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Put on some coffee. Players can still enter the portal. This thing won't end until August,

Posted on 1/8/26 at 10:03 am
Posted by Salviati
Member since Apr 2006
7371 posts
Posted on 1/8/26 at 10:03 am
This may be how you're feeling.





Well, put on some coffee, grab another Red Bull, or bust out the No-Doz.

Because THIS is how Kiffin's feeling.




Kiffin Portal Recruiting

2020 . . . 5 portal recruits

2021 . . . 4 portal recruits

2022 . . 20 portal recruits

2023 . . 23 portal recruits

2024 . . 26 portal recruits

2025 . . 30 portal recruits

In 2026, LSU is going to sign more than 30 players. Kiffin has signed only ONE-THIRD of the players he wants.



Are you pissed about poor public relations. Are you leery of litigation.

Buckle up Buttercup!



LSU ain't worried about Delly, Forde, or GG.

LSU ain't worried about feckless schools threatening frivolous litigation.



This ain't gonna happen in a week. This ain't gonna happen in a month.

LSU has bags of money to distribute.



No sleep 'til August!
Posted by nastytaco4
Member since Oct 2016
261 posts
Posted on 1/8/26 at 10:04 am to
While I love the optimism, and I share the same - we are not signing over 30 players this year.
Posted by Mr Roboto
Member since Jan 2023
7513 posts
Posted on 1/8/26 at 10:05 am to
Are you saying the portal never closes? You can just withdraw from the university and walk on?
Posted by clamdip
Rocky Mountain High
Member since Sep 2004
20982 posts
Posted on 1/8/26 at 10:05 am to
Posted by Quicksilver
Poker Room
Member since Jan 2013
12699 posts
Posted on 1/8/26 at 10:05 am to
Portal period ends in 12 days and it's the only one now so the team should be settled well before August.

But I do like the vibes in the post.
Posted by DrEdgeLSU
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Dec 2006
8665 posts
Posted on 1/8/26 at 10:06 am to
quote:

Are you saying the portal never closes? You can just withdraw from the university and walk on?


Players can enter the portal at certain points in time.

Players cannot just randomly withdraw from a university mid-semester and join a new one without endangering their eligibility (academic progress).
Posted by iPad
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Member since Nov 2025
595 posts
Posted on 1/8/26 at 10:07 am to
Britney Spears is prime

One of Louisiana’s finest
Posted by Nomadic Bengal
Member since Jul 2022
3483 posts
Posted on 1/8/26 at 10:10 am to
Only the strong survive.
Posted by Salviati
Member since Apr 2006
7371 posts
Posted on 1/8/26 at 10:10 am to
quote:

Portal period ends in 12 days and it's the only one now so the team should be settled well before August.
The portal period is merely the period of time for players to ENTER the portal. When the portal closes, players cannot enter the portal.

The portal period is NOT the deadline for schools to SIGN players. Schools can sign players up through the deadline to enroll in the fall semester.

quote:

But I do like the vibes in the post.
Posted by LSU1SLU
Member since Mar 2013
7950 posts
Posted on 1/8/26 at 10:10 am to
This is not how the new portal works.
Posted by dstone12
Texan
Member since Jan 2007
38955 posts
Posted on 1/8/26 at 10:11 am to
You sonova….im in.
Posted by The Pirate King
Pangu
Member since May 2014
66352 posts
Posted on 1/8/26 at 10:12 am to
quote:

While I love the optimism, and I share the same - we are not signing over 30 players this year.


Uh yeah, we are. We have to. BK left us in a gigantic hole. This is as bad or worse than after Ed. We have 0 QB and no good OL besides Braelin Moore.
Posted by Salviati
Member since Apr 2006
7371 posts
Posted on 1/8/26 at 10:14 am to
quote:

This is not how the new portal works.
Oh . . . please elucidate.
Posted by Quicksilver
Poker Room
Member since Jan 2013
12699 posts
Posted on 1/8/26 at 10:14 am to
If you're signing players in the portal past the first week of February, you're digging through the scraps. I suspect Billy will have the class tidied up by then.

LSU's last signee may be the Ole Miss WR, Winnie Watkins.
This post was edited on 1/8/26 at 10:16 am
Posted by WestSideTiger
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2004
4976 posts
Posted on 1/8/26 at 10:16 am to
Portal don’t close. There is some truth to that. Doesn’t mean it’s always open either.


Posted by LSU1SLU
Member since Mar 2013
7950 posts
Posted on 1/8/26 at 10:18 am to
Our roster will be a most 2 players away from being finalized after this portal window closes. Walk ons will be added. that is all
Posted by GhostofJackson
Speedy Teflon Wizard
Member since Nov 2009
7086 posts
Posted on 1/8/26 at 10:18 am to
Why can't they enroll in another school in the summer? Would love to see that court case.
Posted by Quicksilver
Poker Room
Member since Jan 2013
12699 posts
Posted on 1/8/26 at 10:23 am to
quote:

Why can't they enroll in another school in the summer? Would love to see that court case.


There are a lot of waiver options but they would have to apply for one to be granted eligibility. To your point though, I agree it probably wouldn't stand up in court.
Posted by Salviati
Member since Apr 2006
7371 posts
Posted on 1/8/26 at 10:25 am to
quote:

If you're signing players in the portal past the first week of February, you're digging through the scraps. I suspect Billy will have the class tidied up by then.
What you're suggesting is that only scraps will be available more than a month after the portal opens.

Last year, the initial portal opened on December 9, 2024. Kiffin signed Trey Wallace on January 19, 2025. That's well over a month later. And there will be no spring portal, so there are more players to analyze and host. This shite takes time.

Sometimes, players wait. Sometimes, players change their mind.
Posted by Havoc
Member since Nov 2015
38028 posts
Posted on 1/8/26 at 10:25 am to
Bravo
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