According to ESPN's Pete Thamel, nobody on Ole Miss' football staff is buying that LSU quarterback Sam Leavitt is actually "doubtful" for Saturday's game in Oxford.
Leavitt's inclusion on Wednesday's injury report
came as a shock, the doubtful claim even more of a jaw-dropper. CBS Sports' Matt Zenitz reported that Leavitt didn't throw at practice on Wednesday with an upper-body issue, which is apparantly why Leavitt got the designation. On3's Pete Nakos called his injury a "sore throwing shoulder."Why the skepticism? Could Lane Kiffin and LSU be trying some funny business with Leavitt's status? We suppose it's possible, but the SEC does have rules and consequences for inaccurate injury reporting. However, how could you prove ill intent there?
We're sure that Kiffin's standing as LSU's head coach has everyone a bit skeptical of this, even if Leavitt is actually not feeling great in his throwing shoulder. We'll see how things shake out on Saturday.
No one on the Ole Miss staff is convinced LSU QB Sam Leavitt’s appearance as “doubtful” on the injury report is sincere and he’ll miss the game on Saturday, per sources. https://t.co/iIv6qiYK7q
— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) September 17, 2026
LSU quarterback Sam Leavitt, who is listed as doubtful for Saturday’s game against Ole Miss, is dealing with an upper body issue and didn’t throw at practice today, sources tell @CBSSports https://t.co/KXTNBvsXMM https://t.co/TzTu86y2FA pic.twitter.com/0v7j3V9TI8
— Matt Zenitz (@mzenitz) September 17, 2026
NEW: LSU QB Sam Leavitt is dealing with a sore throwing shoulder and has been limited in practice, @PeteNakos reports. https://t.co/zAFk7kTJ9X https://t.co/nJ9DmYikZC pic.twitter.com/s0GX8pdlA5
— On3 (@On3) September 17, 2026
Who would start for Leavitt if he really didn't play?
The team has two capable backups it can choose from on Saturday.
This article originally appeared on For The Win: Ole Miss is doubtful about Sam Leavitt 'doubtful' tag, per report
