He's basically a top 100 player and the #12 CB prospect in the country, but he's only played 5 games as a CB, he's been a WR for almost his entire career. Tough to call such a highly-rated player a 'sleeper', but...

Came across a video discussing it his evaluation:
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Colin Simmons at LSU:

After the road contest vs Alabama , which SEC game poses the greatest challenge for LSU

we are catching Florida and Auburn in a down year and Missouri isn’t ready for prime time

will Lane Kiffen’s Rebels pose the biggest threat in Oxford ?
or can Jimbo / Petrino finally corral that talent enough to pull off an upset in TS ?

Are Arkansas and MSU in Starkville any threat at all ?

Nice article. LSU's growth starts up front! O-Line & D-Line!

And that is depth LSU did not have last season on either side of the line — a key difference, and a sign of progression.

In keeping with the recent theme, I thought I would do the job of someone else and let y’all know we picked up the ace pitcher from Bama, Luke Holman.

This came by surprise this weekend. There’s been so much back and forth talk behind the scenes, would it happen, would it not, when could it happen? Sounds like Tylen just decided to go ahead and go public with a commitment for the Tigers.

Matt House played a big role here to land the four-star LB.

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I’m sure there are several such polls but I happened to pull up the one published by Athlon sports

in their top 25 …Nick Saban is Ranked No.behind Bear Bryant followed by Les Miles at No.13 and Charles McLendon at No.16

In terms of Winning % Les Miles is No.5 at 77.9% behind Robert Neyland ,Frank Thomas, Nick Saban and Bear Bryant

gents. dug around a while this morning before church and came up with the below summary of our 20 guys and 16 signees who went into the 2023 draft. I think this is pretty close. Only thing that is pretty difficult is determining who has actually signed an MLB contract already. I'm updating contracts as they go public. Feel free to comment if I missed something.

Round, Player
1, Paul Skenes - Signed with Pittsburgh ($9.2 million)
1, Dylan Crews - Signed with Washington ($9.0 million)
1, Ty Floyd - Signed with Cincinnati ($2.1 million)
2, Grant Taylor - Signed with Chicago White Sox ($1.66 million)
3, Tre' Morgan - Signed with Tampa Bay ($783,800)
6, Gavin Dugas - Signed with Washington ($20,000)
11, Garrett Edwards - Signed with Tampa Bay ($500,000)
12, Blake Money - Signed with Baltimore ($160,000)
12, Brayden Jobert - Signed with Saint Louis ($150,000)
13, Riley Cooper - Signed with Baltimore ($125,000)
15, Jordan Thompson - Signed with Los Angeles Dodgers ($197,500)
16, Javen Coleman - Likely returning to LSU, not signing with Los Angeles Dodgers
19, Christian Little - Returning to LSU
ND, Hayden Travinski - Returning to LSU (yes, has another year of eligibility)
ND, Alex Milazzo - Returning to LSU (yes, has another year of eligibility)
ND, Cade Beloso - Returning to LSU or retiring from baseball (yes, has another year of eligibility)
ND, Nate Ackenhousen - Returning to LSU
ND, Bryce Collins - Returning to LSU or Transferring
ND, Jason Bollman - Transferring to Oklahoma
ND, Josh Stevenson - Transferring to Ohio State

Transfers
Xavier LHP Justin Loer (6-3, 1.89 ERA, 57 Ks)
Alabama RHP Kade Woods (4-1, 5.52 ERA, 38 Ks)
UCLA LHP Gage Jump (missed 2023 for Tommy John Surgery)
South Carolina SS Michael Braswell (.255 BA, 1 HR, 23 RBIs)
Arizona OF Mac Bingham (.360 BA, 10 HRs, 51 RBIs)

Transfer Targets
Alabama LHP Luke Holman (7-4, 3.67 ERA, 87 Ks) - Holman is taking visits to Tennessee, LSU, Mississippi State and Auburn.

