E1881 - HE DID IT AGAIN! Lane Kiffin Delivers Midnight Portal Bomb—Ole Miss’ Top Tackler Joins LSU
Published: January 17, 2026
Duration: 23:25
The transfer portal was closed… until Lane Kiffin delivered exactly what he promised at midnight.
Just after the clock struck 12, Ole Miss linebacker TJ Dottery — the SEC’s leading tackler — was officially announced as an LSU signee, capping a stunning end to the portal cycle. Dottery became LSU’s seventh portal addition of the day, putting an exclamation point on one of the most aggressive roster rebuilds we’ve seen in Baton Rouge.
LSU also added four offensive linemen on Friday, bringing the total to eight offensive line additions in this portal cycle, fully replacing the eight li...