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LSU commit Ju’Juan Johnson breaks Louisiana high school yards record

LSU commit Ju’Juan Johnson broke a 24-year Louisiana high school football record as he recorded his 13,662 yard of his career on Friday.

Lafayette Christian Academy (La.) quarterback Ju’Juan Johnson entered the Div. II Select quarterfinals on Friday needing 351 yards to break the all-time Louisiana yards record of 13,659 set last century.

With a three-yard run in the fourth quarter, he did so, finishing the game with 13,662 yards to break the 24-year record set by Brock Berlin of Evangel Christian in 1999.

According to the Daily Advertiser, the LCA coaching staff entered the game with the intention of Johnson setting the mark. Sounds aggressive? You’re forgetting that nobody in Louisiana has ever recorded more yards than him. Through 11 games, Johnson averaged about 364 yards per contest, according to MaxPreps stats. That goal was below his usual output.

By the end of the first half, Johnson was well on pace after recording 234 yards and three touchdowns, according to the Advertiser. He finished with 354 yards and six total touchdowns to lead LCA over McDonogh 57-21 and advance to the semifinals.

The team presented Johnson with a championship belt and announced that his number, No. 7, would be retired at the end of the season, the news outlet reported.

“God blessed me with so much talent. I’m thankful for Him, I’m thankful for my coaches and my teammates,” Johnson said. “It means a lot knowing that everybody around me, my support wall, it means a lot for them to be around me and celebrate a great moment.”

Johnson was previously committed to Colorado until April 2023. LSU pounced, fending off offers from other top schools, including Florida, and earned his commitment.

The star has played quarterback, wide receiver and defensive back in high school and will play in the secondary at LSU.

With that, the all-time Louisiana yards leader may be recording the last of his yardage. But he still has at least one more game to add to his record.

LCA will face off against Teurlings Catholic (Lafayette, La.) in the semifinals with a trip to the championship game on the line.

How Ty Floyd and Grant Taylor getting drafted affects LSU pitching

Here’s how LSU’s pitching staff shakes out after the MLB draft.

It’s been a good draft for LSU baseball.

The Tigers stole the show on Sunday night with the first and second overall picks in [autotag]Paul Skenes[/autotag] and [autotag]Dylan Crews[/autotag].

On a more local level, another big story is how the draft will affect the LSU pitching staff. LSU’s seen three of its best arms get picked so far, leaving the Tigers with a lot to replace heading into 2024.

The good news is the bullpen remains strong even if the starting staff requires some rebuilding.

Let’s take a look at how LSU pitching shapes up as the Tigers try to defend their national title.

Tulane transfer Jalen Cook announces return to LSU

Matt McMahon improved his backcourt with the addition of Cook, who began his career in Baton Rouge.

After a rough Year 1, [autotag]Matt McMahon[/autotag] is giving the rebuild another go.

LSU has been active in the portal and has reportedly been involved with several players. McMahon landed one of the best transfers of his tenure yesterday with the commitment of [autotag]Jalen Cook[/autotag].

Cook began his career at LSU before transferring to Tulane. He averaged 18 and 19.9 points in his two years with Tulane. In 2020-21 with LSU, Cook appeared in 20 games, averaging 3.2 points per contest.

This is a big get for the Tigers. LSU struggled to score last year and lacked a dynamic backcourt presence. In Cook, McMahon now has a guy that scored almost 20 points per night over two years against decent American Athletic Conference competition.

Cook also made 2.2 three-pointers per night with the Green Wave to go along with 4.2 assists and 1.7 steals. Cook was a three-star recruit in the class of 2020 and the second-best recruit from the state of Louisiana.

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Everything LSU fans need to know after a hectic sports weekend

It was a busy weekend in LSU sports with strong performances on the diamond.

This weekend was the busiest 2023 has offered LSU fans thus far.

