Lane Kiffin's mother told CBSSports.com's Jon Solomon that she was "scared to death" for her son's safety this weekend and wanted him to coach from the Neyland Stadium press box.



(Photo Credit: ©Â USA Today Sports Images) Robin Kiffin, former Tennessee athletic director Mike Hamiton and others were interviewed throughout Solomon's piece on Lane Kiffin — the former Vols head coach and current Alabama offensive coordinator.

Alabama coach Nick Saban said Wednesday that Kiffin will again coach from the sideline in Knoxville, as he's done all season.

"I'm scared to death for his safety," Robin Kiffin told Solomon. "Some people were visiting us last weekend from Tennessee and they said they better not let him on the sideline, they should put him in the press box. I want him to be in the press box."

Hamilton told Solomon that while he wishes Lane Kiffin's first game against Tennessee had come in Tuscaloosa, he believes Vols fans are "smart enough" to avoid going "overboard" Saturday night.

"I know that Tennessee fans have some really hard feelings," Hamilton told Solomon. "Tennessee is a storied program, so to have someone sort of walk out on them, even given it was for his dream job and the way that whole year went down, there's not going to be any love shared. But I also believe Tennessee fans are smart enough that they don't want any kind of scar on who they are by going overboard in the reaction to it.

"And I say that not even knowing what overboard means."

The Vols (3-4, 0-3 SEC) host fourth-ranked Alabama (6-1, 3-1) on Saturday night.

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