Overview
- Leavitt is on campus at Miami after stops at Kentucky, LSU and a two-day visit to Tennessee, according to multiple outlets including ESPN, CBS Sports and local reporters.
- Miami is targeting Leavitt to replace Carson Beck, who will exhaust his eligibility after the Jan. 19 national championship game.
- LSU’s Lane Kiffin traveled to Knoxville to recruit Leavitt during his Tennessee visit, and LSU has also moved to evaluate other options, hosting USC transfer Husan Longstreet and trending for Elon’s Landen Clark, per reports.
- Leavitt is rated the No. 1 player in the transfer portal by 247Sports, retains two seasons of eligibility and is coming off a 2025 foot surgery that ended his year after seven games.
- Reports indicate elite transfer quarterbacks are commanding multi-million-dollar packages, with recent deals around $4–5 million or more, reinforcing Leavitt’s leverage as the Jan. 16 portal deadline approaches.