Lane Kiffin told everyone LSU was the better place to build a championship program. Ole Miss fans didn’t want to hear it when he left in December. Now the receipts are in, and they’re staring right back at Oxford. LSU sits atop the 247Sports rankings with the No. 1 overall recruiting class in the country. Kiffin said he made the jump because Baton Rouge offered something different. The scoreboard just proved him right.
Preston Guy, an LSU staff writer, posted the 247Sports leaderboard on X showing the Tigers at No. 1 with 56 commits. They average an 89.59 rating for 349.18 total points. That breaks down to four five-stars, 22 four-stars, and 27 three-stars. Texas sits second at 348.56 points, Notre Dame third at 347.94, and Ohio State fourth at 345.52. LSU also grabbed the top transfer portal class after adding 41 players since Kiffin arrived two months ago. The main reason Kiffin bolted Oxford? He believed LSU had better recruiting power. The rankings back that up.
#LSU now has the #1 portal class and overall (HS + portal) class per 247 Sports. pic.twitter.com/SM9JaLHJQ3
— Preston Guy (@PGuy77) January 21, 2026
Kiffin spoke on Tuesday at the Leadership Power Breakfast in Baton Rouge and went big with his claim. “It is an exciting time, I think, when these next two days are done, it will be the best portal class in the history of college football,” Kiffin said…