LSU, Lane Kiffin set to land star quarterback in transfer portal: report

LSU Tigers shot is reportedly acceptable to onshore a coveted transportation connected Monday to commencement Lane Kiffin’s tenure arsenic caput coach.

Arizona State backmost Sam Leavitt volition apt transportation to the Tigers and play successful Baton Rouge adjacent season, ESPN reported. Leavitt is 1 of the apical quarterbacks successful the transportation portal and reportedly visited Miami and Kentucky en way to his decision.

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ASU Sun Devils backmost Sam Leavitt (10) scrambles distant from Houston Cougars antiaircraft lineman Eddie Walls III (90) astatine Mountain America Stadium successful Tempe connected Oct. 25, 2025. (Joe Rondone/The Republic / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)

LSU’s Garrett Nussmeier graduated pursuing the 2025 play and Michael Van Buren transferred to South Florida upon Kiffin’s accomplishment astatine LSU from Ole Miss. LSU was reportedly besides targeting Washington’s Desmond Williams Jr. earlier helium chose to enactment with the Huskies.

Leavitt initially transferred from Michigan State to Arizona State pursuing his freshman play successful 2023. He became a prima nether Kenny Dillingham’s tutelage and had the Sun Devils successful the College Football Playoff successful 2024, lone losing to the Texas Longhorns by 8 points successful the archetypal round.

He lone played successful 7 games successful 2025, throwing for 1,628 yards and 10 touchdowns earlier helium suffered a ft wounded that required season-ending surgery.

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Arizona State Sun Devils backmost Sam Leavitt (10) against the Texas Tech Red Raiders astatine Mountain America Stadium connected Oct. 18, 2025. (Mark J. Rebilas/Imagn Images)

Upon Leavitt’s determination to participate the transportation portal, Dillingham had lukewarm words for him.

"Big 12 champ, enactment his sanction connected the map, smart/talented player! Going to win wherever helium goes," Dillingham wrote connected X successful December.

LSU had precocious expectations for the 2025 season. But the squad was lone capable to muster 7 wins. The squad fired Brian Kelly successful the mediate of the year.

LSU caput manager Lane Kiffin, left, stands adjacent to Louisiana State Tigers diversion manager Verge Ausberry, right, anterior to the crippled against the Houston Cougars astatine NRG Stadium connected Dec. 27, 2025. (Maria Lysaker/Imagn Images)

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Kiffin joined LSU aft Ole Miss won its Egg Bowl rivalry crippled against Mississippi State. The Rebels made the College Football Playoff and got to the semifinals.

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