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Lane Kiffin’s Ole Miss Return Is About to Get Very Ugly
Lane Kiffin’s return to Ole Miss has created plenty of bad blood, especially with several former Rebels now playing key roles for LSU....
Clemson's Dabo Swinney: Teams adding NFL camp rejects 'embarrassing'
Clemson coach Dabo Swinney was stunned when the transfer portal became a recruiting reality, but he could hardly believe his ears when told power-conference teams were bringing back NFL players who didn't make the cut in training camp.,One of those teams, LSU, is the first team on Clemson's schedule...
Lane Kiffin says LSU players back adding waived NFL players
ESPN's College GameDay crew will be in Baton Rouge, La., on Saturday to put a national spotlight on Lane Kiffin's debut for No. 11 LSU against Clemson.,That attention could extend beyond the field. Kiffin's pursuit of former college players who spent part of the summer in NFL camps has become a majo...
Report: NFL players returning to college can't play in league this season
The NFL plans to tell its clubs that players returning to play in college will be prohibited from signing this season with a league team, ESPN reported on Wednesday.,The report said the NFL will clarify at some point during a special league meeting on Wednesday the rules that remain unaltered while ...
Big Ten, SEC ban returnees from NFL
The Big Ten and Southeastern conferences announced rule changes Tuesday that prevent players who have previously been with an NFL team from returning to play college football at one of their schools.,In the wake of a court order in Louisiana granting several undrafted free agents an unexpected fifth...
Report: Big Ten to ban returnees from NFL
The Big Ten intends to approve a rule change that will ban football players who have been with an NFL team from returning to college football at one of its member schools, ESPN reported Tuesday.,The rule is expected to be approved Tuesday and will apply to any player whose name has appeared on an NF...
LSU's Lane Kiffin defends adding NFL players who want 5th NCAA season
LSU is poised to become the first FBS program to sign undrafted free agents released by NFL teams, but coach Lane Kiffin defended his pursuit of such players, saying "most" coaches will soon be recruiting from the same pool.,Tight end Dae'Quan Wright, who played for Kiffin at Ole Miss over the past ...
ESPN's 'College GameDay' puts Lane Kiffin, LSU in focus in early weeks
The 40th season of ESPN's "College GameDay" will begin with a bang, with the show spotlighting one of college football's most talked-about coaches, Lane Kiffin, twice in the first three weeks of play.,"College GameDay" will kick off Sept. 5 with its 500th show on the road, this time in Baton Rouge, ...
Jayden Daniels tells LSU to stop using his No. 5
Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels is telling LSU that it can't use his name, image and likeness, feeling betrayed after the school issued his jersey number to another player.,ESPN reported Thursday that Daniels' representatives sent a letter to LSU athletic director Verge Ausberry dem...
Jayden Daniels tells LSU to stop using his NIL
Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels is telling LSU that it can't use his name, image and likeness, feeling betrayed after the school issued his jersey number to another player.,ESPN reported Thursday that Daniels' representatives sent a letter to LSU athletic director Verge Ausberry dem...
Report: Jayden Daniels tells LSU to stop using his NIL
Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels is telling LSU that it can't use his name, image and likeness, feeling betrayed after the school issued his jersey number to another player.,ESPN reported Thursday that Daniels' representatives sent a letter to LSU athletic director Verge Ausberry dem...
Ole Miss suing two players who transferred to LSU
Ole Miss is taking two former players to court, charging they breached their contracts when they followed former head coach Lane Kiffin to LSU.,On Tuesday, Ole Miss filed lawsuits against Princewill Umanmielen and Devin Harper, who transferred to LSU in the offseason. In the lawsuits, filed in Missi...
SEC notebook: Texas motivated by daily work, not exterior expectations
There may not be a team in college football with more exterior pressure entering the 2026 season than the Texas Longhorns.,After Texas lost in the semifinals of the College Football Playoff in the 2023 and '24 seasons, last year's squad ended up just outside the CFP despite a season-ending victory o...
Ole Miss could sue 2 players who followed Lane Kiffin to LSU
Ole Miss could sue two players who followed former Rebels coach Lane Kiffin to LSU and haven't yet paid their contract buyouts, athletic director Keith Carter told the Clarion Ledger in an interview last week.,Defensive lineman Princewill Umanmielen and offensive tackle Devin Harper both signed reve...
Ed Orgeron joins Lane Kiffin staff, reunites with LSU
LSU reached an agreement with Ed Orgeron on Wednesday to join Lane Kiffin's current staff in Baton Rouge, reuniting the school with its former head football coach.,Orgeron, 64, will be serving as a special assistant to recruiting and defense, per the school's social media.,The 2019 national champion...
Five-star TE Ahmad Hudson stays in state, commits to LSU
Five-star prospect Ahmad Hudson, regarded as the No. 1 tight end in the country in the Class of 2027, decided to stay in state and committed to LSU in a social media post on Sunday.,The Tigers and new head coach Lane Kiffin secured the pledge from Hudson, who was deciding between LSU and Nebraska as...
Reports: New salary for Indiana's Curt Cignetti averages $13.2M through 2033
Indiana head coach Curt Cignetti agreed to a new contract, raising his average annual salary to $13.2 million through 2033, multiple media outlets reported on Friday.,The extension is the third in just over two years for Cignetti, who reportedly made $11.6 million per year in his previous deal. Now,...
Report: Top transfer QB Sam Leavitt visiting LSU
Quarterback Sam Leavitt, the top player in the On3 transfer portal rankings, is visiting LSU on Monday and Tuesday, per On3.,Leavitt spent the past two seasons at Arizona State. His 2025 season was cut short after seven games by a foot injury that required surgery.,New LSU head coach Lane Kiffin is ...
Lane Kiffin earns $500K for Ole Miss' CFP win; LSU on the hook
The Ole Miss victory over Georgia in the Sugar Bowl on Thursday night was a win-win for the Rebels and for their former head coach Lane Kiffin, who earned at least a $500,000 bonus from his new employer, LSU.,As stipulated in Kiffin's new contract, per multiple reports, LSU is paying the bonus money...
How Lane Kiffin’s Exit Changed Ole Miss’ College Football Playoff Outlook
Ole Miss hosts its first College Football Playoff game without Lane Kiffin after his stunning move to LSU changed the Rebels’ historic season....