Arizona State QB Transfer Sam Leavitt Signing With LSU

Trinton Breeze

Today at 11:57 AM 1 min read

As reported by ESPN, the top quarterback in the transfer portal, Sam Leavitt, is reportedly signing with Lane Kiffin and the LSU Tigers after visiting several other schools.

The news came from ESPN's Pete Thamel, who mentioned on Monday morning that Sam Leavitt is likely to choose the LSU Tigers over other schools like Miami, Kentucky, and Tennessee, where he also took visits.

During the 2024 season at Arizona State, he passed for more than 2,800 yards, threw 24 touchdowns with just six interceptions, and added over 400 rushing yards along with five rushing touchdowns. Even though his 2025 season was cut short by injuries, Leavitt remained effective. He threw for over 1,600 yards, completed 10 touchdown passes with only three interceptions, and rushed for an additional 300 yards and five touchdowns.

Now, Miami will need to focus on finding a new quarterback. Whoever they target, they will likely pursue hard after missing out on the top quarterback.

This situation is disappointing... But we’ll see who steps up next.

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Santana Sosa

Yesterday at 9:41 PM

RVACane said:
You’ll open the door back up to Bama, UGA and similar paying additional amounts under the table to outbid us that way.

That's EXACTLY why I wouldnt want a cap. It's basically back to adding McDonalds bags of cash under the table....and it's not taxable.

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TallyCane

Yesterday at 9:41 PM

Gocanes1990 said:
Longer this plays out th worse it is for us

Tennessee and LSU fans are saying the same thing. Did he get an MRI while on campus and let our doctors look at his foot? Have to image all the schools looking at him want to see the images of his foot.

KingB02

Yesterday at 9:41 PM

Canesfreak89 said:
On the salary cap topic, it’s my opinion that this doesn’t need to be a program cap. This needs to be a per player cap. If you cap it that no player can make more than $2mil you won’t have players jumping for paydays if they are already at the max, you also won’t have issues like this where a player is using programs to up the payday. If he had all $2mil offers he would be forced to commit to a program and not a payday.

That only helps the SEC as they will pay guys under the table. Others will find ways to get them endorsements

KingB02

Yesterday at 9:45 PM

TallyCane said:
Tennessee and LSU fans are saying the same thing. Did he get an MRI while on campus and let our doctors look at his foot? Have to image all the schools looking at him want to see the images of his foot.

Dude was forced to get an MRI at each spot he visited!!

TexasCane90

Yesterday at 9:49 PM

Just throw a crazy number at Connor Weigman from Houston and let’s roll

Go Canes!!

Yesterday at 9:50 PM

SIAP

Strange commit.

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Bpayne32

Yesterday at 9:52 PM

ajamaican said:
I’m not buying that. I don’t think he’s worthy of a first round grade, but that doesn’t matter….. QBs get over-drafted every year. There will be enough desperate teams.

Edit: meant to type over-drafted not overrated

Teams will give Anthony Richardson a chance as a starter before they draft Simpson in the first

Unclejoey99

Yesterday at 9:52 PM

252cane said:
Pribula had 11tds and 9 picks. That’s the definition of bad
SORRY *** tvd clone

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CanesNation26

Yesterday at 9:52 PM

Go Canes!! said:
SIAP

Strange commit.

He's the likely backup. They have no QBs on the roster right now, so they need more than 1 commit from the portal.

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Bpayne32

Yesterday at 9:53 PM

PSU Cane said:
Even if he doesn't go top 5, where Moore would, he could still go later R1 to a QB needy team like Miami or Pittsburgh (who has nothing after Rodgers leaves), or a bad team like the Jets/Cardinals/Browns who trade up from early R2 to late R1 to secure their guy and get the 5th year option on the contract. QB needy NFL teams are impulsive.

In the last 20 years, there's only been 2 years where only 1 QB went R1.....2013 and 2022.

And this qb class is on the same level as those drafts teams will give a retread a chance over Simpson

RVACane

Yesterday at 9:55 PM

Dees Brown said:
True mopes never die.

MumbleRap said:
Mopes are never wrong, just early

ST26

Yesterday at 10:00 PM

Go Canes!! said:
SIAP

Strange commit.

This kid works with Trujillo. I said a few weeks ago he would have been a good guy to bring in as QB2

ajamaican

Yesterday at 10:01 PM

Bpayne32 said:
Teams will give Anthony Richardson a chance as a starter before they draft Simpson in the first

A team drafted Anthony Richardson in the top 5.

That makes my point lol.

QBs will forever get overdrafted.

joeB954

Yesterday at 10:05 PM

pacusmc said:
Never underestimate the ability of people who make millions of dollars to make absolutely stupid decisions.
Anthony Richardson being one of the latest.
If that guy can go round one then Simpson can absolutely do it.

Yeah with barely over 50% completion rate. Almost as many interceptions than touchdowns for his entire college career. Somebody said yeah I like that. That somebody was Indianapolis.

Golsen82

Yesterday at 10:21 PM

90scane said:
The hot one or fat one?

Both.

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NCCanefan

Yesterday at 10:21 PM

pacusmc said:
Never underestimate the ability of people who make millions of dollars to make absolutely stupid decisions.
Anthony Richardson being one of the latest.
If that guy can go round one then Simpson can absolutely do it.

Is Richardson stupid, or the people who signed him for millions?