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Tyree Adams, DJ Chester Entering Transfer Portal

Hello friends, it’s Zach here writing this little dilly from my phone because Apple still has had my MacBook since Monday. And that’s really inconvenient for me personally because news is coming in regarding the 2026 LSU football team so I’m having to pivot here. You probably won’t believe this, but LSU’s had some more […]

about 1 month ago | 2 reads

NFLSU Week 16 Recap

As most of us wind down at work with the holidays approaching, the NFL season is cranking up in anticipation of playoff time. Here we will break down an action-packed Week 16, but only from an LSU alumni perspective. Rams 37 at Seahawks 38 (OT) Omar Speights led the Rams with seven tackles and Anthony […]

about 1 month ago | 3 reads

LSU Targeting Sterling Lucas For Defensive Line Coach

Lane Kiffin is still in the market for a defensive line coach and a new name has emerged as the top target to fill that void. According to FootballScoop, South Carolina’s Sterling Lucas is being targeted by LSU for the position of defensive line coach. Lucas currently serves as the defensive run game coordinator and […]

about 2 months ago | 2 reads

CFP First Round Openthread

December 19 #9 Alabama vs. #8 Oklahoma, 7:00 P.M., ESPN December 20 #10 Miami vs. #7 Texas A&M, 11:00 A.M., ABC/ESPN #11 Tulane vs. #6 Ole Miss, 2:30 P.M., TNT/truTV #12 James Madison vs. #5 Oregon, 6:30 P.M., TNT/truTV

about 2 months ago | 6 reads

Mansoor Delane Going Pro, Earns Unanimous All-American Honors

Mansoor Delane’s one year in Baton Rouge is going to be his only year in Baton Rouge as the star transfer cornerback announced his intention to enter the 2026 NFL Draft. Delane is a projected first round pick and looks to be the first cornerback off the board when the draft starts Thursday April 23. […]

about 2 months ago | 3 reads

Carius Curne, Colin Hurley Entering Transfer Portal

Two more now former Tigers put their names into the transfer portal Wednesday afternoon as Carius Curne and Colin Hurley are now off to find greener pastures. Let’s start with Curne because he’s the more impactful of the two departures, and arguably the biggest name to enter the portal to date. The former five-star from […]

about 2 months ago | 1 read

NFLSU Week 15 Recap

The NFL Playoffs are rapidly approaching, so it’s a busy time in the NFL. A chilly Week 15 saw LSU guys experience a wide range of football emotions. We’re gonna break it all down game-by-game. Falcons 29 at Buccaneers 28 Deion Jones was second on the team with eight tackles against the team that drafted […]

about 2 months ago | 4 reads

LSU Gym Opens 2026 Ranked 2nd

And so it begins. The two-time defending SEC champion LSU gymnastics team enters the 2026 season ranked #2 in the WCGA preseason top 36 poll. This is the 14th consecutive season in which the Tigers have entered as a top-six team. Defending champions and dynastic overlords Oklahoma topped the poll with 39 first-place votes out […]

about 2 months ago | 2 reads

Frank Wilson to Join Ole Miss Coaching Staff

Frank Wilson’s next game with the Tigers will also be his last. Late Tuesday night Matt Zenitz and Chris Hummer reported that Wilson will be leaving LSU after the Texas Bowl for Ole Miss, where he will become the Rebels’ running backs coach. Wilson has coached in Oxford before, working there from 2005 through 2007; […]

about 2 months ago | 2 reads

Tigers Rebound Against SMU

On Sunday the LSU men’s basketball team (9-1) played a neutral site game against a Power 4 opponent from Texas and got humbled by Texas Tech 82-58. Six days later, Matt McMahon’s team was in the exact same situation, only this time LSU flipped the script. The Tigers picked up its best win of the […]

about 2 months ago | 4 reads

Kaleb Jackson Entering Transfer Portal

Another day has come and gone and with it so too has another LSU Tiger left the program. Junior running back Kaleb Jackson is the latest Tiger to enter his name into the transfer portal, joining Ashton Stamps, Ahmad Breaux, Ju’Juan Johnson, and Kylan Billiot. Johnson will have two years remaining. Jackson is a local […]

about 2 months ago | 3 reads

SEC, LSU Announce 2026 Football Schedule

Thursday night the SEC announced its 2026 football schedule for all 16 schools in a made for TV special over on the SEC Network that, in hindsight, probably could’ve just been an email. But I’m not a TV executive and I’ve never had to move that sweet, sweet inventory before so what do I know… […]

about 2 months ago | 6 reads

Six Tigers Earn All-SEC Accolades

Postseason accolades are starting to roll across the country and on Tuesday the SEC announced that six Tigers were named to the All-Conference team as chosen by the league’s coaches. Mansoor Delane and AJ Haulcy headline this year’s group, with both transfer DBs being named First-Team All-SEC. Sophomore tight end Trey’Dez Green was named to […]

