The LSU Tigers have a rough go of it in the 2022 cycle. It started in early September after LSU lost on the road against UCLA. Rumors immediately began to swirl and by mid-October, it would be a full downward spiral.
Just a couple of weeks before the early signing period they hired Brian Kelly away from Notre Dame to run the program. With a partial staff, he was tasked with keeping the top two Louisiana products in the state. Both Will Campbell and Walker Howard stayed true to their commitments and signed with LSU.
The 2023 class will be a completely different ballgame with Kelly having the full calendar ahead of him to work his magic with the upcoming class. For the most part, LSU can recruit itself but with more schools trying to come into the state, Kelly and Frank Wilson need to work on closing the borders.
Breaking down the early top 10 for the 2023 class per 247Sports composite rankings: