The LSU transfer portal preview show
LSU Sports Insider
College football's transfer portal opens Friday, and a flurry of activity is expected across the country, not least at LSU, where new coach Lane Kiffin and the Tigers will be seeking a quarterback among many other starters. Our LSU Insiders take a look at which starters are returning, positions the Tigers need most, where they might be looking and what kind of strategies they might employ with their budget. #lsu #lsutigers #geauxtigers #lsufootball #collegefootball #ncaafootball #transferportal
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Texas Bowl takeaways and SEC basketball preview
LSU Sports Insider
The 2025 LSU football season is finally at an end after a 38-35 loss to Houston on Saturday night. Our LSU Insiders give their takeaways — a couple from the game, more from Lane Kiffin's interview on the ESPN broadcast — and start to turn their attention to the transfer portal that opens Friday. Also, we preview the SEC basketball seasons for both the LSU men's and women's teams. Can the men continue their rebound all the way into the SEC tournament? Can the women finally beat South Carolina and parlay their explosive start into a No. 1 seed? Advocate beat writers Toyloy Brown and Reed...
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LSU in the Texas Bowl: A few things Lane Kiffin should watch
LSU Sports Insider
LSU football is back in the Texas Bowl for the third time in five years. This time, the Tigers will face Houston, and it looks like they'll have a more complete roster than they did when they lost to Kansas State in the 2022 edition of the bowl. Which players will suit up? Which ones will sit out? And what can coach Lane Kiffin and his offensive staff learn from the matchup? Reed Darcey and Scott Rabalais, two members of The Advocate's LSU beat team, break it all down, then turn their attention to the College Football Playoff's quarterfinal games.
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Should LSU fans be concerned with Frank Wilson's departure?
LSU Sports Insider
Another busy news week for the LSU football team means another LSU Insider podcast to discuss. Frank Wilson will be leaving the Tigers after coaching them in the Texas Bowl next week — and he's heading to Ole Miss, of all places. More outbound transfers confirmed, including a promising freshman offensive lineman in Carius Curne and a backup quarterback. And the College Football Playoff starts Friday. We offer some predictions and hot takes. #lsu #lsufootball #lsutigers #geauxtigers #collegefootball #ncaafootball #transferportal #olemiss #hottytoddy #cfp #collegefootballplayoff
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Making a transfer portal shopping list for LSU
LSU Sports Insider
The college football transfer portal opens Jan. 2, and new LSU coach Lane Kiffin and his staff figure to be busy filling out the roster of the 2026 Tigers. Our LSU Insiders go through the team's needs and departures at quarterback, offensive line, wide receiver and defensive positions. We also take a look at the newly released 2026 schedule, with LSU's first SEC game already one of the most anticipated road games in program history. #lsu #lsutigers #lsufootball #geauxtigers #collegefootball #ncaafootball #transferportal #football
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Garrett Nussmeier's legacy, Whit Weeks' decision and good basketball
LSU Sports Insider
The LSU Sports Insiders are back with a look at some Texas Bowl opt-outs for LSU, including the starting quarterback whose final season at LSU went nothing like he expected. We discuss Garrett Nussmeier's legacy, Whit Weeks' decision to come back and more. Also, for the first time this season, we have an extended basketball discussion, as both the men's and women's teams at LSU are off to strong starts. We examine what's gone right and what to expect when the schedules toughen up next month. #lsu #geauxtigers #lsutigers #collegefootball #ncaafootball #texasbowl #bowlseason #football...
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What we learned from Lane Kiffin's first week at LSU
LSU Sports Insider
It was only seven days ago that Lane Kiffin was introduced as LSU's new football coach. In that time, he's named or retained nearly his entire coaching staff, kept together the major parts of a recruiting class and generally continued to make headlines, skipping out on a College Gameday interview, and as an afterthought, LSU learned its bowl destination. Our LSU Sports Insiders discuss the week that was and what we expect to come next. #lsu #lsutigers #geauxtigers #secfootball #collegefootball #ncaafootball #collegefootballplayoff #olemiss #hottytoddy #lanekiffin #football
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How did Lane Kiffin do on his first LSU signing day?
LSU Sports Insider
Lane Kiffin hasn't even been LSU's football coach for a week, but already he had to navigate an early signing day. It was chaotic, as expected, but as the dust continues to settle, how did he do? Our LSU Insiders discuss on this episode, as well as what Kiffin and Co. will continue to do as they build their staff, recruit the high school ranks and prepare for the transfer portal. Also: A quick update on basketball, which has been great thus far for both the LSU men and women. #lsu #lsutigers #lsufootball #geauxtigers #collegefootball #ncaafootball #nationalsigningday #footballrecruiting
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Lane Kiffin: First impressions and what's next at LSU
LSU Sports Insider
Lane Kiffin is officially the new football coach at LSU after a tumultuous hiring process that finally ended with Kiffin's introductory press conference Monday. Our LSU Sports Insiders give their first impressions of Kiffin and recap the process that led the Tigers to hiring him, the tough decision Kiffin had to make to leave Ole Miss and what's first for Kiffin in a busy period in which he'll need to hire a coaching staff, keep LSU's recruiting class on board and prepare for the transfer portal. #lsu #lsutigers #lsufootball #secfootball #footballrecruiting #olemiss #hottytoddy #lanekiffin...
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Latest rumors, feelings on LSU and Lane Kiffin
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Lane Kiffin is still the football coach at Ole Miss, at least for now. After that, could he be coming to LSU? It appears increasingly likely, although a deal is not done yet. Our LSU Sports Insiders, beat writer Wilson Alexander and columnist Scott Rabalais, tell us what they're hearing and their thoughts on the matter, including a reported lucrative contract offer to Kiffin and what names they're hearing as backup candidates. We also talk about what LSU's new coach will need to do to overhaul the Tigers' woeful offense, which hit a new low during an ugly win over Western Kentucky on...
info_outlineThe LSU baseball team took two out of three against Tennessee this weekend in a matchup of the past two national champions. Zach Ewing and Advocate beat writer Koki Riley go through the series game-by-game, with a particular focus on LSU's epic comeback in the Friday night (actually early Saturday morning) ninth inning. We also talk about Jay Johnson's varied pitching strategies and Derek Curiel's sensational freshman season.
#lsu #geauxtigers #lsutigers #secbaseball #collegebaseball #baseball #govols