LSU’s Lane Kiffin makes Sam Leavitt injury declaration
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While the LSU Tigers landed former Arizona State Sun Devils quarterback Sam Leavitt in the transfer portal, there has been some concern about his availability to begin the season due to his lingering Lisfranc foot injury. However, head coach Lane Kiffin is putting those concerns to bed with the latest update about Leavitt.
Kiffin claims that Leavitt, who will be a redshirt junior, is expected to be fully recovered from the injury in the summer, according to Wilson Alexander of On3 Sports. Leavitt will be ready to be a full participant by the start of LSU’s preseason camp.
“He’s gonna be able to do full summer stuff,” said Kiffin about Leavitt. ”I don’t know what the exact date is, but yes, he’s going to be able to do full stuff in the summer.”
This is a nice step in the right direction after Sam Leavitt was limited during spring practices. He is expected to be the starting quarterback for LSU next season, but should have some stiff competition with transfers Landen Clark and Husan Longstreet.
LSU is Leavitt’s third collegiate program in his college football career. He started with the Michigan State Spartans as a true freshman in 2023, where he played four games before being redshirted. He then transferred to Arizona State to play under head coach Kenny Dillingham, where Leavitt played as the starter immediately.
Unfortunately, the foot injury he suffered in October 2025 derailed his 2025-26 campaign with the Sun Devils. But he has a new opportunity with Lane Kiffin at LSU. With three years of college football under his belt, Sam Leavitt enters the 2026-27 season with 4,652 passing yards and 36 passing touchdowns while completing 61.4% of his pass attempts. He’s also totaled 816 rushing yards with an additional 10 scores on the ground.
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