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Lane Kiffin to LSU instantly impacts Oklahoma recruiting

There’s no better example of the butterfly effect than on the college football recruiting trail.

After weeks of chaos, Lane Kiffin on Sunday officially left Ole Miss to be the new head coach at LSU, and just hours later, the Oklahoma Sooners already lost a commitment because of it.

Brayden Allen decommits from Sooners

Hayes Fawcett of Rivals reported on Sunday that 2026 four-star wide receiver Brayden Allen decommitted from the Sooners with Early National Signing Day just three days away on Wednesday. Then, just moments after the news broke of Allen’s decision, Rivals recruiting experts Steve Wiltfong and Sam Spiegelman already had predictions logged for Allen to end up at LSU.