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By PIPER HUTCHINSON, Louisiana Illuminator/Tiger Rag LSU has fired chief financial officer Tommy Smith and Todd Manuel, who was its vice president in charge of handling sex-based discrimination complaints amid what campus leaders say are [...] The post LSU Fires Chief Financial Officer Tommy Smith To Save Finances, Axes 25 Employees In All appeared first on TigerRag.com .
By PIPER HUTCHINSON, Louisiana Illuminator/Tiger Rag Anyone who helps student-athletes negotiate name, image and likeness deals in Louisiana now has to register with the state. The requirement took effect last month after Gov. Jeff Landry [...] The post LSU And NIL: Note To Agents – If You Help with NIL Deals For Athletes, You Must Register With The State appeared first on TigerRag.com .
Once the Protect College Sports Act becomes law, Lane Kiffin’s name will be immortalized for leaving Ole Miss before the playoffs. But there are even more consequences for that decision waiting for him in 2026. The new LSU head coach is returning to Oxford to take on the Rebels, and one of his former players […] The post “Got Some Games Circled… Definitely LSU”: Ole Miss Athlete Seeks Revenge From Lane Kiffin After Refusing to Follow Ex-HC appeared first on EssentiallySports .
LSU just picked up a key commitment from a 4-star safety out of Louisiana in the class of 2027, beating Ole Miss for his pledge. The post LSU beats out Ole Miss for elite safety in class of 2027 appeared first on Saturday Down South .
Heading into this weekend's draft, it's a grand time to evaluate how rosters are shaping up as we head into the summer. We focus this look at Jay Johnson’s LSU squad.
By KACE KIESCHNICK, Tiger Rag Staff Reporter Four-star LSU target Jayden Anding, a safety from Ruston High School, is set to announce his commitment live on Rivals’ YouTube channel at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday. The younger [...] The post Jayden Anding Sets Tuesday At 12:30 P.M. For His Commitment To Either LSU Or Ole Miss appeared first on TigerRag.com .
Last week, we asked fans if they’d be ok with the Michigan football program having corporate patches on their jerseys. The results are in. Only 31% of fans said they would be ok with Michigan adding a corporate jersey patch. Teams such as LSU, Michigan State, Wisconsin, Oklahoma State and over a dozen other programs […]
By GLENN GUILBEAU, Tiger Rag Editor Paul Skenes has hit the skids. As unbelievable as it sounds, it is true. The former LSU All-American national champion, College World Series MVP and first pick of the [...] The post Paul Skenes Is In Biggest Slump Of His Career With 0 Wins Over Last 9 Starts, And Jacob Misiorowski Is Taking Over appeared first on TigerRag.com .
Losing an elite Louisiana recruit is bound to grab attention in Baton Rouge. When 5-star OL Albert Simien committed to Notre Dame over LSU, people started pressing the panic button for Lane Kiffin. But according to insiders, the decision may have come down to value and how far the Tigers were willing to stretch their […] The post Lane Kiffin Passed on In-State 5-Star Recruit to Avoid Paying Him More Than LSU Starters: Report appeared first on EssentiallySports .
And The Valley Shook’s staff writer Anthony Parker caught up with Williamson High School’s 3-star Cornerback Julian “Juju” McDonald, who is currently committed to Mississippi State but shared a little piece of news that will make LSU Tiger fans very happy. AP: I’m AP, and I’m sitting down with Juju McDonald, a rising three-star prospect […]
Unlike Ole Miss, Lane Kiffin is now in a program familiar with winning national championships, having won three of them since the turn of the century. Fortunately, he is not only backed by the program and his players. An LSU legend, who is a fan of Kiffin’s unpredictable style, is now backing him to restore […] The post “Unpredictable”: LSU Hall of Famer Makes Stance on Lane Kiffin Loud and Clear appeared first on EssentiallySports .
For a while now, the rivalry between LSU and Ole Miss has slowly become one of the top ones to watch in the SEC. Whenever these two met, you knew it was going to be a game to remember, but the feeling around 2026 is that this game is at a whole new level. Whenever […]
College football was getting very predictable for a while. Alabama. Clemson. Rinse. Repeat. Although still among the traditional powers of the sport — LSU, Georgia and Michigan brought some fresh names to the stage from 2019 to 2023 as the talent pool seemed to begin flattening. But things were still fairly predictable. Those teams didn’t [...]
