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EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. -- The Minnesota Vikings kept Blair Walsh on their roster after his third missed extra point of the season last week. It remains to be seen whether theyll keep him after his fourth.Coach Mike Zimmer said Monday that the Vikings will again consider their options at kicker after Walsh missed another extra point in Sundays 26-20 loss to the Washington Redskins. The team worked out six kickers Tuesday after Walsh missed an extra point and had a field goal blocked in an overtime loss to the Detroit Lions, but the Vikings decided to stick with the fifth-year kicker, whod signed a four-year contract extension with the Vikings in 2015.The latest miss from Walsh, though, will apparently cause the Vikings to revisit the kicker situation.Were going to see what all the options are, Zimmer said. Were going to see what the options are at tackle [after Jake Long injured his left Achilles tendon Sunday]. Well see what the options are at kicker, and then make a determination and go.The Vikings worked out Kai Forbath, Randy Bullock, Zach Hocker, Travis Coons, Aldrick Rosas and Marshall Koehn last week, but didnt sign any of them. Special-teams coordinator Mike Priefer said last week that he believed the tryouts would light a fire under Walsh.He got ticked off in a good way, I think, because hes a competitive young man, Priefer said Thursday. When you bring in guys that are potentially going to take your job, guys that want your job, thats the way you want him to react. If he didnt react that way, I would be really worried, and we probably would be looking for another guy. He got -- I dont want to say angry, but he got a little fired up in a very respectful way, just like he always is. 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But when it comes to determining if Raymond will find a place on the Leafs roster when training camp concludes in a week, well, that decision will ultimately fall to the head coach. BOCA RATON, Fla. -- Lane Kiffin has a chance to help Alabama get to 15 wins this season. And then hes going to take the reins of a program that has won 15 games in the last four years.Florida Atlantic and Kiffin have agreed in principle on a deal that will make him the schools next head coach. Alabama coach Nick Saban -- Kiffins soon-to-be-former boss -- lauded the Owls move, and said Kiffin will remain with the undefeated and top-ranked Crimson Tide as their offensive coordinator through the College Football Playoff.FAU has selected someone thats going to do a great job for them, Saban said in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, at a news conference to promote the upcoming Peach Bowl.Saban was the first person to publicly announce the move; FAU and Kiffin remained mostly silent Monday, even after the news broke. A person with direct knowledge of the talks between Kiffin and the Owls told The Associated Press that he agreed to a five-year contract, speaking condition of anonymity because neither side had discussed terms.FAU called a Tuesday morning news conference to announce the hire.Im ready to start next season already, FAU offensive lineman Matt Murphy tweeted after word of Kiffins hiring.A message left for Kiffin was not immediately returned.Getting close, FAU athletic director Patrick Chun tweeted from the airport in Tuscaloosa on Monday, with a picture that included an Owls visor -- Kiffins preferred headgear.Soon afterward, a private flight from Tuscaloosa to Boca Raton took off, destined for a runway just a few feet from the Owls practice fields.Kiffin has been the offensive coordinator at Alabama for the last three seasons, helping the Crimson Tide win last seasons national championship and get back to the CFP field with a 13-0 record so far this year. FAU will be his third collegiate head coaching job, and the first since Southern California fired him five games into the 2013 season.Lanes done a phenomenal job for us for the last three years, Saban said. We appreciate the impact that hes made on this program. We think this is a wonderful opportunity for him to be a head coach again.Saban said in recent days that he wanted to help Kiffin get another opportunity to be a head coach. It wasnt clear if Kiffin would have been bback at Alabama next season otherwise.ddddddddddddTheyve made a great hire, Saban said of FAU.So begins the next chapter for Kiffin, who has been an annual fixture on lists of potential candidates for high-profile coaching jobs. Earlier this fall, he interviewed for the Houston job and was also believed to be a candidate at places such as Oregon and South Florida.Kiffin interviewed with Houston twice, the schools board of regents chairman told KILT-AM radio in Houston.Sure, hes been a head coach and hes been an OK head coach, Houston board of regents chairman Tilman Fertitta told KILT-AM in an interview last week, when he called in to discuss how he personally interviewed Kiffin for the Cougars opening. But I can tell you this -- it was not a safe hire.FAU, which hasnt been to a bowl game since 2008, came to a different conclusion.FAU and Kiffin had their dialogue intensify late last week, although the pairing seemed somewhat unexpected. Kiffin made $1.4 million this season at Alabama; FAU was paying Charlie Partridge a bit over $500,000 annually when he was fired after his third consecutive 3-9 season.FAU President John Kelly has wanted to continue raising the schools profile, including on the athletic fronts. And hiring Kiffin is the sort of splashy move that will certainly get the Owls plenty of attention.Owl Nation is Soaring High! Kelly tweeted on Monday. Unbridled Ambition.Kiffin lasted 20 games as coach of the Oakland Raiders in 2007 and 2008, going 5-15.He returned to college ball and was 7-6 in 2009 in his lone season at Tennessee. And he went 28-15 in parts of four seasons at USC.Kiffin becomes the third marquee coaching hire in the state of Florida in recent weeks. FIU hired former Miami and North Carolina coach Butch Davis in November, and former Louisville and Texas coach Charlie Strong was hired Sunday at South Florida.Theyll all face in-state recruiting battles against Miami coach Mark Richt, Florida State coach Jimbo Fisher, Florida coach Jim McElwain and Central Florida coach Scott Frost.---More AP college football: www.collegefootball.ap.org and https://twitter.com/AP-Top25 ' ' '