Both basketball teams were in action, with the women’s team competing in the SEC Tournament. The diamond was busy, too, with both baseball and softball having jam-packed schedules.

On Friday night, gymnastics hosted three teams in the Baton Rouge River Center, including a couple of top-25 squads.

There was football buzz, too. Former LSU players traveled to Indianapolis for the combine and future LSU players arrived in Baton Rouge for a busy weekend of recruiting.

Here’s everything you need to know after a hectic weekend in LSU sports.

New LSU QB commit Colin Hurley was at Tiger Stadium for win over Alabama

Colin Hurley committed to LSU, reclassified, and visited Baton Rouge to watch the Tigers beat Alabama.

Four-star quarterback Colin Hurley committed to LSU on Friday over a litany of top-tier programs. The next day, he attended the game at Tiger Stadium to watch his future team take down one of the schools whose offer he had spurned: Alabama.

“This was the best college football game I’ve ever attended – hands down,” Hurley said to 247Sports.

He hopes it will be the first of many LSU victories he sees against the Crimson Tide.

“The environment here is electric. The fans are passionate. There’s over 100k of them, and their energy level is unmatched. Their love for LSU football is fierce. The on-campus experience is like no other place I’ve visited and there’s nothing I want more than to play for LSU in Death Valley,” Hurley said in the 247Sports post.

Hurley will be at LSU sooner than previously anticipated — he has reclassified from the class of 2025 to 2024, which came alongside his commitment.  The updated 247Sports rankings list him as the 12th-best quarterback in his new class and No. 144 player overall. The 6-foot, 213-pound QB had 25 total offers, according to the recruiting outlet.

As a sophomore, Hurley has helped lead Trinity Christian Academy (Jacksonville, Fla.) to a 10-0 start. In seven games, he has thrown for 1,114 passing yards with a 54.4 completion percentage to go with 15 touchdowns and three interceptions, according to Maxpreps. In 14 starts as a freshman, he passed for 2,146 yards with 24 touchdowns to 12 interceptions. He recorded 18 pass attempts as an eighth grader, according to MaxPreps, and completed seven of them.

With the upcoming playoff chase and then one more season next year, Hurley has plenty of time to continue producing at Trinity Christian. But now, he’s on path to join LSU, and to do it a year early.

MORE: Alabama missed out on Hurley, but they did nab the commitment of a five-star quarterback.

Will Campbell and Mekhi Wingo ranked among top newcomers in 2022

LSU has a lot of new faces in 2022. These two should be some of the best.

A new season means new faces.

There will be plenty of those for LSU in 2022 after the roster turnover brought on by the coaching change.

ESPN ranked the top 50 newcomers in college football, whether they be transfers or freshmen.

A couple of Tigers appeared on the list.

OT Will Campbell ranked 16th. ESPN has been high on Campbell since he was a recruit, ranking him 14th in the ESPN 300.

“It’s rare to see a true freshman come in and start at left tackle for an SEC program, but Campbell is a 6-foot-6, 325-pound lineman who has the talent and strength to play right away.”

DL Mekhi Wingo came in a few spots later at 20. ESPN wrote that Wingo was one of the more coveted defensive linemen in the portal and should be part of an excellent rotation for LSU.

It’s promising to see a pair of guys on this list that will be in the trenches for LSU. Having a strong OL and DL are critical to success in the SEC and Campbell and Wingo should be central pieces for the next two to three years.

When it came to guys leaving LSU, Eli Ricks ranked fifth. Ricks was a big loss for the Tigers only made worse by the fact that he went to Alabama.

After Rutgers football official visit over the weekend, what program leads for Chase Bisontis?

What program is in the lead for four-star Chase Bisontis?

Chase Bisontis took an official visit to Rutgers football over the weekend, the top prospect in New Jersey making yet another visit to the Big Ten football program. And it appears that the most recent visit has Bisontis trending towards Rutgers and away from an SEC program – at least for the moment.

