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LSU football lands Landen Clark from transfer portal: How former Elon QB fits

Story byThe Daily AdvertiserCory Diaz, Lafayette Daily AdvertiserMon, January 12, 2026 at 2:31 AM UTC·2 min readBATON ROUGE – The wait for a quarterback in this transfer portal class is finally over for LSU football fans. Lane Kiffin and his offensive staff have landed Elon transfer quarterback Landen Clark out of the transfer portal Sunday night. Clark announced his commitment to LSU via his social media pages. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementQuarterback has been the biggest need for the Tigers that went unaddressed for the first week of the current transfer portal window. That's not due to a lack of Kiffin and LSU trying, as they have hosted Arizona State transfer QB Sam Leavitt and USC's Husan Longstreet even more recently, things just didn't materialize under Clark. LSU FOOTBALL PORTAL TRACKER LSU football transfer portal tracker: LSU signs Elon transfer QBAs a freshman, Clark was sensation for the Phoenix earning Colonial Athletic Association co-Offensive Rookie of the Year honors throwing for 2,321 yards, 18 touchdowns with eight interceptions.

LSU football lands Landen Clark from transfer portal: How former Elon QB fits

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Key Highlights

  • On the ground, he rushed for 614 yards and added 11 scores. Why Landen Clark picked LSU football out of transfer portalClark was choosing between LSU, James Madison, Michigan and Kentucky out of the transfer portal.
  • For the former Elon quarterback who visited LSU Saturday and Sunday, left Baton Rouge blown away by LSU's program and how Kiffin's offensive system works. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementHe entered the portal betting on himself to afford himself an opportunity to play at the highest level of college football.
  • And he liked what LSU had to offer him best in terms of matching up with SEC competition. How Landen Clark will fit LSU football's rosterBefore Clark's commitment, LSU had zero scholarship quarterbacks on roster.
  • Clark fill the biggest void on the Tigers' roster to date.
  • LSU plans to sign another quarterback after Clark. And whether LSU ends up signing Leavitt or Longstreet or another signal caller, Clark is gifted enough to challenge whomever it is for the starting role but obviously more like he'll be in a backup role.
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