Garrett's dad, Doug Nussmeier, was just hired as the Saints offensive coordinator. We all know the Saints aren't likely to be good this year and need a quarterback, so if they end up with a top pick in next years draft, they could end up selecting Garrett. Fun little thought for the LSU/Saints fans here.
D1 Baseball released an article of all the pitchers who hit 97+ MPH on the radar gun opening weekend. Of the 17 pitchers who accomplished this feat, four of them play at LSU: Chase Shores, Casan Evans, Maverick Rizy and Williams Schmidt. Three of those are freshmen.
When Jamrcus Russell signed with the Raiders he received a contract that guaranteed 52 million in addition to his full contract; Russell' initial contract was more than what most if not all veteran NFL QBs , including Peyton Manning, were making. The absolute foolishnes of the preceding imo led to the NFL capping rookie contracts.
I'm not sure of the legality but it sure seems NIL ( cough, cough) agreements could be done the same way, i. e. cap NIL payments to incoming hs players. One of the problems with NIL money as I see it is unproven hs players getting more money than players who have been in the system 2 or more years.
I can't think of anything currently more precarious then preseason polls. At one time preseason polls were based in part on how teams finished the year , who was returning , etc.. However, now imo it has become a real crapshoot. With roster turnover how can anyone predict the upcoming season. Consider this ; LSU signed 23 hs players and 15 or so portal players, that's basically half the roster being filled with new faces. LSU's portal additions have been rather tame compared to a lot of schools. Even the playoff teams have had significant roster turnover. How can anyone make sense of the preceding? Like I posted earlier preseason polls have become a real crapshoot with many teams turning over half their rosters.