Will Sam Leavitt play for LSU vs Ole Miss? Injury updates for Tigers’ QB

An emerging storyline surrounding Lane Kiffin's return to Oxford, Mississippi has nothing to do with the former Ole Miss coach himself.

Instead, the focus has shifted to who LSU's quarterback will be when the Tigers open SEC play Saturday night.

Sam Leavitt, who transferred from Arizona State and started the Tigers' first two games of the season, was listed as doubtful on LSU's initial SEC availability report on Wednesday, Sept. 16. That had created uncertainty for the top-10 showdown, just days before Kiffin's highly anticipated return to Vaught-Hemingway Stadium.

Leavitt, who helped LSU to a Week 1 win over Clemson to open up the season, did not have a clean start against Louisiana Tech in Week 2 from a passing standpoint: He turned the ball over three times and took five sacks despite throwing for 344 yards. He ran for three touchdowns on 22 rushing yards.

The Tigers and Rebels are set for a 7:30 p.m. ET kickoff on Saturday. Here's the latest on Leavitt's injury:

Leavitt was initially listed on Wednesday, Sept. 16 as doubtful for LSU's SEC opener on Saturday against Ole Miss, but one day later, he was upgraded to questionable. On Sept. 18, he was off…

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