Kiffin told Bleacher Report he has declined requests for a behind-the-scenes look at Florida Atlantic's football program

BOCA RATON — Florida Atlantic head coach Lane Kiffin isn’t ready to turn the Oxley Center fields into a TV production set just yet.

Kiffin told Bleacher Report he has declined requests from TV networks who have shown interest in doing behind-the-scenes programs — similar to HBO's “Hard Knocks” — about the Owls.

"I just felt it wasn't the right timing for now," Kiffin said. "It felt really good to be able to just coach."

Kiffin did not name the networks that reached out.

A college version of "Hard Knocks" arrives on HBO next month. "24/7 College Football“ premieres on Oct. 2. The program is similar to ”Hard Knocks“ and will feature Florida, Penn State, Washington State and Arizona State.

Rather than focus on one team for an extended period as "Hard Knocks" did with the Oakland Raiders this summer, "24/7 College Football" will instead spend a week with each program.

There would have been no shortage of story lines to cover had a network followed FAU around this offseason. Starting quarterback Chris Robison missed all of spring camp following a suspension for off-field conduct and Kiffin repeatedly criticized the transfer portal.

Robison has thrown 10 touchdowns and only one interception in FAU's first four games.

Another possible story line would include the relatives of former NFL stars, including receivers Rahsaan Lewis and Terique Owens, the sons of Hall of Famers Ray Lewis and Terrell Owens, joining FAU as walk-ons.

Kiffin said he didn't like the idea of doing an all-access show because cameras would potentially feature his assistants being criticized in practice.

"There's a lot of head coaches that love that," Kiffin said. "I don't want these guys to go through that with cameras around."

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