Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA While LSU has pulled together one of the top recruiting classes for the 2016 group, the Tigers have not lost sight on next year’s class landing Oakland High School’s JaCoby Stevens. Stevens, 6’2”, 200 pounds, started making a name for himself as a sophomore helping the Patriots to a 14-2 record in 2014. A […]
Continue reading »
Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Baton Rouge – The fall from grace by No. 18 Auburn (2-1) out of the AP Top 10 is now at a freefall after No. 13 LSU (2-0) ran over the other Tigers 45-21. The final score was not truly indicative of the game with LSU building up a 24-0 halftime lead behind All-American […]
Continue reading »
Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA *Original post-date on Athlon Sports Aug. 13 Few college football coaches have achieved the kind of success Les Miles has on the field. Since arriving in Baton Rouge in 2005 the Tigers have played for a BCS National Championship (2011) and won a BCS National Championship (2007) with the “Mad Hatter compiling a win-loss […]
Continue reading »
Written by Ryan Wright Les Miles has built a football institution at LSU and now has no one else to blame but himself for the high level of success and expectations that come with being the main man in Baton Rouge. Miles has three SEC West titles under his belt (2005, 2007, and 2011), two SEC Championships (2007 and 2011), […]
Continue reading »
Written by Ryan Wright When the 2015 Louisiana high school football season kicks off one player all offensive coordinators taking the field against McDonogh 35 High School will have to account for is safety/outside linebacker Clifford Chatman. The 6’5”, 185 pound, athlete made his presence felt on the field during his junior season coming up with 74 tackles, seven tackles […]
Continue reading »
Written by Ryan Wright Over the years many of the bigger recruiting services have made a point to go out of their way to downgrade the importance of special team players when ranking recruits. Despite the fact that every coach separates the game into three phases and talks about the need to win all three phases, when looking up Connor […]
Continue reading »
Written by Ryan Wright When Kevin Steele takes the field as LSU’s new defensive coordinator on Thursday he might be under the impression the former defensive coordinator John Chavis took all of the defensive linemen with him to College Station. Steele and head coach Les Miles suffered another setback on Monday with the announced departure of defensive tackle/end Maquedius Bain. […]
Continue reading »
Written by Ryan Wright While LSU’s 2016 recruiting class is shaping up nicely the Tigers’ 2017 class took a big potential hit on Monday when Dylan Moses decommitted. Moses is widely considered one of if not the top linebacker for the 2017 recruiting class after registering 176.5 tackles with 13 tackles for a loss as a freshman. During his sophomore […]
Continue reading »
Written by Ryan Wright The flirtation between LSU and wide receiver Damonte Coxie ended on Sunday when the East St. John rising star accepted the Tigers’ scholarship offer. Coxie has been on the Tigers’ radar for some time with wide receivers coach Tony Ball keeping in regular contact. The 6’3”, 175 pound, receiver showed out at LSU’s Elite Camp over […]
Continue reading »
Written by Ryan Wright The LSU defense suffered another setback on Wednesday with the announcement that Travonte Valentine was transferring to Arizona Western C.C. Valentine was as prized as a recruit in the nation coming out of Champagnat Catholic High School. The 4-star recruit was in the neighborhood of 30 scholarship offers picking LSU over the likes of Alabama, Clemson, […]
Continue reading »
Written by Ryan Wright If college coaches were constructing the perfect defensive tackle an itemized rundown of important criteria must first be listed. Among the desired traits would have to be height, somewhere in the 6-foot 3-inch or taller range. Good weight is a must, at least 290 pounds and maybe no more than 320 on the high end. Quickness, […]
Continue reading »
Written by Ryan Wright LSU has been one of the hottest college football programs in the nation in the month of June landing seven verbal commitments including two on Wednesday in defensive end Rahssan Thornton and Eric Monroe. Thornton, 6’3.5”, 225 pounds, has seen his recruiting stock rise in recent weeks. Teams like Cal, Michigan, and Kansas were on […]
Continue reading »
Ivory Spratley is set to have a breakout senior season at Airline High School in Bossier City, Louisiana. The 6’0”, 240 pound, workhorse is already catching the eye of college coaches from all around the nation including Baylor, Brown, and Holy Cross among others. Spratley is working hard during the offseason to get bigger, stronger, and to maintain his footwork. The […]
Continue reading »
Playing college football is a dream for thousands of high school athletes all over the country. However there are not many who are willing to work as hard at multiple positions as Ivory Spratley to make that dream a reality. Spratley is 6’0”, 240 pounds, and just finished his junior year at Airline High School in Bossier City, Louisiana. The soon […]
Continue reading »
No. 1 LSU and No. 2 Texas A&M played a three game series over the weekend with the SEC West lead on the line. It was one of the most highly anticipated series in college baseball in the last few years. These two teams did not disappoint as all three games were well played and very exciting. In the end, LSU […]
Continue reading »
Tonight the top two teams in college baseball will start a three game series in Baton Rouge, Louisiana with the SEC lead on the line. The No. 1 ranked LSU Tigers (35-6) and the No. 2 Texas A&M Aggies (36-5) are both 12-5 in the SEC. Whoever wins this series will certainly be in the driver’s seat to win the SEC West. […]
Continue reading »
There will be a big fight feel this Thursday through Saturday at Alex Box Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The LSU Tigers, which are now ranked No. 1 in five of the recognized college baseball polls that were released on Monday, are set to take on the Texas A&M Aggies. The Aggies are ranked No. 2 in four of those five […]
Continue reading »
The LSU baseball team has had an amazing season thus far. The Tigers opened the season with a 22-3 record and captured the No. 1 ranking in the Baseball America magazine poll by March 9. Since being voted No. 1 the Tigers have held the top spot over the last three weeks. Unfortunately for LSU and their fans, anything can happen in […]
Continue reading »
North Carolina State rallied from 16 points down barely getting by LSU 66-65 during first round NCAA Tournament action on Thursday. BeeJay Anya’s hook shot with 0.1 seconds sank the Tigers and advance the Wolf Pack into the round of 32. The No. 8 seeded Wolf Pack of N.C. State and the No. 9 seed LSU Tigers were both at-large teams […]
Continue reading »
The East Region is the most intriguing in this year’s tournament. Villanova is the No. 1 seed while Virginia is the two seed. Villanova opens the tournament against Lafayette. Virginia is going up against Belmont. Both Villanova and Virginia is deserving of the No. 1 seed in the East making the road to the Final Four one of the tougher brackets in […]
Continue reading »
Exclusive interview with Shyheim Carter Quick, elusive, playmaker, athlete, scoring machine, dynamic, you pick the equivalence and it fits for Kentwood High School’s Shyheim Carter. With his game breaking 4.36 40-yard dash speed it seems more fitting to just call him “Mr. Electric.” At 6’1”, 190 pounds, Mr. Electric is truly an AC/DC current of power on both sides […]
Continue reading »