KIFFIN-TO-SYRACUSE RUMORS OVERLOOK A KEY FACT

We posted earlier in the day an item from the Buffalo News linking Raiders coach Lane Kiffin to the expected vacancy at fallen football power Syracuse.But, as an NFL source pointed out to us later in the day, there’s a potential obstacle.Raiders owner Al Davis went to Syracuse. And he has been a significant contributor to the school.So the chances of Syracuse hiring the guy whom Davis eventually will fire are slim, in our view.