Dandy Don posted this comparison that I thought was enlightening. The team at the far right is the 1997 NC team. One stat not included in Dandy Don's comparison is On Base %. For the record...

On Base %
2023 - .447
2009 - .405
2000 - .432
1997 - .412

From the stats, the 2023 LSU has similar numbers to the other NC teams. It all comes down to peaking at the right time.

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No. 1 LSU Tigers (36-8, 15-5 SEC) at Auburn (25-18-1, 9-12 SEC)

DATES/TIMES

• Friday, May 5 @ 6 p.m. CT (SEC Network +)
• Saturday, May 6 @ 8 p.m. CT (SEC Network)
• Sunday, May 7 @ 1 p.m. CT (SEC Network +)

STADIUM

• Plainsman Park in Auburn, Ala. (4,096)

RANKINGS

• LSU – No. 1 in all polls; No. 3 in NCAA RPI
• Auburn – unranked in polls; No. 35 in NCAA RPI

RADIO

· LSU Sports Radio Network affiliates, including 98.1 FM in Baton Rouge

· Live audio at www.LSUsports.net/live; Live stats at www.LSUstats.com

TV/ONLINE

• Saturday's game will be televised on the SEC Network
• All three games will be streamed on SEC Network +

LSU SERIES RECORD VS. AUBURN

· LSU has a 109-78 advantage over Auburn in a series that began in 1907 … LSU has won 21 of its last 29 games versus Auburn, including six wins in the past 10 meetings … Auburn, however, posted a 2-1 series victory at LSU last season ... LSU has won seven of the last nine and 15 of the last 23 SEC regular-season series between the clubs, dating back to 1999 … Auburn’s two series wins in the past nine series came in 2018 at Auburn and in 2022 at Baton Rouge.


QUOTING LSU COACH JAY JOHNSON

“Auburn can swing the bat as well as anybody. They have a really good lineup, really good top of the order. We’re going to have to pitch and defend well. (Auburn left-hander Tommy) Vail has thrown really well on Fridays, and they have guys with very good stuff out of the bullpen. Auburn is another great opponent; to me, all 10 of these SEC weekends are the same, meaning you have to play really well to win one game, let alone win a series.”

ABOUT LSU

• LSU has won four straight games, including an SEC series sweep over Alabama last weekend … LSU’s 36-8 record is its best through 44 games since 2015, when the Tigers were 37-7 … LSU’s 15-5 SEC record this season is the Tigers’ best conference mark through 20 games since the 2013 club was 16-4 in league play.
• The Tigers have won seven straight SEC games and have posted consecutive weekend sweeps over Ole Miss and Alabama … LSU's seven-game SEC win streak is its longest in a single season since 2017, when the Tigers won eight straight league games from May 6-May 20 … LSU last Sunday completed back-to-back SEC sweeps for the first time since the 2017 Tigers posted consecutive sweeps over Auburn and Mississippi State to close the regular season.
• The Tigers have recorded 18 come-from-behind wins this season, including overcoming a five-run deficit on April 29 vs. Alabama ... LSU trailed Alabama, 6-1, entering the bottom of the third inning, and the Tigers rebounded for a 12-8 victory ... LSU has staged comebacks from four-run deficits on four occasions this season – LSU trailed Southern, 4-0, in the bottom of the third inning on Feb. 21 (W, 18-4); the Tigers trailed Texas A&M, 4-0, in the top of the fourth inning on March 18 (W, 12-7); LSU trailed South Carolina, 7-3, in the top of the eighth inning on April 7 (W, 8-7); and LSU trailed Alabama 7-3 in the bottom of the fifth inning on April 30 (W, 13-11).
• LSU enters this week at or near the top of several NCAA statistical categories … the Tigers are No. 1 in the nation in shutouts pitched (8); No. 1 in on-base percentage (.447); No. 2 in runs scored (440); No. 3 in slugging percentage (.573); No. 3 in scoring average (10.0 runs per game); No. 3 in strikeouts pitched per nine innings (11.4); No. 4 in hit-by-pitch (98); No. 5 in hits allowed per nine innings (7.33); and No. 10 in batting average (.318).
• LSU centerfielder Dylan Crews is No. 1 in the nation in batting average (.486), No. 1 in on-base percentage (.633) and No. 1 in runs scored (73); Crews is No. 2 in walks (49) and No. 6 in slugging percentage (.851) … third baseman Tommy White is No. 1 in the nation in RBI per game (1.82), and he is No. 1 in total RBI (73) … right-hander Paul Skenes is No. 1 in the nation in strikeouts (124), strikeouts per nine innings (17.08) and WHIP (0.75) … Skenes is No. 3 in strikeout-to-walk ratio (10.33), No. 4 in hits allowed per nine innings (5.10) and No. 6 in ERA (1.93) ... second baseman Gavin Dugas is No. 7 in the nation in hit-by-pitch (20).
• Junior centerfielder Dylan Crews was named SEC Player of the Week on Monday after leading LSU to a three-game sweep of Alabama ... he hit .545 (6-for-11) in the Alabama series with two homers, eight RBI and five runs scored … Crews blasted a three-run homer in the third inning of last Friday’s game, increasing a 1-0 LSU lead to 4-0 in an eventual 8-6 victory … he was on base four times in five plate appearances last Sunday with two walks and two hits, including a solo homer, and he collected three RBI in the Tigers’ 13-11 win.
• Junior right-hander Paul Skenes defeated Alabama last Friday night, limiting the Crimson Tide to one run on five hits in 6.0 innings with no walks and nine strikeouts … Skenes increased his nation’s-leading strikeout total to 124 this season, and he lowered his SEC-best ERA to 1.93 … Skenes also leads the SEC in innings pitched (65.1) and in opponent batting average (.159).
• LSU catcher Hayden Travinski launched the go-ahead three-run homer in the bottom of the sixth inning last Saturday night, erasing a 7-5 deficit and lifting the Tigers to a 12-8 win over Alabama … Travinski provided a game-winning home run for the second straight weekend, as he provided a three-run blast in the ninth inning of LSU’s 7-6 win on April 23 at Ole Miss.
• Making just his third appearance of the season after recovering from Tommy John surgery a year ago, sophomore LHP Javen Coleman posted a relief win over Alabama last Saturday … he entered the game in the fourth inning and subdued Alabama’s bats to allow LSU to execute a rally from an early deficit … Coleman worked 2.1 scoreless innings against the Crimson Tide with no hits, three walks and six strikeouts … last Saturday’s win was Coleman’s first since February 19, 2022, when he earned a relief victory over Maine.
• Third baseman Tommy White and first baseman Jared Jones each homered twice and collected five RBI in the Alabama series … catcher Alex Milazzo hit .500 (3-for-6) in the series with three RBI and four runs scored … he also walked twice, posted a .625 on-base percentage and delivered a sacrifice bunt to drive in a run … Milazzo’s two-out RBI single in the seventh inning last Sunday broke a 9-9 tie and lifted the Tigers to a 13-11 win over Alabama.

