Sam Leavitt is starting for the No. 7 LSU Tigers against the No. 8 Ole Miss Rebels tonight, a shocking turn of events after his quarterback status went from “out” to “ready to go” in a matter of days. This whole situation became a massive storyline leading up to Saturday night’s huge matchup.
The Injury Report Roller Coaster Just Went Full Throttle
The drama started bubbling on Wednesday evening when Leavitt, LSU’s starting quarterback, unexpectedly popped up on the Tigers’ first injury report. Talk about a curveball! By Thursday at 8:00 p.m., his status had been upgraded from doubtful to “questionable,” which, according to SEC rules, gives a player a mere 50% chance to actually play. Everyone was wondering if LSU would be scrambling for a backup against a top-10 team.
Then, things got spicy. On Friday at 2:00 p.m., Ole Miss head coach Pete Golding appeared on the “Pat McAfee Show” and spilled some serious tea. Golding revealed that LSU’s head coach, Lane Kiffin, had texted him earlier in the week saying, “Our quarterback is out.” Golding’s response? A legendary, “Yeah buddy, I bet he is.” He joked about not forgetting Kiffin’s “mid-week shenanigans” with injury reports. This guy Kiffin, always playing mind games!
From Doubtful to “Ready to Go” in Record Time
Just hours after Golding’s comments on Friday at 8:00 p.m., Leavitt was officially taken off LSU’s injury report entirely. He went from doubtful to questionable to completely cleared in a blink. What a wild turnaround! Then, the definitive news dropped on Saturday morning. At 10:00 a.m., ESPN’s Pete Thamel reported on “College GameDay” that Leavitt would start as expected, declaring him “healed.”
Minutes later, at 10:20 a.m., Kiffin himself showed up on “College GameDay” with Pat McAfee. He admitted Leavitt had a “scare” earlier in the week and hadn’t practiced, but was quick to emphasize a “great recovery” and that Leavitt is now “ready to go.” Sounds like Kiffin played everyone like a fiddle, doesn’t it?
So, the No. 7 LSU Tigers are bringing their starting quarterback to play the No. 8 Ole Miss Rebels tonight, after a week of pure drama and classic Lane Kiffin trickery. It’s set to be an absolute battle between two top-10 teams, and now we know for sure that Leavitt is leading the charge. Get ready for a huge one!
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Originally reported by The Sporting News.
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