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LSU Tigers football reportedly is poised to land a coveted transfer Monday to start Lane Kiffin’s tenure as head coach.
Arizona State quarterback Sam Leavitt will likely trade to the Tigers and play in Baton Rouge next season, ESPN reported. Leavitt is one of the top quarterbacks in the transfer portal and reportedly visited Miami and Kentucky en route to his decision.
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ASU Sun Devils quarterback Sam Leavitt (10) gets away from Houston Cougars defensive lineman Eddie Walls III (90) at Mountain America Stadium in Tempe on October 25, 2025. (Joe Rondone/The Republic / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)
LSU’s Garrett Nussmeier graduated after the 2025 season and Michael Van Buren transferred to South Florida upon Kiffin’s arrival at LSU from Ole Miss. LSU also reportedly targeted Washington’s Desmond Williams Jr. before choosing to stay with the Huskies.
Leavitt initially transferred from Michigan State to Arizona State after his freshman season in 2023. He became a star under the tutelage of Kenny Dillingham and faced the Sun Devils in the 2024 College Football Playoff, losing by only eight points to the Texas Longhorns in the first round.
He played in just seven games in 2025, throwing for 1,628 yards and 10 touchdowns before suffering a foot injury that required season-ending surgery.
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Arizona State Sun Devils quarterback Sam Leavitt (10) against the Texas Tech Red Raiders at Mountain America Stadium on October 18, 2025. (Mark J. Rebilas/Imagn Images)
Following Leavitt’s decision to enter the transfer portal, Dillingham had warm words for him.
“Big 12 champion, put his name on the map, smart/talented player! He will succeed wherever he goes,” Dillingham wrote on X in December.
LSU had high expectations for the 2025 season. But the team only managed to achieve seven wins. The team fired Brian Kelly midway through the year.
LSU head coach Lane Kiffin, left, stands next to Louisiana State Tigers athletic director Verge Ausberry, right, before the game against the Houston Cougars at NRG Stadium on Dec. 27, 2025. (Maria Lysaker/Imagn Images)
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Kiffin joined LSU after Ole Miss won its Egg Bowl rivalry game against Mississippi State. The Rebels made the College Football Playoff and advanced to the semifinals.