ABOUT AUBURN

· Auburn, which advanced to the College World Series last season, is 9-12 in the SEC and tied with Alabama for third place in the Western Division … Auburn is No. 7 in the SEC with a .289 team batting average, and the Tigers have hit 64 home runs with 34 steals in 41 attempts.

· Outfielder Bobby Peirce is batting a team-high .373 with seven doubles, two triples, five homers and 22 RBI … catcher Ike Irish is hitting .370 with 19 doubles, one triples, three homers and 52 RBI … Peirce and Irish rank No. 8 and No. 10, respectively, among the SEC’s batting average leaders … Irish and Auburn outfielder Kason Howell are tied for the SEC lead in doubles with 19 … outfielder Bryson Ware leads Auburn with 18 homers and 52 RBI, and he is batting .347 on the year.

· Auburn’s pitching staff is No. 13 in the SEC with a 6.38 cumulative ERA, and the Tigers have recorded 392 strikeouts in 385.0 innings.

Expecting a ton of recruits to roll through Baton Rouge in June for these various camps.


June 2 -- OL/DL and kicking camp

June 5 -- youth camp

June 7 -- elite camp

June 10 -- OL/DL and 7on7 camp

June 16 -- Friday Night Lights Skills Camp

June 17 -- Elite camp

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Hard to believe about to flip the calendar to MAY!

LSU SWEPT Alabama .... 8 - 6 ; 12 - 8 ; 13 - 11
Arkansas SWEPT Texas A&M....7 - 5 ; 10 - 4 ; 8 - 7
Vanderbilt SWEPT Kentucky ....6 - 4 ; 9 - 3 ; 3 - 2
Tennessee SWEPT Miss State .....8 - 7 ; 12 - 8 ; 13 - 2
Florida SWEPT Missouri ...11 - 1 ; 11 - 7 ; 8 - 7

Auburn Beat So.Carolina 2 of 3! 8- 3 ; 9 - 5 ; 7 - 8
Ole Miss Won 2 of 3 vs UGA ....7 - 3 ; 3 - 7 ; 8 - 7

