Lane Kiffin offers scholarship to Tee Martin's 7th-grade son
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Lane Kiffin is tapping into his not-so-deep Tennessee roots in his latest recruiting effort. The new Florida Atlantic coach has offered a football scholarship to Tee Martins 13-year-old son, Kaden.
Martin starred for the Volunteers at QB from 1996-99, while Kiffin spent one year (2009) as Tennessees head coach before moving on to USC. During his three-plus seasons coaching the Trojans, Kiffin hired the elder Martin for his staff. Martin now serves as USCs offensive coordinator under coach Clay Helton.
As for Kaden, he is a seventh grader at Adams Middle School in Redondo Beach, Calif. Like his dad, he plays QB but also pitches in baseball.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}"I'm just extremely proud and appreciative for the opportunity for Kaden," Tee Martin told AL.com. "He and coach Kiffin have always had a great relationship. I'm thankful."
Kiffin certainly is getting a jump on his competitors when it comes to the 2022 recruiting class, while continuing to draw plenty of attention to his new program at FAU. But a lot can happen in the next five years, especially considering how much has happened to Kiffin in the past five years.
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