LSU's all-in portal push creates immediate win-now expectations for Lane Kiffin in Year 1

There's never been a transfer class like LSU's 2026 portal haul. There's also never been more pressure on a first-year head coach than what Lane Kiffin will experience this season in Baton Rouge. The Tigers sprinted away from the competition this cycle to secure the No. 1 portal class, a group that includes a trio of five-star transfers and 11 four-star transfers. That's 14 blue-chip prospects -- players that 247Sports views as having draftable traits -- in one transfer class. Only two teams in the country can claim even half that number (Ole Miss and Texas), and LSU is the only team in transfer portal history to sign three five-star prospects. While at Ole Miss, Kiffin spoofed the popular...