EAST
#5 Vanderbilt ....16 - 5 ...32 - 11
#3 So.Carolina ... 14 - 6 ...35 - 8
#4 Florida ...14 - 7 ....35 - 10
#15 Kentucky ....11 - 10....30 - 13
#24 Tennessee ....11 - 10 ....30 - 14
Georgia ....8 - 13 ...24 - 20
Missouri .....5 - 16 ....24 - 19

WEST
#1 LSU ... 15 - 5 .......35 - 8
#7 Arkansas .... 14 - 7 ....33 - 11
Alabama ...9 - 12 .....30 - 15
Auburn ...9 - 12 .....25 - 18 - 1
Texas A&M... 9 - 12 .... 25 - 19
Miss State ....6 - 15 ...24 - 20
Ole Miss ...5 - 16 ....23 - 21

UP NEXT
LSU @ Auburn
Arkansas @ Miss State
Florida @ Texas A&M
Vanderbilt @ Alabama
Tennessee @ UGA
So.Carolina @ Kentucky
Ole Miss @ Mizzou

LSU head coach Brian Kelly spoke at the Houston Touchdown Club yesterday. Here's just a few quotes from Kelly from the event...

-- “I love the environment of a college stadium. I love coming out on that field. I love beating Alabama.”

-- Kelly on the importance of recruiting Houston: “It’s pretty well-documented that our best defensive player (Harold Perkins) is from this area."

-- Kelly on Garrett Nussmeier staying: "I think we had to prove to him that, one, that he could continue to develop and, two, that he clearly would be given an opportunity to work with the first group."

Louisiana-Lafayette corner Trey Amos has picked up several big offers in the last 24 hours, including LSU, Florida, Alabama, Oregon, Auburn, Ole Miss, Miami and a few more.

Amos is a former 2020 athlete from New Iberia Catholic. At this stage in the process, I would think LSU, Florida and Bama would be significant players for him.

At 6-1, 200 pounds, the redshirt junior entered the portal right before the deadline, which is why he's picking up so many big offers so quickly. He had 35 tackles and eight breakups last season.

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LSU’s men’s golf team is once again on its way to an NCAA Regional as the Tigers have been selected to play in the regional hosted by Oklahoma, the NCAA announced on Wednesday.

The three-day, 54-hole event will be played at the Jimmy Austin OU Golf Club in Norman, Oklahoma and runs May 15-17. The teams will play 18 holes each day at The Jimmy Austin OU Golf Club, which will play to a par 72 and 7,452 yards. LSU will be making its first appearance at the Jimmy Austin OU Golf Club.

The top five teams in each of the six regional sites advance to the NCAA Championships, which take place May 26-31 at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Arizona. Thirty teams advance to the NCAA Championships with the top eight following stroke play advancing to match play to determine the national champion.

LSU is appearing in an NCAA Regional for the 15th straight year, all under head coach Chuck Winstead. The Tigers have made every NCAA Regional since 2008. LSU won the 2015 national title a season after reaching the semifinals in match play. LSU also has Top 10 finishes in 2016 (5th) and 2017 (9th) since the match play format began in 2008.

LSU is the seventh seed in the Oklahoma Regional and is joined at the 14-team field by SEC foes Alabama and Ole Miss along with Louisiana-Lafayette. Texas Tech is the top seed, followed by Oklahoma, Alabama, Ole Miss and Wake Forest.

Other teams in the field include Duke, North Florida, Colorado, Kansas, North Carolina-Wilmington, Princeton and Arkansas-Pine Bluff.

The Tigers have been led by junior Drew Doyle and graduate Garrett Barber for most of the year. Doyle has five Top 10 finishes this season, including three in the Top 5. He brings a team-best 71.27 stroke average into the NCAA Regional. In 33 rounds this year, Doyle has been at even-par or better 19 times.

Last year, Doyle tied for fifth at 8-under at the NCAA Stockton, California Regional. Doyle with had rounds of 73-65-70 a year ago to the lead Tigers.

Barber is second on the team in scoring average at 71.33 and has a pair of Top 10 finishes, including one in the Top 5. Barber will be appearing in an NCAA Regional for the fourth time of his career.

Other top scorers for the Tigers include freshman Luke Haskew at 72.28, junior Nicholas Arcement at 72.76, senior Connor Gaunt at 73.48 and sophomore Cohen Trolio at 73.74. Arcement, Gaunt and Trolio all bring previous NCAA experience into post-season play for the Tigers.

Lindsey was set to make $475K this year at South Carolina but will get a significant raise with his new job at LSU. The Tigers will pay Lindsey an average of $750K on a two-year deal and they paid paid his 300k buyout at South Carolina.

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Was stoked to see the Tigers were playing less than an hour down I-12 in Hammond

They should NEVER play in Hammond again!! The high school facilities are unacceptable!!

ONLY Alex Box from now on!!!!! This should not happen to the #1 Team!!!