Every development district needs a center of gravity. For the Bayou Fountain Economic Development District, that gravity isn’t LSU or any of the sports-tourism advocates pushing the project. It’s the Duplantier family’s land. And if [...] The post The Land That Stops the District: BFEDD Faces a Land-Use Crisis | Todd Horne appeared first on TigerRag.com .
Welcome to Tiger Tales, a daily roundup of LSU and college sports news! LSU Baseball to Las Vegas in 2027 Time for LSU baseball to bounce back. Where LSU football’s 2027 recruiting class ranks after June An update on LSU’s class. Pickens Twins Choose LSU LSU softball gets a new duo in Baton Rouge.
LSU landed a new commitment for its 2027 recruiting class, flipping a 4-star safety from Texas previously pledged to the Longhorns. The post LSU lands commitment from 4-star safety previously pledged to Texas appeared first on Saturday Down South .
LSU fans know from Lane Kiffin’s time at Ole Miss that he wins. The controversies and the off-field stuff sometimes come as a package. For Kiffin, though, LSU isn’t a job like any he’s had before. The pressure cooker environment can drive any good head coach mad, as Urban Meyer points out. On top of […] The post “He’s Going to Get Hammered”: Urban Meyer Warns Lane Kiffin of $91M LSU Consequences appeared first on EssentiallySports .
By GLENN GUILBEAU, Tiger Rag Editor LSU made the most expensive hire of a football coach after last season with Lane Kiffin, formerly Ole Miss’ head coach, at $91 million over seven years and $13 [...] The post Lane Kiffin Did Not Come To LSU All For The Money, Says Athletic Director Verge Ausberry appeared first on TigerRag.com .
TIGER RAG NEWS SERVICES The LSU football team lost its second target on Wednesday when No. 3 athlete Tae Walden Jr. of Collierville, Tennessee, committed to Oregon. Walden (6-foot-2, 165 pounds) is the No. 70 [...] The post LSU Football Recruiting: No. 3 Athlete Tae Walden Jr. Commits To Oregon Over Tigers appeared first on TigerRag.com .
By GLENN GUILBEAU, Tiger Rag Radio What if? What if Lane Kiffin had remained as Ole Miss’ head football coach last season? Or what if he had taken the LSU job, but had been allowed [...] The post Lane Kiffin And Ole Miss Would Have Lost To Miami In CFP Semi, Too – Yahoo’s Dan Wolken On Tiger Rag Radio appeared first on TigerRag.com .
By GLENN GUILBEAU, Tiger Rag Editor One down, but two more chances to go. LSU target Brandon Sherrard, the No. 21 cornerback in the nation by Rivals.com, committed to Texas on Wednesday morning on live [...] The post LSU Football Recruiting: Tigers Lose No. 21 CB Commitment Target Brandon Sherrard To Texas appeared first on TigerRag.com .
By GLENN GUILBEAU, Tiger Rag Editor The Manning family quarterbacks have staged some of the most exciting games ever in Tiger Stadium, where the family is 2-2 against LSU and 3-3 overall, counting two games [...] The post Will Arch Manning Break 3-3 Tie Between Mannings And LSU On Nov. 14 In Tiger Stadium In Texas’ Favor appeared first on TigerRag.com .
By GLENN GUILBEAU, Tiger Rag Editor LSU linebacker Whit Weeks played in only eight games last season because of an ankle injury and watched the Tigers drop from No. 3 in the country to 7-6 [...] The post LSU Football: Whit Weeks Wants To “Bring Back That Nasty Defense Mentality Down To The Bayou” appeared first on TigerRag.com .
By GLENN GUILBEAU, Tiger Rag Editor Some say it is inevitable that the No. 1 high school football player in Louisiana – Brother Martin High wide receiver Easton Royal of New Orleans – will decommit [...] The post LSU Football: Easton Royal Has NOT Decommitted From Texas, Contrary To Report, And LSU Very Much In Hunt appeared first on TigerRag.com .
Lane Kiffin had to try his hardest to land the top player in the transfer portal this offseason. After a visit to Baton Rouge that didn’t end on the best of terms, Kiffin flew all the way to Knoxville, Tennessee, to convince Leavitt that LSU was the best spot for the junior gunslinger. Leavitt agreed. […]