It might be too late to discuss the 2025 transfer portal findings. But then again, what better time to introspect whether the gambles teams took paid off or not, now that Week 4 is over? According to Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin , Brian Kelly and the LSU Tigers made the most out of their NIL to pick up the best of the lot. And some of the credit definitely goes to Kelly himself. He and his wife, Paqui , pledged to match up to $1M for LSU’s NIL collective through the Tiger Athletic Foundation’s Excellence Fund. And how far did they go on the transfer portal?

Kelly revealed the Tigers spent about $18 million on their 2025 roster under new NIL rules. The result? They have locked in 18 transfers this transfer season. Amidst the dozen newcomers, three of them stood out in Kiffin’s eye

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