about 2 months ago | 2 reads

Ahmad Breaux Entering the Transfer Portal

Now that the offseason is upon us so too is TransferPortalSZN and LSU is feeling the same effects that every program goes through this time of year. Sophomore defensive tackle Ahmad Breaux put his name into the transfer portal Monday afternoon per On3’s Hayes Fawcett. We say this every year but it bears repeating: a […]

about 2 months ago | 6 reads

NFLSU Week 14 Recap

As the LSU Football program enters a transitional period, our alumni enter the home stretch of a weird season. This has been one of the most brutal years of injuries since I’ve been doing these recaps, so the end of this season can’t come soon enough. Most of our biggest stars won’t be playing in […]

about 2 months ago | 2 reads

LSU Drubbed by Texas Tech 82-58

Well that was disappointing. LSU (8-1) took its first real test of the 2025-26 college basketball season and failed miserably, getting walloped by #19 Texas Tech 82-58 in Fort Worth as part of the US LBM Coast to Coast Challenge (whatever that is). The best part of the day were the first 43 seconds in […]

about 2 months ago | 5 reads

LSU to Play Houston in Texas Bowl

For the second year in a row, and third time in five years, LSU’s football season will conclude in Houston. LSU will once again head to Houston to take on…well, Houston in the 2025 Kinder’s Texas Bowl. Last year LSU beat Baylor in this same exact venue and this time around they’ll try their hands […]

about 2 months ago | 2 reads

Elijah Robinson Hired as LSU Defensive Line Coach

Lane Kiffin’s first defensive staff at LSU is complete. Elijah Robinson has indeed been hired at LSU as the Tigers’ newest defensive line coach. Robinson was in Baton Rouge on Friday, which included him being at the LSU Football Ops building. FootballScoop was the first to report the news, and terms of the deal are […]

2 months ago | 2 reads

Championship Saturday Openthread

Friday’s Scores Sunbelt Championship: #25 James Madison 31, Troy 14 C-USA Championship: Kennesaw State 19, Jacksonville State 15 American Championship: #20 Tulane 34, #24 North Texas 21 Mountain West Championship: Boise State 38, UNLV 21 Morning Slate Big 12 Championship (Arlington): #11 BYU vs. #4 Texas Tech, 11:00 A.M., ABC MAC Championship (Detroit): Miami, OH […]

2 months ago | 2 reads

Blake Baker Staying at LSU!!!!

Hey remember when I wondered aloud about who would be the defensive coordinator and coach up this extraordinary haul of defensive line talent that LSU signed over the Early Signing Period? Well we have our answer: it’s Blake Baker. Baker will remain at LSU for the 2026 season after being hotly pursed by Tulane, Baker’s […]

2 months ago | 3 reads

Lamar Brown, Deuce Geralds, Trenton Henderson All Sign With LSU

The Early Signing Period has drawn to a close, and all things considering Lane Kiffin’s first cycle at LSU has been a roaring success. When we last left you Wednesday, the Tigers had 11 players officially send in their paperwork (technically 10 as Richard Anderson’s didn’t officially make it till Thursday) but we were waiting […]

2 months ago | 3 reads

LSU Rallies Back to Beat Boston College in OT

Hey sorry for the men’s shootyhoops post but uhh LSU might have something this year? At the very least they might be watchable. If you haven’t been watching, Matt McMahon’s squad is now 8-0 this season and, more importantly, #16 in the NET and #23 per KenPom. That’s huge! We’re still about a month away […]

2 months ago | 3 reads

LSU Signs 11 on Day 1 of the Early Signing Period

The Lane Kiffin Era at LSU took its first steps Wednesday as the Early Signing window opened across the country and 11 future Tigers sent in their paperwork today. We normally like to do an Early Signing Day primer, but with how close the window overlapped with Kiffin signing, it was dizzying trying to keep […]

2 months ago | 3 reads

NFLSU Week 13 Recap

LSU fans have a lot to be thankful for this Thanksgiving. Most of those revolve around a new head coach and the end of the worst offense in school history, but the holiday weekend also featured the triumphant return of the NFL’s most decorated alumnus. We will break that down along with every other game. […]

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2 months ago | 6 reads

Lane Kiffin Introduced as LSU’s Head Coach

The Lane Train officially pulled into station today. Lane Kiffin was officially introduced as the head coach of the LSU Football program Monday afternoon at the South Stadium Club at Tiger Stadium. After opening remarks from new LSU president Wade Rousse and new Athletics Director Verge Ausberry, Kiffin spoke for about 40 minutes. Kiffin started […]

2 months ago | 3 reads