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LOOK: Lane Kiffin debuts custom transfer portal hoodies

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Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin was one of the most active coaches in the transfer portal this offseason. It was almost like #ComeToTheSip was becoming #TransferToTheSip.

Kiffin had that same idea, and he literally put it on a shirt.

Earlier this week, Kiffin tweeted a picture of some new hoodies he got that say “Transfer To The Sip” on them. This comes the same offseason he landed 14 transfers, including former USC quarterback Jaxson Dart and TCU transfer running back Zach Evans. They likely came from LFG Shirts, which also created “Come To The Sip” shirts and debuted the “Transfer To The Sip” hoodies Feb. 2.

Dart comes to Ole Miss as the No. 2-ranked transfer in the portal and Evans came in at No. 7, according to the On3 Transfer Portal Rankings. Kiffin originally declared himself the “Portal King” before giving the title to USC coach Lincoln Riley after he landed On3’s No. 1-ranked transfer, Caleb Williams.

Lane Kiffin talks optimizing transfer portal for roster management

Lane Kiffin once proclaimed himself the “Portal King.” The Ole Miss coach passed the title on, but opened up about how he goes about using the portal to manage his roster.

When using the portal, Kiffin said it’s about balancing needs with the best talent the team can acquire. He added there’s no blueprint, so it’s all about being innovative as the transfer portal landscape evolves.

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“There’s specific needs that you’re trying to do and then there’s also best available,” Kiffin told reporters. “The thing about it that’s strange, it’s not like grad transfers where those are positions of need immediately that you take. It may be a grad transfer, it may be someone that has four years to play. It’s very unique and challenging to figure that out.

“There’s no evidence of how to do it and what’s worked, so we’re just trying to be cutting edge in how we’re doing that and putting together our roster.”

Ole Miss has landed 14 transfers this offseason, including former USC quarterback Jaxson Dart, who was the No. 2 transfer in the portal, according to the On3 Transfer Portal Rankings. The Rebels also got Zach Evans — On3’s No. 7-ranked transfer — to come in from TCU, as well as two more Top-50 transfers: Ladarius Tennison (No. 22) and Michael Trigg (No. 38.)

That’s why Kiffin gave himself the title of “Portal King,” a title he eventually passed off to USC coach Lincoln Riley after he landed Caleb Williams, the No. 1 transfer in the portal.