{
  "id": 4998937,
  "title": "Pat Fitzgerald jokes about Lane Kiffin's transfer portal usage",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/pat-fitzgerald-jokes-about-lane-kiffins-transfer-portal-usage",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-02T02:46:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/pat-fitzgerald-jokes-lane-kiffins-024618246.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "During the summer, Lane Kiffin has been a focal point in college football discussions due to his efforts to recruit players through various means, including the transfer portal, NFL, and causing rule changes in conferences like the Big Ten. On Tuesday, Michigan State Wolverines offensive tackle Conner Moore became the subject of a humorous comment from Pat Fitzgerald in relation to Kiffin's aggressive transfer portal usage. Fitzgerald appeared on MSU radio host Dalton Shetler's show, where Shetler praised Moore's achievements, noting that the FCS All-American from Montana State had transferred to Michigan State. Shetler then asked if he should continue, to which Fitzgerald joked that Moore is a redshirt senior, making him ineligible for more transfers. Fitzgerald then playfully mentioned Kiffin, adding, \"Maybe Lane Kiffin will take him.\"",
  "summary": "Pat Fitzgerald had a pretty great quip on Tuesday regarding Lane Kiffin and LSU's utilization of the transfer portal this summer",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Paul Finebaum rips LSU football coach Lane Kiffin for constant ‘flat-out lies’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/paul-finebaum-rips-lsu-football-coach-lane-kiffin-for-constant-flat",
        "published": "2026-09-02T00:44:19.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}