ESPN.com presents LSU Tigers http://espn.go.com/blog/colleges/lsu/ 60 en-us Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:07:36 webmaster@espn.go.com http://assets.espn.go.com/i/espn/teamlogos/lrg/trans/espn_dotcom_black.gif 110 110 The new ESPN 300, released on Monday, featured a distinct Louisiana flair. It all starts with the No. 1 recruit, RB Leonard Fournette (New Orleans, La./St. Augustine). But Fournette is only one three five-stars from Louisiana and one of 18 total recruits from the state. Click here for the 10 things you need to know about the new rankings.]]> http://insider.espn.go.com/blog/colleges/lsu/post/_/id/9773/fournette-other-la-talent-lead-espn-300 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:35:58 EDT 9773 Brandon Harris insists he doesn't like attending football camps. "You don't get enough reps," he said. "You get a rep, then you wait around while other quarterbacks throw. I'd much rather be throwing with my [high school] teammates. I like to make every rep count." It's funny Harris would say that because camps have been so good to the Bossier City (La.) Parkway High 2014 quarterback. Camp performances have played no small role in why he's gone from being a relative unknown to being the fastest-rising player in the ESPN 300 who will soon choose a college out of a who's-who list of suitors.]]> http://insider.espn.go.com/blog/colleges/lsu/post?id=9743 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:30:54 EDT 9743 BATON ROUGE, La. -- Powered by its fertile recruiting ground, continued production of NFL talent and its dominant defense, LSU is No. 3 in the first college football future power rankings. But are the Tigers destined to stay there? What could propel the Tigers even higher in the next three years? And what could cause them to stumble? The Tigers will rise if: LSU will keep climbing if it can take advantage of an abundance of talent and a new offensive coordinator to turn around its sputtering offense.]]> http://insider.espn.go.com/blog/colleges/lsu/post?id=9733 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:20:57 EDT 9733 BATON ROUGE, La. -- With the ESPN 300 released Monday, here's a look at the top targets on LSU's board, ranked from most likely to commit to the Tigers to least likely. 1. WR Malachi Dupre (River Ridge, La./John Curtis) 6-foot-3, 187 pounds ESPN 300 Rank: 28 Why they want him: LSU has stockpiled its receiving corps with shorter, quicker slot types. Dupre marks a return to bigger downfield threats in the mold of past Tigers like Rueben Randle. Who else wants him: Dupre has been quiet on his suitors, but UCLA, Michigan, Alabama and Florida State lead the list of contenders.]]> http://insider.espn.go.com/blog/colleges/lsu/post?id=9730 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:00:15 EDT 9730 BATON ROUGE, La. -- It's been since Jordan Jefferson in 2008 that one could find a Louisiana quarterback who met the four-star threshold. Back then, before RecruitingNation issued stars, Jefferson was given an 80 score, which translates to four stars. Brandon Harris (Bossier City, La./Parkway) broke that drought this year. And now he's done something no Louisiana quarterback has done in the RecruitingNation era. Harris checked in at No. 48 in the 2014 ESPN 150/300 that came out Monday.]]> http://insider.espn.go.com/blog/colleges/lsu/post?id=9725 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:54:50 EDT 9725 Momentum is a powerful thing in the world of college basketball recruiting. While it tends to be a constant for a select few national powerhouses like Kentucky, Duke, North Carolina and Kansas, virtually all other programs in the country are constantly competing for any edge that can push them to that next level. In the wake of our initial 2014 ESPN 100 player rankings release last week and as we start a team-by-team breakdown of 2014 recruiting targets by conference over the next two weeks, here’s a look at five college hoops programs that are heading into the 2014 recruiting class with some very positive momentum.]]> http://insider.espn.go.com/blog/colleges/lsu/post?id=9754 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 09:03:25 EDT 9754 BATON ROUGE, La. -- GTN writer Gary Laney took your questions: From Bryan (Houston): LSU used to own Rosenblatt. Will the Tigers like the new stadium in Omaha? Gary Laney: Skip Bertman's LSU teams, in particular, were built for Rosenblatt Stadium, which was a hitter-friendly park for most of the Tigers' run. LSU was the team in mind when the term "Gorilla Ball" was coined. To me, it was a huge advantage for LSU to play in that venue for national championships, because it played similar to Alex Box Stadium.]]> http://insider.espn.go.com/blog/colleges/lsu/post?id=9720 Fri, 14 Jun 2013 10:00:00 EDT 9720 BATON ROUGE, La. -- With LSU's summer semester under way, new players who graduated from their previous schools in May are on campus and taking part in summer workouts. The one exception is defensive back Rashard Robinson, who will use summer school to try to become academically eligible for the fall. With eight newcomers having already enrolled in the spring semester and gone through spring practice, that means 18 new scholarship faces joined the program.]]> http://insider.espn.go.com/blog/colleges/lsu/post?id=9714 Thu, 13 Jun 2013 10:00:44 EDT 9714 Despite all the talent gone from LSU's defensive line, Phil Steele still has the Tigers' unit -- headlined by Anthony Johnson -- penciled in as one of the 15 best in the country. Click here for Steele's breakdown of LSU's line, as well as what other teams made the cut.]]> http://insider.espn.go.com/blog/colleges/lsu/post/_/id/9710/steele-lsu-still-with-top-15-dl Wed, 12 Jun 2013 16:21:53 EDT 9710 BATON ROUGE, La. -- Mason Rudolph (Rock Hill, S.C./Northwestern) once looked like he might be LSU's quarterback recruit for the 2014 class. Then there was a cooling from one side or the other and last week Rudolph committed to Oklahoma State. By then, DeShone Kizer (Toledo, Ohio/Central Catholic) seemed like the hot name anyway. LSU would get him, many thought. It was just a matter of getting him to campus for a visit. Before that could happen, a favorite closer to home, Notre Dame, offered and on Tuesday, three days before Kizer was to visit Baton Rouge, he pledged to the Irish.]]> http://insider.espn.go.com/blog/colleges/lsu/post?id=9692 Wed, 12 Jun 2013 10:45:20 EDT 9692