LSU coach Brian Kelly believes that some players in the transfer portal are picking their new schools based on how much endorsement money they can make. And he wants it known that LSU isn’t going to be in many bidding wars.
Kelly said in an interview published Tuesday that the team’s defensive line recruiting through the portal hasn’t been stellar because LSU is “not in the market of buying players.” The Tigers rank 70th in Rivals’ transfer rankings and have added just seven transfers so far this season.
That group of players includes just one defensive lineman — former Wisconsin player Gio Paez.