LSU football QB Sam Leavitt offers health update at fall camp

LSU football welcomed Sam Leavitt, the top player in the transfer portal, to Baton Rouge during the offseason. He arrived with baggage: a foot injury. Rehab throughout the spring and summer got the quarterback ready for fall camp. "I've been 100% for the past few months," Leavitt said at a press conference. "My health is one thing that I take very seriously, whether it's the food I eat, the way I sleep, the way I recover, so it was really never a question for me." Leavitt led Arizona State to the 2024 College Football Playoffs, passing for 2,885 yards and 24 touchdowns. He played seven games in 2025 before sitting out for the rest of the season. His recovery didn't move as fast as he wanted, but he stayed patient throughout. "It was definitely more challenging within the first four or five months," Leavitt said. "I had a second surgery where I got the pins pulled, so I have no hardware in my foot right now, and initially after that I thought it was kind of, you know, just going to snap back into being full go. That's just how my brain works." Ahead of fall camp, Leavitt ramped up to full speed and put his arsenal on display through the first week. He unloaded on downfield passes and showed off his mobility on short passes out wide. The redshirt junior said a commitment to the recovery process put him in a great position to lead the Tigers. "Just going through the process and keeping my head down and putting in the work and understanding that delayed gratification was a big thing for me," Leavitt said. "I really don't think about it out on the field at all. You know, just have to obviously warm it up a little bit before practice. But, you know, just keeping on my routine and everything at night, it's really a zero-thought process for me." LSU's 2026 offense hinges on the health of Leavitt. The coveted quarterback led Arizona State to the College Football Playoff in 2024 and has the tools to win in the SEC. Sam Leavitt Heisman Trophy Odds Per FanDuel, LSU QB Sam Leavitt's odds to win the Heisman Trophy are +2500. That doesn't put Leavitt among the favorites, but he's not a dark horse either. Notre Dame QB CJ Carr has the best odds in the sport, sitting at +700. This article originally appeared on LSU Wire: LSU football QB Sam Leavitt offers health update at fall camp