Ole Miss LB Key Lawrence enters NCAA Transfer Portal
Ole Miss walk-on linebacker Key Lawrence, not to be confused with the former Oklahoma transfer with whom he shares a name with, has entered the NCAA Transfer Portal, On3 has learned. He’s no longer listed on the Rebels’ roster for 2024.
Max Olson of The Athletic shared the clarification to X, formerly known as Twitter, as the news broke on Tuesday.
“Important clarification: Ole Miss DB Key Lawrence has not re-entered the transfer portal. Ole Miss walk-on LB Keyshawn Lawrence is the one in the portal,” Olson posted. “Yes, the Rebels had two dudes with the same name on their roster.”
To keep up with the latest players on the move, check out On3’s Transfer Portal wire.
Lane Kiffin bemoans NCAA opening spring transfer window
Moreover, Lane Kiffin bemoaned the NCAA transfer portal window in the spring, once again. Heck, the Ole Miss coach said as much, as in, “here we go again.”
Kiffin is not a fan of the portal, at least in terms of how it operates under the current rules. Well, there really aren’t many rules with the portal and NIL at the moment. Kiffin is ready for anything at this point, including with his own team.
“We still have one practice Monday, exit meetings with players and stuff and you know, when free agency opens, but people are already kind of announcing they’re going into it as you see around the country,” Kiffin said. “So it’s just where we are. Like I’ve said before, it probably sounds weird for me because I think we take advantage and we maximize the system. That’s in place as well as anybody. And it’s benefited us as well as anybody around the country. But it’s really a really poor system.”
Kiffin noted how it’s basically like the NFL, which isn’t exactly headline news. However, the Ole Miss coach does not fault the players. It’s simply a product of the current system.
“And here we go again, guys already announced and they just got somewhere in January,” Kiffin said. “They’re leaving again already. So they went and got paid. You know, took up spots and it’s not their fault. It’s not the players fault at all. I mean, this is a system that’s created that they’re utilizing in the NFL. (Imagine the NFL had two) windows a year and you could opt in every year or twice a year, guys would do it … So it is what it is.”