It’s unknown if Lane Kiffin is a fan of Luther Campbell, but Uncle Luke has high praise for what the former Alabama play-caller is building at FAU.

In his column for The Miami New Times, titled “Lane Kiffin Already Has Florida’s Best Coaching Staff at FAU,” Campbell cites the hires of Chris Kiffin, Monte Kiffin, Kendal Briles and Gary Harrell as evidence that Lane has built a better staff than Jim McElwain, Mark Richt, Jimbo Fisher or Charlie Strong despite coaching at a smaller program. Kiffin’s family ties obviously help in landing former his brother Chris, an Ole Miss assistant 2011-16, and father Monte, long regarded as a defensive guru for his years with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

While Campbell lauds Briles an offensive genius, he makes no mention of the rape scandal at Baylor which led to the firing of his father, Art Briles. Considering the younger Briles’ association with the scandal, it’s unlikely that McElwain, Richt or Fisher would have even considered hiring him. Campbell likes the Harrell hire for having an alumnus of Miami Northwestern and former head coach at Howard University on staff.

Campbell boldly proclaims that Kiffin’s staff would be a national title contender in either of the Power 5 conferences which have a presence in the Sunshine State:

If you put Kiffin’s staff on the right team in the ACC or SEC, it would go to the national championship playoffs. These personnel moves show that football’s brightest minds want to hitch a ride on the Lane Train.

While many SEC fans may simply associate Campbell’s name with rap group 2 Live Crew, he is also well-connected to the recruiting scene as a youth sports coach and former assistant at Miami Central, Miami Northwestern, Miami Norland and, most recently, at Miami Jackson, some of the high schools which help make South Florida a hotbed of football talent.

The known Miami Hurricanes fan ends his column with a warning for Richt:

These guys joined Kiffin because they know FAU is the first stepping stone on his return to a big-league program. UM head coach Mark Richt better keep an eye on his rival 51 miles north of Coral Gables. If Richt doesn’t win an ACC title, don’t be surprised to see Kiffin replace him.

The full column can be found here.