both opponents lack the offensive fire-power and depth needed to keep pace with the Tigers’ star-studded roster.