"It blows me away sometimes how much hatred there is toward him," Kiffin said on the subject of Crompton. "When you listen to a radio show and people call in and you hear the comments.

"I'm not going to pull a Mike Gundy but the kid is in college. He's a college kid, he's a great student and I feel bad for him. Make sure you understand, there ain't a guy in the country trying harder than him. That's preparing harder or doing more to try and do things right. He's going to do well for us."