Lane Kiffin almost lost Sam Leavitt after putting his hands into the Demond Williams saga.

Lane Kiffin and the LSU Tigers have landed one of the most coveted quarterbacks in the transfer portal and the best still-available passer as of Wednesday afternoon.

Earlier this month, LSU offered a proposed $3.5 million name, image and likeness guarantee to transfer quarterback Brendan Sorsby, according to documents obtained by Yahoo Sports.

Not long after being predicted to end up in Ann Arbor, Whittingham managed to secure former LSU four-star QB Colin Hurley, who still has three years of eligibility remaining. He was in the same class (2024) as departee Jadyn Davis.