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This year’s group of LSU’s NFL Draft prospects will join the 58 former Tigers currently on NFL rosters, which ranks No. 3 among all college football programs nationally.

Over the last few days, LSU had six Tigers selected in the draft and a handful of undrafted players sign with teams. Last year, LSU had 10 players selected in the NFL Draft, which included the third overall pick in Derek Stingley Jr. to the Houston Texans.

This year’s LSU draft class was highlighted by outside linebacker BJ Ojulari, who was the first Tiger taken in the second round by the Arizona Cardinals. This was the first time in four years that LSU did not have a player taken in the first round.

2nd round BJ Ojulari to Arizona Cardinals - STORY
4th round Anthony Bradford to Seattle Seahawks - STORY
4th round Jay Ward to Minnesota Vikings - STORY
5th round Jaquelin Roy to Minnesota Vikings - STORY
6th round Kayshon Boutte to New England Patriots - STORY
6th round Jarrick Bernard-Converse to NY Jets - STORY

Undrafted Players Signed

Mekhi Garner - Philedelphia Eagles
Colby Richardson - Carolina Panthers
Micah Baskerville - Chicago Bears
Mike Jones Jr. - Atlanta Falcons
Jerry Jenkins - Jacksonville Jaguars
Ali Gaye - Houston Texans

LSU Women’s Basketball head coach Kim Mulkey will receive the Winged Foot Award Tuesday evening at the New York Athletic Club in recognition of winning the 2023 NCAA Championship.

This will be the fourth time Coach Mulkey has received the Winged Foot Award which has been presented each year since 1996 to the winning coaches of the men’s and women’s NCAA Division I Basketball Championships. UConn men’s basketball head coach Dan Hurley will also receive the award on Tuesday in New York.

Coach Mulkey has four national championships as a head coach. She won titles at Baylor in 2005, 2012 and 2019. In her second season at LSU, Coach Mulkey won her fourth national championship as a head coach this season. She is the first head coach to win national titles at two schools.

With sustained success throughout her entire career, Coach Mulkey’s national championship hardware is not limited to just her time as a head coach. She is the only person in men’s or women’s DI basketball with national championships as a player, assistant coach and head coach.

Coach Mulkey has proven twice that she can turn programs around quickly. It took her just five seasons to turn Baylor into a national championship program and at LSU, through efficient use of the newly established transfer portal, Coach Mulkey led the Tigers to a National Championship during her second year in Baton Rouge. Coach Mulkey is one of two coaches to lead their respective program to a national championship during their second year on the job. Carolyn Peck, who will present the Winged Foot Award to Coach Mulkey on Tuesday, led Purdue to a NCAA Championship in 1999 during her second season there as head coach.

LSU went 34-2 during its championship campaign. The Tigers began the season scoring 100+ points in each of its first five games to tie a NCAA record. The only other team to score 100 points in five consecutive games was the 1982-83 Louisiana Tech team that Mulkey starred on as the point guard.

In the NCAA Championship game against Iowa, LSU scored a women’s championship game record 102 point en route to victory. With six games scoring 100+ points throughout the season, LSU set a program record. With 9.9 million viewers the championship game was the most watched women’s college basketball game of all-time.

“Jimmy is an outstanding defensive line coach and we are excited to welcome him to our staff,” Kelly said. “He will do a great job of not only coaching our players on the field, but also helping them develop off the field as we continue our commitment to graduating champions.

“Jimmy has a proven track record of developing defensive linemen and I know our players are going to benefit from his expertise.”

LSU junior centerfielder Dylan Crews on Monday was named SEC Player of the Week by the league office.

Crews led LSU to three wins in four games last week, including a three-game sweep over Alabama. He batted .429 (6-for-14) in four games with two homers, eight RBI, five runs, five walks and a .600 on-base percentage.

Crews hit .545 (6-for-11) in the Alabama series with two homers, eight RBI and five runs scored. He blasted a three-run homer in the third inning of Friday’s game, increasing a 1-0 LSU lead to 4-0 in an eventual 8-6 victory.

Crews was on base four times in five plate appearances on Sunday with two walks and two hits, including a solo homer, and he collected three RBI in the Tigers’ 13-11 win. He increased his reached base streak to 47 straight games, which includes all 43 games this season and the final four games of last season.

Crews, a product of Longwood, Fla., is hitting .490 on the year with 12 doubles, one triple and 13 homers, 52 RBI and 71 runs scored.

