Tiffin, who wore number 99 for the
Alabama Crimson Tide, got his chance to kick as a freshman following a
groin injury to starting kicker Jamie Christensen. Tiffin was a hero, kicking the game-winning 47-yard field goal, in Alabama's 13–10 win over
Vanderbilt on September 9, 2006. However, two weeks later against a very strong
Arkansas team, he would miss three field goals in a 24–23 overtime loss, including the game-tying extra point. Christensen returned to the role the following week against
Florida and except for two extra points against
Florida International. Tiffin would be benched for the remainder of the season. In
2007, he won the starting placekicking role over Christensen. The highlight of his sophomore year was when he went 4–4 in
field goal attempts (39, 51, 29, 50) in a losing effort against
Mississippi State. He was only the second kicker in Alabama football history to make two 50+ yard field goals in a game, the other being his father. His four kicks were
Alabama's only points of the game. He finished the 2007 season converting all 36 extra point attempts and 25 of 34 field goal attempts. In the 2008
Chick-fil-A College Kickoff, Tiffin kicked a 54-yard field goal, his career long, in a 34–10 victory over #9-ranked
Clemson. He finished the season with 20 of 29 field goals and a semifinalist for the Lou Groza Award. For the 2009 season, he was 30 for 35 on field goal attempts for 87.9 percent. After kicking a field goal against
LSU, he became Alabama's all-time leading scorer with 350 points. That year, he was named
Lou Groza Award "Star of the Week" three times and was a finalist for the Groza. In mid-December, Tiffin was named to the
Associated Press All-American Team along with five other Crimson Tide players. ==Professional career==