TLDR: LSU's quarterback went from doubtful to gone off the injury report entirely in about 48 hours, and nobody at Ole Miss ever believed the paperwork.
Then, just after midnight, it ended the only way this ever seemed like it was going to end. Leavitt is starting Saturday night at Ole Miss, full stop.
Pete Nakos@PeteNakosLSU QB Sam Leavitt will start Saturday night at Ole Miss.
He didn't just get cleared — he vanished from the report altogether, doubtful to questionable to nothing at all in the span of two days.
Chris Vannini@ChrisVanniniSam Leavitt is no longer on the LSU injury report, after being doubtful two days ago.
Kiffin walking back into Oxford as the visiting coach carries its own weight regardless of who's throwing the ball. Six years after he first arrived there, the scenery's changed a little, and Saturday night he's on the other sideline of the same rivalry he used to coach for.
Chris Low@ClowfbLane Kiffin’s arrival at Ole Miss six years ago. Just a little bit has changed.
None of it changes the injury report drama into anything but exactly what everyone suspected — a healthy-enough starter, a rival that never bought the act, and a rivalry game that was always going to have its starting quarterback in uniform.
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