Lane Kiffin should probably stay out of Tennessee for a while. Just to be on the safe side, he should also probably refrain from calling, texting, IMing or video chatting with anyone in the Volunteer State. 

The latest issue: The Tennessee Titans filed a lawsuit Monday against Kiffin and the University of Southern California for "maliciously" interfering with the contract of running backs coachKennedy Pola, hired as USC's new offensive coordinator over the weekend. Jim Wyatt of The Tennessean reports that the suit claims Pola breached his contract with the Titans because of coercion by Kiffin and "as a result of USC and Kiffin's tortuous conduct, Tennessee (Titans) football has been damaged in an amount proven at trial."

According to the lawsuit, Pola's contract mandated that he neither solicit nor accept overtures about other employment without prior approval from the Titans. Unfortunately for Kiffin and USC, the coach pretty much admitted that the timeline surrounding Pola's move to L.A. violated those guidelines.

"We reached out to Kennedy Pola yesterday to gauge whether he had any possible interest in returning to USC before we moved forward with the process," Kiffin said in a statement released by USC. "Kennedy said he would think about it and get back to us (Saturday). Once Kennedy did call back earlier today, out of my great respect for Coach Jeff Fisher I immediately reached out to Coach to make him aware of the situation. I have spoken with Coach Fisher and he now has an accurate understanding of the timeline of events."

How shocking that a college football coach wouldn't show the proper respect for a contract! Especially someone like Kiffin, who previously gave no indication that he believed contracts were worth less than used toilet paper.