DATE/TIME

• Tuesday, May 2 @ 6:30 p.m. CT (ESPN +)

STADIUM

• Alumni Field in Hammond, La. (2,500)

RANKINGS

• LSU – No. 1 in all polls; No. 3 in NCAA RPI
• SLU – unranked

RADIO

· LSU Sports Radio Network affiliates, including 98.1 FM in Baton Rouge

· Live audio at www.LSUsports.net/live; Live stats at www.LSUstats.com

ONLINE

• The game will be streamed on ESPN +

LSU SERIES RECORD VS. SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA

· LSU leads Southeastern Louisiana, 74-18, in a series that began in 1937, and the Tigers have won 28 of the last 30 meetings between the schools. The Tigers posted a 17-3 win over the Lions last season (May 10) in Baton Rouge. LSU has a 47-4 mark against Southeastern Louisiana since 1990.

QUOTING LSU COACH JAY JOHNSON

“Southeastern is always one of the best base running teams in the country. They have a good system, and they steal a million bases. They have some veteran players, and I’ve never been there, but their stadium looks like a cool venue to play in. We’re just going to focus on improving as a team, competing every day. I’m really proud of our players, and we’re very grateful for the support of our fans and the energy they bring to the ball park.”


ABOUT THE TIGERS

• LSU won three of its four games last week, including an SEC series sweep over Alabama … LSU’s 35-8 record is its best through 43 games since 2015, when the Tigers were 37-6 … LSU’s 15-5 SEC record this season is the Tigers’ best conference mark through 20 games since the 2013 club was 16-4 in league play.
• The Tigers have won seven straight SEC games and have posted consecutive weekend sweeps over Ole Miss and Alabama … LSU's seven-game SEC win streak is its longest in a single season since 2017, when the Tigers won eight straight league games from May 6-May 20 … LSU on Sunday completed back-to-back SEC sweeps for the first time since the 2017 Tigers posted consecutive sweeps over Auburn and Mississippi State to close the regular season.
• Junior centerfielder Dylan Crews led LSU to three wins in four games last week, including a three-game sweep over Alabama … Crews batted .429 (6-for-14) in four games with two homers, eight RBI, five runs, five walks and a .600 on-base percentage … he hit .545 (6-for-11) in the Alabama series with two homers, eight RBI and five runs scored … Crews blasted a three-run homer in the third inning of Friday’s game, increasing a 1-0 LSU lead to 4-0 in an eventual 8-6 victory … he was on base four times in five plate appearances on Sunday with two walks and two hits, including a solo homer, and he collected three RBI in the Tigers’ 13-11 win … Crews increased his reached base streak to 47 straight games, which includes all 43 games this season and the final four games of last season.
• Junior right-hander Paul Skenes defeated Alabama on Friday night, limiting the Crimson Tide to one run on five hits in 6.0 innings with no walks and nine strikeouts … Skenes increased his nation’s-leading strikeout total to 124 this season, and he lowered his SEC-best ERA to 1.93 … Skenes also leads the SEC in innings pitched (65.1) and in opponent batting average (.159).
• LSU catcher Hayden Travinski launched the go-ahead three-run homer in the bottom of the sixth inning Saturday night, erasing a 7-5 deficit and lifting the Tigers to a 12-8 win over Alabama … Travinski provided a game-winning home run for the second straight weekend, as he provided a three-run blast in the ninth inning of LSU’s 7-6 win on April 23 at Ole Miss.
• Making just his third appearance of the season after recovering from Tommy John surgery a year ago, sophomore left-hander Javen Coleman posted a relief win over Alabama on Saturday … he entered the game in the fourth inning and subdued Alabama’s bats to allow LSU to execute a rally from an early deficit … Coleman worked 2.1 scoreless innings against the Crimson Tide with no hits, three walks and six strikeouts … Saturday’s win was Coleman’s first since February 19, 2022, when he earned a relief victory over Maine.
• Third baseman Tommy White and first baseman Jared Jones each homered twice and collected five RBI in the Alabama series … White has 15 homers and 71 RBI this season; Jones has 14 dingers and 45 RBI … catcher Alex Milazzo hit .500 (3-for-6) in the series with three RBI and four runs scored … he also walked twice, posted a .625 on-base percentage and delivered a sacrifice bunt to drive in a run … Milazzo’s two-out RBI single in the seventh inning on Sunday broke a 9-9 tie and lifted the Tigers to a 13-11 win over Alabama.

ABOUT THE LIONS

· Southeastern Louisiana is 4-11 in Southland Conference games, and the Lions were swept last weekend in a three-game league series versus Lamar in Hammond … SLU is hitting .248 as a team with 24 home runs and 89 steals in 106 attempts, and the Lions’ pitching staff has a 5.23 ERA with 280 strikeouts in 346.0 innings.

