Mississippi auditor threatens to audit 'state of Louisiana' if 'doubtful' Sam Leav…
Louisiana · Ole Miss · LSUCollege football fans and pundits alike immediately questioned the veracity of the SEC-mandated report, with some even accusing first-year Tigers head coach Lane Kiffin of “chicanery.” In fact, ESPN’s Pete Thamel reported “no one on the Ole Miss [coaching] staff” believed Leavitt’s “doubtful” designation was sincere shortly after the SEC availability reports went live.
Of course, most Ole Miss fans aren’t buying it and instead suspect Kiffin of purposely falsifying the SEC injury report in an effort to rile up the Rebels’ already agitated fanbase. On Thursday afternoon, Nakos revealed Leavitt participated in the Tigers’ walkthrough earlier in the day, likely meaning he could be elevated from “doubtful” on Thursday night’s updated report.
That followed an earlier report from Thamel that the “widespread expectation” is Leavitt will recover from whatever was ailing him on Wednesday and will ultimately start Saturday night’s game. “Well, Pat, I know how much you enjoy quagmires and conundrums.
[ $19.99 gets you a FULL year of On3 | Rivals national coverage ] That apparently includes the Mississippi State Auditor, Shad White , who threatened to “audit” the entire state of Louisiana if Leavitt’s status miraculously improves enough to play in Saturday night’s game in Oxford.
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- Around the same time, On3 insider Pete Nakos reported Leavitt was dealing with a sore throwing shoulder and was limited during Wednesday’s LSU practice, thus prompting the designation.
- Mississippi's State Auditor threatened to audit the state of Louisiana if LSU QB Sam Leavitt plays Saturday at Ole Miss after being doubtful.
- LSU quarterback Sam Leavitt was a surprise addition to the team’s initial availability report Wednesday night, especially given his “doubtful” designation for Saturday’s much-anticipated Top 10 showdown at No. 8 Ole Miss .
- “If Sam Leavitt mysteriously goes from ‘doubtful’ to playing on Saturday, I will audit the entire state of Louisiana,” White wrote Thursday afternoon on X/Twitter .