Lane Kiffin and LSU football have been dealing with their fair share of legal battles. LSU was sued by the SEC over its attempted use of players formerly on NFL rosters this year.

Kiffin would regularly need some legal advice and reached out to his friend, attorney Tom Mars. When Kiffin pushed back on Mars over his opinion, Mars said that the LSU coach was using an odd source for his research, per Mark Schlabach of ESPN.

“Usually, when I would express an opinion about what LSU was doing, Lane would reply with a screenshot from ChatGPT that supported LSU's position, which was almost always wrong,” Mars said. “Lane ignored most of my unsolicited advice, but I don't think he'll be using ChatGPT anymore for legal advice.”

Mars is an Arkansas-based attorney who has often gone head-to-head against the NCAA. He represented Trinidad Chambliss for his medical redshirt waiver. He also represented Houston Nutt, a former Ole Miss coach, in his defamation lawsuit against the school. Meanwhile, he has represented Justin Fields, Jim Harbaugh, and Tom Cream in the past.

He also informed Kiffin that LSU needed to back down and would be punished if they did not. Regardless, Kiffin would consistently push back against the advice Mars gave.

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“Eventually, I told him that a guy with a $91 million contract ought to have a top-notch lawyer on speed dial and not be using ChatGPT for legal advice,” Mars said.

While Mars was clearly annoyed by Kiffin, he still has a lot of respect for the coach.

“One reason I like Lane so much is that neither of us are risk averse, and we're both willing to take chances others might not take,” Mars said. “But Lane takes it to the next level. Borrowing a line from ‘Star Trek,' you might say Lane is willing to go where no man has gone before.”

Lane Kiffin is set to visit his former employer this week, as LSU faces Ole Miss on Saturday.