Overtime

The panic was palpable in the world of purple and gold, as LSU football had few commitments for the class of 2023.

But, in what seemed like a snap of Brian Kelly’s fingers the Tigers celebrated a host of commits, including five star wide receiver Jalen Brown from Miami.

LSU, according to the website 247, had nine other commits inside the top 300 players in the country.

The Tigers vaulted to number nine in the rankings as of July 11.

Meantime, the vaunted Texas Aggies, who according to the Alabama coach, bought all of their players in the class of 2022, were down at number 60 in the rankings, with only three four star recruits.

There’s still some angst among Louisiana recruiting watchers.

LSU may not get a commit from any of the top four players in the state in the class of 2023.

However, two of them, Arch Manning (Texas) and Eli Holstein (Alabama) are quarterbacks.

And, for the next year or two, LSU is going to have difficulty recruiting signal callers.

Garrett Nussmeier is a redshirt freshman, and Walker Howard is a true freshman.

The LSU quarterback room is stocked for the foreseeable future.

What to make of it all?

Who knows?

In the class of 2020, LSU, coming off a national championship, signed three of the top 20 players in the country.

Wide receiver Kayshon Boutte of New Iberia is the only one still on the LSU roster.

Two transferred.

They are cornerback Eli Ricks (Alabama), and tight end Arik Gilbert (Georgia).

In the class of 2020 in Louisiana, the sixth ranked player in the state, running back Ashaad Clayton of Warren Easton transferred from Colorado to Tulane.

The ninth ranked player in Louisiana, defensive tackle Patrick Jenkins left TCU for Tulane.

Number seven was defensive back Major Burns of Madison Prep, who left Georgia for LSU.

High school seniors will always be a big part of the LSU recruiting efforts, but so will the transfer portal.

In what seemed like overnight, LSU rebuilt its secondary.

Joe Foucha (Arkansas/McDonogh 35), Jarrick Bernard-Converse (Oklahoma State/Evangel), and Greg Brooks Jr.(Arkansas/West Jefferson) bring a wealth of experience to the LSU secondary.

As does Mekhi Garner, who had 19 starts for Louisiana-Lafayette.
Last month, draft kings posted its college football win totals for the 2022 season.
LSU’s total was seven.

You can bet the over, or the under.

Remember, last season, with a tsunami of issues and a mid-season coaching change, LSU still won six.

That the Tigers can’t win at least two more doesn’t seem like a high mountain to climb.

And, even though he and his staff have yet to coach a game in Baton Rouge, Brian Kelly and company seemed to be doing fairly well stocking the roster for the future.