Hear me out on this before shooting it down entirely...
Sterk is in his early 60s, he brought White in as his top assistant before he left and took his first AD job at FAU.
Kiffin and White get along well and LK has been on his best behavior from all accounts (plus klong's first hand testimonial).
Sterk vets Kiffin through a guy he trusts and the groundwork is laid to get Kiffin to CoMo...Kiffin relies on a guy he trusts in White to tell him about Sterk. Mutual interest and mutual connections to ease the transition.
Then after a few years, Sterk sails off into the sunset and White comes back to take over and gets reunited with Kiffin.
The existing relationships really kind of connect all of the major players.
Sterk is in his early 60s, he brought White in as his top assistant before he left and took his first AD job at FAU.
Kiffin and White get along well and LK has been on his best behavior from all accounts (plus klong's first hand testimonial).
Sterk vets Kiffin through a guy he trusts and the groundwork is laid to get Kiffin to CoMo...Kiffin relies on a guy he trusts in White to tell him about Sterk. Mutual interest and mutual connections to ease the transition.
Then after a few years, Sterk sails off into the sunset and White comes back to take over and gets reunited with Kiffin.
The existing relationships really kind of connect all of the major players.