Lsu Football Emerging As Favorite To Sign Elite Ole Miss Rebels Transfer Amid Pursuit

Lane Kiffin and nan LSU Tigers stay progressive successful nan NCAA Transfer Portal marketplace pinch nan programme hosting adjacent double-digit targets to Baton Rouge connected Thursday for visits.

Once nan portal model opened connected Jan. 2, Kiffin and Co. deed nan marketplace pinch unit successful pursuit of reconstructing nan roster wherever nan coaching unit has now signed complete 30 newcomers via nan portal.

“This spot is built for championships pinch title expectations. We understand that, but arsenic an elite competitor, that’s precisely what you want, and that’s why we’re here,” Kiffin said astatine his introductory property conference.

"I cognize that we person - pinch nan passion of LSU family and our LSU players - that we person everything to bring title shot backmost to LSU.

“It’s clip for LSU to return its spot backmost arsenic nan champion programme successful each of assemblage football. … I’m uniquely prepared astatine 50 years aged for this occupation to person been truthful galore places, done bully things, made a batch of mistakes and made them really early on.”

Ole Miss Rebels linebacker TJ Dottery made his measurement to field connected Thursday for a sojourn pinch nan LSU Tigers wherever nan programme quickly started gaining momentum successful his process, sources show LSU Tigers On SI.

It's clear that erstwhile nan 6-foot-2, 230-pounder locked successful his LSU sojourn that Kiffin and Co. would statesman picking up momentum wherever nan programme is now trending for nan SEC defender.

The Alabama autochthonal totaled 98 tackles, including 48 solo, to lead nan Rebels successful some categories crossed a monolithic 2025 run amid a College Football Playoff run. He besides added 2 forced fumbles, a brace of walk breakups and 1.5 sacks during nan season.

Dottery had his breakout play successful 2024 wherever he logged 76 tackles (42 solo) pinch a brace of sacks, a forced fumble and a PBU wherever he's accumulated 90 solo tackles (174 total) crossed his clip successful Oxford.

Now, pinch Kiffin and nan LSU Tigers looking to information retired nan 2026 Transfer Portal Class pinch a bang, nan programme is picking up steam for nan talented Ole Miss transfer.

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