· Outfielder/infielder Tyler Finke is hitting .331 for the Lions with 12 doubles, two triples, three homers and 29 RBI … infielder Shea Thomas has a team-high 37 RBI with seven doubles, one triple and three homers … infielder TJ Salvaggio leads SLU in homers with six, and he has three doubles, one triple and 24 RBI.

A few notes to pass along that I've gathered from sources over the weekend. But first, at midnight last night was the deadline to enter the transfer portal. If a player didn't enter before then, he has to remain on his current team until December. There's been some new Louisiana names pop into the portal over the weekend that LSU is in the mix for but was also being cautious to not rock the boat with current players. Obviously, the Tigers didn't want any of their current guys to hit the portal and they didn't. The team is in tact. Garrett Nussmeier is staying, the backup OL guys too. Now that the deadline has passed us, let's jump in...

-- Notre Dame running back Logan Diggs is in the portal. A product of Rummel, LSU was in the mix with him at the very end of his high school career but he decided to stick with the Irish back then. Clearly he has a relationship and know Brian Kelly and Brian Polian but he also has a good relationship with Frank Wilson from my knowledge. I do think Diggs contemplated hitting the portal last year but stuck around ND a year under Marcus Freeman after Kelly, and it worked out for him as he rushed for 820 yards and four TDs in 2022. I like LSU in this race.

-- Michigan State wide receiver Keon Coleman hit the portal over the weekend. In my opinion, he'll be the harder pull for the Tigers but they do want to add him to the roster despite the WR room being loaded. Coleman is a special dual-sport athlete from Opelousas. He hauled in seven TDs and nearly 800 yards receiving last season for the Spartans. He's a legit NFL prospect at 6-4, 215-pounds. LSU was not in the mix for him coming out of high school. Prior to signing with MSU, he was committed to Kansas. Like I said, the Tigers want to add Coleman to the roster, along with Diggs, but they'll be fighting many schools for Coleman.

-- Another Louisiana native to hit the portal this weekend is Nebraska RB Ajay Allen, a product of Neville and former teammate of Will Campbell and Zalance Heard. I specifically remember Campbell hoping LSU would offer Allen during his high school recruitment but it never happened. Allen finished with 190 yards rushing and two touchdowns on 33 carries as a true freshman in 2022. He was on his way to a potential breakout first year before suffering a broken collarbone in the Huskers' fourth game of the season against Oklahoma. I think LSU would look towards Allen if things don't work out with Diggs, in my opinion. I don't expect them to try and land both, especially with signee Kaleb Jackson arriving this summer AND things trending in the right direction right now with 2024 RB Caden Durham.

-- Sounds like the LSU-Jimmy Lindsey deal has finalized and the DL coach made it official on Twitter by changing his profile picture. Now just a matter of time waiting for LSU to officially announce the new hire.

-- Lastly, a small basketball recruiting note: DePaul sophomore Aneesah Morrow visited LSU over the weekend and shared quite of bit of her visit on social media. She spent plenty of time with Angel Reese, Flau'jae Johnson & Co. in Baton Rouge. She previously visited USC and is supposed to visit South Carolina too. There's some buzz behind the scenes that she enjoyed the visit to LSU so much that she might already have her decision. I'll share some of the posts she shared. IF Kim Mulkey lands her, in addition to bringing in Hailey Van Lith, what a powerhouse this team can be for a few more years. It's very exciting to see so many fans loving and supporting a women's team like we're currently seeing.

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No. 1 LSU Tigers (32-8, 12-5 SEC) vs. No. 32 Alabama (30-12, 9-9 SEC)

Gents, time for our Tigers to step up again. Just like Ole Miss last week, this Alabama team is much better than their record and ranking indicates (#21 RPI and they have played a challenging schedule). They are starting (3) seasoned veteran RHPs against us, each of which has a sub 4.00 ERA. As well, bama has won (6) of their last (7) games, including a sweep of Missouri last week on the road. LSU has won (5) series in a row against bama, dating back to 2017. Let’s keep that streak going!

With Arkansas beating A&M last night, we hold just a single game lead in the SEC West and are a game behind USCe for 1st overall in the SEC standings.

Again, Skenes needs to set the tone for the weekend and Tanks (healthy?) and The Crews Missile need to set the tone for our bats. Crush bama for three straight days and build an insurmountable lead in the SEC West! and we need to forget that god-awful game on Tuesday and refocus for the task at hand. Adopt that Championship confidence and mentality just like the ’91 Team!!! Let's Geaux Tigers!!!

