Overview
- Sam Leavitt said he has been “100%” for months and was a full participant in LSU’s first week of fall camp, according to multiple practice reports and his own interviews.
- Head coach Lane Kiffin and offensive staff praised Leavitt’s accuracy, ball security and growing timing with receivers in 11‑on‑11 and 7‑on‑7 work.
- An anonymous SEC defensive coordinator told ESPN that Leavitt is not at the same talent level as recent LSU quarterbacks and called him more system‑dependent, a critique that has circulated in national coverage.
- Leavitt’s recovery follows a Lisfranc injury in late 2025 that required surgery and later hardware removal, leaving him limited in spring practice before regaining full mobility this summer.
- Leavitt’s status matters immediately because LSU opens against Clemson and then faces Ole Miss and Texas A&M early, a stretch that will quickly test his durability, chemistry in Kiffin’s offense, and the program’s direction under the new coach.