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Lane Kiffin says race/diversity impacted recruiting at Ole Miss

This is unhinged, even for Lane Kiffin. Kiffin discussed the concerns in an article published by Vanity Fair on Monday. Here’s what he said:

"[They would say], 'Hey, Coach, we really like you. But my grandparents aren't letting me move to Oxford, Mississippi,'" Kiffin said, according to the magazine. "That doesn't come up when you say Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Parents were sitting here this weekend saying the campus' diversity feels so great: 'It feels like there's no segregation. And we want that for our kid because that's the real world.'"

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Lane Kiffin went 50-19 at Ole Miss from 2020-25 before leaving for SEC rival LSU on a seven-year deal worth about $13 million per year.

College Basketball 🏀

The NBA Draft Combine is underway

Official measurements were taken for players and Michigan’s Aday Mara is HUGE!

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Arizona’s Koa Peat struggles in shooting drills — could another year at Arizona be coming? The following tweet shows percentages from four different shooting drills, and Koa Peat ranks near the bottom in every drill.

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Kentucky’s Malachi Moreno withdraws from 5 vs. 5 games - is that a bad sign for Kentucky? Moreno is a 250 lb 7-footer who’s been compared to Jarrett Allen on the Cleveland Cavaliers.

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And last but certainly not least, son of NBA legend Peja Stojakovic, Andrej Stojakovic had the highest maximum vertical jump out of at least 31 participants.

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Quick Hitters

Pat Kelsey & Louisville land ANOTHER recruit

It’s just getting ridiculous at this point. Pat Kelsey is a Portal King.

Zhang averaged 20.2 points and 5.7 rebounds per game in the Nike EYBL Scholastic League this season and represented China at the FIBA U-19 World Cup.

He joins a loaded incoming class that includes

Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year Flory Bidunga
Oregon guard Jackson Shelstad
Arkansas transfer Karter Knox
Iowa forward Alvaro Folgueiras
Dayton’s De’Shayne Montgomery
USC big man Gabe Dynes
Along with prep signees who both reclassified
- Obinna Ekezie Jr.
- Isaac Ellis, who averaged 31.5 points per game this season

The acquisiition comes just in time for the brand new Aaron Torres “Portal King” t-shirt available for pre-order NOW at the Aaron Torres online shop.

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More news & notes

Class of 2026 McDonald’s All American & 4 star Darius Bivins commits to St. Mary’s
Big man Franck Kepnang ruled ELIGIBLE for Kentucky, signing made official on Monday. Cool little tidbit, He joins his Washington teammate Zoom Diallo in Lexington
4 star O-Lineman Cameron Wagner commits to Oregon on the Pat McAfee Show
Nebraska transfer Ugnius Jarusevicius signs with Arizona, He missed the entire season this year with an injury. He averaged 16 PPG two years ago at Central Michigan.
Post Lottery NBA Mock Draft from ESPN has AJ to the Wizards, Darryn Peterson to the Jazz, and Boozer to Memphis
Sending prayers and well wishes to Ahmad Hardy after the Missouri Tigers running back was shot in the upper leg over the weekend. He is in stable condition following surgery. Hardy ranked second among FBS players with 1,649 rushing yards last season.
Texas Tech’s Christian Anderson shines in the star shooting drill at the NBA Draft Combine