Round, Signee
1, C Blake Mitchell 6-1, 200 (Sinton HS, TX) - Signed with Kansas City ($4.90 million)
Ranked No. 8 overall for 2023 MLB Draft according to Perfect Game

16, LHP/OF Jake Brown 6-2, 190 (Sulphur HS, LA) - Enrolling at LSU
Ranked No. 116 overall for 2023 MLB Draft according to Perfect Game

20, LHP Cameron Johnson 6-4, 225 (IMG Academy-Bradenton, FL) - Signed with Saint Louis ($150,000)
Ranked No. 11 overall for 2023 MLB Draft according to Perfect Game

20, OF/1B Ashton Larson 6-1, 185 (St. Thomas Aquinas-Overland Park, KS) - Likely coming to LSU
Ranked No. 78 overall for 2023 MLB Draft according to Perfect Game

ND, SS/2B Steven Milam 5-8, 155 (Centennial-Las Cruces, NM) - Enrolling at LSU
Ranked No. 119 overall for 2023 MLB Draft according to Perfect Game

ND, LHP Kade Anderson 6-2, 170 (St. Paul’s-Madisonville, LA) - Enrolling at LSU
Ranked No. 130 overall for 2023 MLB Draft according to Perfect Game. Was a top prospect until Tommy John Surgery put him on the bench for his senior year

ND, 3B/INF Trenton Lape 6-1, 175 (Parkway HS-Bossier City, LA) - Enrolling at LSU
Ranked No. 132 overall for 2023 MLB Draft according to Perfect Game

ND, SS/RHP MJ Seo 5-11, 170 (Hebron-Plano, TX) - Enrolling at LSU
Ranked No. 160 overall for 2023 MLB Draft according to Perfect Game

ND, OF Derrick Mitchell 6-3, 200 (John Paul II-Plano, TX) - Enrolling at LSU
Ranked No. 187 overall for 2023 MLB Draft according to Perfect Game

ND, INF Austen Roellig 5-11, 170 (Etiwanda-Rancho Cucamonga, CA) - Enrolling at LSU
Ranked No. 234 overall for 2023 MLB Draft according to Perfect Game

ND, OF/1B Dallas Dale II 6-1, 180 (Mount Dora Christian Academy-Apopka, FL) - Enrolling at LSU
Ranked No. 362 overall for 2023 MLB Draft according to Perfect Game

ND, OF/LHP Griffin Cooley 6-1, 180 (Kinder HS-Kinder, LA) - Enrolling at LSU
Not ranked for 2023 MLB Draft according to Perfect Game

ND, INF Ryan Kucherak 6-1, 168 (Hamilton-Chandler, AZ) - Enrolling at LSU
Not ranked for 2023 MLB Draft according to Perfect Game

ND, INF/RHP Dylan Thompson 6-2, 175 (Sam Houston-Moss Bluff, LA) - Enrolling at LSU
Not ranked for 2023 MLB Draft according to Perfect Game

ND, LHP Jaxon Burch 5-11, 190 (Central, LA) - Enrolling at Delgado
Not ranked for 2023 MLB Draft according to Perfect Game

ND, LHP Jon Cassidy Vanek 6-1, 200 (Lake Charles, LA) - Enrolling at Chipola Junior College in Florida
Not ranked for 2023 MLB Draft according to Perfect Game

Note: I saw that some thought LHP/1B Kaiden Wilson (Raymore, MO) and LHP/1B Sebastian Gonzalez (Oakly, CA) were committed to LSU. Wilson is committed to A&M and Gonzalez is committed to St. Mary's.

I live in rural NW La. What is the best way of watching each L.S.U. football game that can be picked up in this area besides having to have Direct TV? Thanks in advance for any answers!
S.C.

Don’t know if it’s confirmed just yet but it does sound like Collin Simmons, C. Durham & 2025 WR D. Moore will all be in Baton Rouge for the bayou splash! Huge news to get them on campus before the dead period, especially with Simmons & Durham being close to a commitment date. Something to look out for!

Saw it on SEC Network yesterday ....
Chances Winning SEC Championship

UGA 49%
Bama 41 %
LSU 7 %
....then everybody else

Some say "Flip - a -coin"..but i gotta give LSU the slight edge over Alabama to Win the West ; who has question marks at QB .

UGA's is way ahead in the East + the O-O-C Schedule is Charmin-soft!
Tenn-Martin
Ball State
UAB
Georgia Tech

But they too are breaking in a New Starting QB finally after Stetson Bennet had been there what feels like 7 years!

UGA had possibly the Nation's Top O-Line last year ; i think LSU is getting close!

Ok - so per prior post you and I do comparable action vay-cays. So in 48 hours my wife and two boys do this: fly into Lost Wages (aka Vegas), then fly fixed-wing plane to Bar 10 Ranch to shoot guns, ATVs, etc., then helicopter flight to rim of Grand Canyon, then down into Grand Canyon for 3/4 day rafting/camping under stars trip with chef as raft guide (rapids = 2-3 class); cherry on top: boys and I tee time @ Wynn Goof and Country Club. Talk to me goose.

