Brian Kelly and the LSU football staff will welcome double-digit newcomers over the next few days with additions via the NCAA Transfer Portal heading to Baton R

You can't build a roster in the modern era of college football without dipping into the transfer portal. LSU fans know that. Transfers have been good to LSU in recent years. Heisman-winning quarterbacks Joe Burrow and Jayden Daniels both began their careers

The Orange Bowl was a huge win for that program. The fact that they made it all this way — against Penn State, no less — speaks to the job Freeman has done. To go from losing to Northern Illinois at the beginning of the season to playing for a national championship is unheard of.

Whether or not Brian Kelly had a change of heart about the transfer portal, there's no doubt the Tigers have been major players in the transfer market.

Brian Kelly and the LSU Tigers continue receiving national recognition for their top-ranked Transfer Portal Class with 14 additions to this point. It's been an "all-in" approach for the program heading into the offseason after wrapping up 2024 with a 9-5 record.