DATES/TIMES
Friday, April 28 @ 6:00 p.m. CT (SEC Network, LSU Sports Radio, Z98)
LSU – Jr. RHP Paul Skenes (7-1, 1.97 ERA, 59.1 IP, 12 BB, 115 SO)
Bama – So. RHP Luke Holman (5-2, 3.15 ERA, 45.2 IP, 18 BB, 53 SO)

Saturday, April 29 @ 6:00 p.m. CT (SEC Network+, LSU Sports Radio, Z98)
LSU – Jr. RHP Ty Floyd (6-0, 3.80 ERA, 47.1 IP, 18 BB, 48 SO)
Bama – Sr. RH Garrett McMillan (1-1, 3.38 ERA,10.2 IP, 6 BB, 10 SO)

Sunday, April 30 @ 1:00 p.m. CT (SEC Network+, LSU Sports Radio, Z98)
LSU – Jr. RHP Christian Little (2-1, 4.08 ERA, 28.2 IP, 14 BB, 35 SO)
Bama – Gr. RHP Jacob McNairy (5-1, 3.92 ERA, 43.2 IP, 8 BB, 40 SO)

Probable Starting Lineup:
1) 2B Gavin Dugas (.319 BA, 10 HRs, 34 RBIs)
2) LF Tre' Morgan (.312 BA, 3 HRs, 28 RBIs)
3) CF Dylan Crews (.485 BA, 11 HRs, 44 RBIs)
4) 3B Tommy White (.370 BA, 13 HRs, 66 RBIs) or Ben Nippolt (,179, BA, 0 HRs, 7 RBIs)
5) SS Jordan Thompson (.283 BA, 6 HRs, 33 RBIs)
6) DH Cade Beloso (.359 BA, 8 HRs, 26 RBIs)
7) 1B Jared Jones (.344 BA, 12 HRs, 40 RBIs)
8) RF Brayden Jobert (.299 BA, 6 HRs, 22 RBIs)
9) C Alex Milazzo (.346 BA, 0 HRs, 11 RBIs) or Hayden Travinski (.333 BA, 1 HR, 6 RBIs)

notes:
- no confirmation on if Tanks starts today but haven’t seen that he is out either.
- LSU’s 32-8 record is its best through 40 games since 2015, when the Tigers were 34-6 … the 2023 Tigers have been ranked No. 1 in all of the college baseball polls for 11 consecutive weeks.
- LSU enters this week at or near the top of several NCAA statistical categories (295 D1 Teams): #1 in shutouts (7), #2 in OBP (.447), #2 in slugging percentage (.570), #3 in runs per game (9.9), #4 in runs scored (397), #4 in HBP (90), #5 in strikeouts per 9 innings (11.4), #5 in hits allowed per nine innings (7.19), #6 in WHIP (1.25), #10 in batting average (.320), and #11 in homeruns (76).
- LSU centerfielder Dylan Crews leads the nation in batting average (.485), on-base percentage (.636), and runs scored (66), is #2 in walks (45) and #7 in slugging percentage (.841).
- LSU third baseman Tommy White leads the nation in RBI per game (1.83) and is #3 in total RBI (66).
- LSU RHP Paul Skenes leads the nation in strikeouts (115), strikeouts per nine innings (17.44), and WHIP (0.74), is #3 in hits allowed per nine innings (4.85), #4 in strikeout-to-walk ratio (9.58) and #13 in ERA (1.97).
- Jordan Thompson and Tre' Morgan lead the nation in votes for best baseball hair. Giovanni DiGiacomo won National Baseball Hair of the Year in 2022. Matt Beck won in 2018, 2019 and 2020. Kramer Robertson's CWS dye-job won him the award in 2017. Adrian Antonini's perm won him the award a couple times in the early 90s.
- Alabama leads the all-time series with LSU, 200-177-3.
- Alabama (9-9) is tied with Texas A&M for third place in the SEC Western Division, 3.5 games behind first-place LSU and two games behind second-place Arkansas … the Crimson Tide is No. 2 in the league with a .308 team batting average, trailing only LSU, which is hitting .320 on the year.
- The Tide has hit 73 home runs, a total that ranks No. 6 in the league … Alabama is No. 3 in the league in team ERA (3.77) and No. 9 in fielding percentage (.975).
- Infielder Drew Williamson leads Alabama in RBI with 43, and he has 10 home runs this season … infielder Colby Shelton has a team-high 16 homers, and he is second on the club in RBI with 35 … Alabama’s hitters have struck out only 295 times, which is the third-best total in the league.

I could not pass up the opportunity to congratulate Olivia Dunn for making the 2023 SI Swimsuit release.

https://swimsuit.si.com/swimnews/meet-2023-si-swimsuit-model-olivia-dunne

The girl is a shooting star.

@ #108 to the SEAHAWKS

CONGRATS!!

Never thought he would drop so far. Will be intersting to see if he sticks in the NFL.