I didn't realize that recruits who were drafted have only 2 weeks to decide. If they haven't signed by then, it's to the campus for them.

I'll be at this camp today at Nicholls State. Several LSU players are expected to attend, including Will Campbell, Maason Smith, Kyren Lacy and more. I'll have updates from those guys later today.


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Brian Kelly ,when asked when LSU a would be competing for a National Championship , responded that there are some “ holes “ still remaining that need shoring up

could posters give opinions as to where these “ hoLes “ are at present ?

I enjoy watching football press conferences from ESPN app “on demand “. I scanned the SEC media replays this afternoon. You can view the aTm player interviews but Jimbo’s presser is not available. Somehow aTm has some control over the access. Every other coaches SEC media day appearance is there. Can anyone explain how aTm is getting away with this?

After listening to BK describe what he liked about Josh Williams as RB I think I may have gotten a little insite into his thinking in recruiting. When he described his ability as a 3 down back. He can run the ball physically, be a receiver, and block for pass protection physically. He must do all 3 with equal skill and effort the and believe in what the objective for the program is…..to compete and win NC by playing at the top point of skill. He must also do the other things like compete academically, have good nutrition, do his physical workouts, and have a belief in the goals of the ptogram.

I think BK looks at a player for the abstract things such as belief in the goals as much as he does his physical tools at football. I am not sure previous LSU coaches did that. I believe if a RB was an exceptional runner and was classed as a 5* or high 4* type but had a distaste for blocking and didn’t put out 100% that was overlooked. i believe BK wants the player who fits in the program, does all of everything he is supposed to do at his best. I believe that’s what he wants and stars don’t matter as much as a good fit for the program. This is not to say he shouldn't recruit a 5* but he must be a fit and understand the goals of the program. If he doesn’t forget him.

Does anyone remember that the previous 4 Classes of recruits of Clemson’s first NC in this century averaged 13. They did have a top QB though. But those dudes were a fit.

Came across this and thought it was interesting. LSU is currently ranked #8 all-time when it comes to the number of national championships they've earned. Other SEC teams on the list include Arkansas (7), Florida (10), Georgia (19) and Tennessee (40). Stanford is #1, of course, but there are some caveats to that. The first is that the NCA doesn't officially recognize football national championships, and anything before the BCS era there is just a muddled mess. The 2nd is that a lot of these schools made all their hay in a very specific field of competition.


For instance, Stanford is #1 with 134 total national championships. That includes 37 men's & women's Tennis titles, and 20 men's & women's Water Polo titles - obviously all national championships aren't created equal.

Arkansas, who narrowly edges LSU out of the #7 spot, has 12 Cross Country titles, 12 Outdoor track & field titles and 25 Indoor track & field titles - pretty much every single title they've ever won except for a single basketball title in '94 came off the back of stellar track program in the 80's and 90's.

To be fair, LSU has won a share of those themselves, with 32 men's & women's indoor and outdoor track titles - one can only imagine how far ahead we'd be if we had held on to Pat Henry.

Men's (20)
Baseball (7): 1991, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2009, 2023
Boxing (1): 1949
Golf (5): 1940, 1942, 1947, 1955, 2015
Indoor Track & Field (2): 2001, 2004
Outdoor Track & Field (5): 1933, 1989, 1990, 2002, 2021

Women's (26)
Basketball (1): 2023
Indoor Track & Field (11): 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2002, 2003, 2004
Outdoor Track & Field (14): 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2008, 2012 (vacated)

Other national team championships
Men's:
Football (4): 1958, 2003, 2007, 2019
Basketball (1): 1935
Rugby (1): 1976

Angel Reese won the ESPY on Wednesday for the Best Breakthrough Athlete after a season in which she led LSU to its first national title and set the NCAA record for double-doubles in a season.

Reese won the award over Caitlin Clark, Brock Purdy and Julio Rodriguez.

Reese dominated the season with a NCAA record 34 double-doubles, averaging 23.0 points and 15.4 rebounds per game. The unanimous First-Team All-America also set the SEC record with 555 rebounds throughout the season. Her 830 points were the third most in LSU history.

Following numerous viral moments such as the now famous “shoe-block” against Arkansas through the championship season, Reese’s Instagram following increased from just over 100,000 at the start of the season to now north of 2-million followers.

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