One rival SEC coordinator isn't fully sold on Sam Leavitt after LSU coach Lane Kiffin made him one of the marquee transfers ahead of his first year at the helm. "He's not the talent level that a normal LSU quarterback would be," the coordinator told ESPN's Adam Rittenberg. Rittenberg spoke to another defensive coordinator who called Leavitt "really impressive" in 2024 but acknowledged some of the QB's flaws as a pure thrower. "So, just sneaky athletic, really way more elusive than you would think, just one of those make-something-out-of-nothing kind of guys," the coach said. Inconsistent quarterback play has been a theme at LSU across multiple coaching tenures.