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LSU is still keep tabs on four-star quarterback Ryan Montgomery, I'm told. He does not have an offer from LSU right now, but Joe Sloan and Mike Denbrock plan to visit him together in roughly two weeks then he would potentially visit Baton Rouge in June -- if schedules worked out. Guess we'll see if an offer occurs. Montgomery has recent offers from Florida, Colorado, Auburn and Texas A&M. Other schools in the picture for him and have already offered: Ohio State, Tennessee, Georgia, Notre Dame, Michigan and a few more. Clemson too.

Currently, the only 25 QBs with offers from LSU are...

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Last Week’s Results (3-1)

April 25 (Tue.) – NICHOLLS (L, 5-6)

April 28 (Fri.) – ALABAMA (W, 8-6)

April 29 (Sat.) – ALABAMA (W, 12-8)

April 30 (Sun.) – ALABAMA (W, 13-11)



This Week’s Schedule

May 2 (Tue.) – at Southeastern Louisiana, 6:30 p.m. CT (ESPN +)

May 5 (Fri.) – at Auburn, 6 p.m. CT (SEC Network +)

May 6 (Sat.) – at Auburn, 8 p.m. CT (SEC Network)

May 7 (Sun.) – at Auburn, 1 p.m. CT (SEC Network +)

Tigers Update

· LSU won three of its four games last week, including an SEC series sweep over Alabama … LSU’s 35-8 record is its best through 43 games since 2015, when the Tigers were 37-6 … LSU’s 15-5 SEC record this season is the Tigers’ best conference mark through 20 games since the 2013 club was 16-4 in league play.


· The Tigers have won seven straight SEC games and have posted consecutive weekend sweeps over Ole Miss and Alabama … LSU's seven-game SEC win streak is its longest in a single season since 2017, when the Tigers won eight straight league games from May 6-May 20 … LSU on Sunday completed back-to-back SEC sweeps for the first time since the 2017 Tigers posted consecutive sweeps over Auburn and Mississippi State to close the regular season.


· Junior centerfielder Dylan Crews led LSU to three wins in four games last week, including a three-game sweep over Alabama … Crews batted .429 (6-for-14) in four games with two homers, eight RBI, five runs, five walks and a .600 on-base percentage … he hit .545 (6-for-11) in the Alabama series with two homers, eight RBI and five runs scored … Crews blasted a three-run homer in the third inning of Friday’s game, increasing a 1-0 LSU lead to 4-0 in an eventual 8-6 victory … he was on base four times in five plate appearances on Sunday with two walks and two hits, including a solo homer, and he collected three RBI in the Tigers’ 13-11 win … Crews increased his reached base streak to 47 straight games, which includes all 43 games this season and the final four games of last season.


· Junior right-hander Paul Skenes defeated Alabama on Friday night, limiting the Crimson Tide to one run on five hits in 6.0 innings with no walks and nine strikeouts … Skenes increased his nation’s-leading strikeout total to 124 this season, and he lowered his SEC-best ERA to 1.93 … Skenes also leads the SEC in innings pitched (65.1) and in opponent batting average (.159).


· LSU catcher Hayden Travinski launched the go-ahead three-run homer in the bottom of the sixth inning Saturday night, erasing a 7-5 deficit and lifting the Tigers to a 12-8 win over Alabama … Travinski provided a game-winning home run for the second straight weekend, as he provided a three-run blast in the ninth inning of LSU’s 7-6 win on April 23 at Ole Miss.


· Making just his third appearance of the season after recovering from Tommy John surgery a year ago, sophomore left-hander Javen Coleman posted a relief win over Alabama on Saturday … he entered the game in the fourth inning and subdued Alabama’s bats to allow LSU to execute a rally from an early deficit … Coleman worked 2.1 scoreless innings against the Crimson Tide with no hits, three walks and six strikeouts … Saturday’s win was Coleman’s first since February 19, 2022, when he earned a relief victory over Maine.


· Third baseman Tommy White and first baseman Jared Jones each homered twice and collected five RBI in the Alabama series … White has 15 homers and 71 RBI this season; Jones has 14 dingers and 45 RBI … catcher Alex Milazzo hit .500 (3-for-6) in the series with three RBI and four runs scored … he also walked twice, posted a .625 on-base percentage and delivered a sacrifice bunt to drive in a run … Milazzo’s two-out RBI single in the seventh inning on Sunday broke a 9-9 tie and lifted the Tigers to a 13-11 win over Alabama.

DePaul transfer Aneesah Morrow has announced her top three choices. She has two years of eligibility remaining. If LSU can somehow land her and/or/both Hailey Van Lith would be scary for the rest of women's basketball.

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