The four-star recruit, a top 50 player in the nation, is planning to make his decision come July. He is one of the nation’s premier left tackles and plays for powerhouse Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey, N.J.).

Following the weekend visit, the On3 Prediction Machine has Bisontis at 30.2 percent for Rutgers football. In second is Texas A&M at 24.5 percent. LSU (17.8 percent), Ohio State (8.2 percent) and Michigan State (5.5 percent) round out the top five projections from On3 for Bisontis.

Prior to the visit, Texas A&M was in the lead followed by Rutgers.

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Rutgers and Texas A&M along with Georgia, Michigan State and LSU are in the final five that was recently announced by Bisontis. Each program is expected to receive an official visit.

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Two weekends ago, Bisontis visited Texas A&M, leading On3 to place the Aggies in the lead.

He posted a video of his official visit this past weekend to Rutgers, calling it “an amazing weekend.”

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4-star OT Chase Bisontis names top 5 schools

Chase Bisontis, a four-star offensive tackle prospect out of New Jersey’s Don Bosco Preparatory High School, has named his top five schools.

Chase Bisontis, a four-star offensive tackle prospect out of New Jersey’s Don Bosco Preparatory High School, has named his top five schools. Bisontis is rated the No. 5 offensive tackle, the No. 1 recruit in New Jersey and the No. 58 prospect overall in the 2023 recruiting class, according to 247Sports.

Don Bosco is one of the top high school football programs in the nation. In fact, the New Jersey powerhouse has sent a dozen players to the NFL, including five active players.

The Don Bosco star has scholarship offers from many of the top schools across the country including Florida, Wisconsin and Clemson. Bisontis has taken recent visits to many of his top schools.

Who are the top schools in contention for New Jersey’s top-ranked recruit?

Evaluating LSU’s wide receiver room in 2022 and beyond

We take a look at how LSU stacks up at wide receiver in 2022 and the years to come

When Brian Kelly first took the job at LSU, perhaps his most daunting task was to rebuild the roster.

That’s what this is, after all, a rebuild. Rebuilding takes time. When Kelly took this job, it was clear it would take some time to fill this roster.

In a short time, Kelly and the staff have done a good job at steering the ship in the right direction. LSU has been active in the portal and LSU has done what it can do on the recruiting trail.

With all the movement that has gone on, it was easy to miss some things. The roster looks wildly different now than it did in November.

There’s now some time to take a look at how the roster is positioned heading into 2022 and the future.

LSU looks good at some positions such as defensive line and quarterback. There are position groups that are trending up, such as linebackers and safety. Some question marks remain too, like cornerback and offensive line.

The pandemic combined with new transfer rules has presented challenges to managing a roster over the last couple of years. These are things coaches plan for years in advance. Recent turbulence in the sport has forced coaches to adjust.

Now that we’ve done quarterback and running back, today we will take a look at the wide receiver position.

LSU, Robert Steeples offers four-star cornerback from Texas

LSU latest to offer four-star athlete in the 2023 class, Bravion Rogers.

Bravion Rogers is a four-star recruit out of La Grange, Texas. He plays cornerback at La Grange High School and is projected to play the same position at the college level.

He made the Texas 13-4A-II first-team all-district team as a wide receiver and a cornerback in 2020 and 2021. During the 2021 season on defense, he had 27 tackles, six pass breakups, 2 interceptions, and two fumble recoveries. On offense, he had 105 rushing attempts for 1006 yards, 15 rushing touchdowns, nine receptions for 336 yards, and six touchdowns.

Rogers was clocked at a 4.46 40 yard dash time. In addition to football, he also competes in track and field.

Rating

Stars Overall State Position
247 4 90 18 10
Rivals 4 33 6 6
ESPN – – – –
On3 Recruiting 4 112 16 11
247 Composite 4 53 11 5

Vitals

Hometown La Grange, TX
Projected Position Cornerback
Height 5-10
Weight 185
Class 2023

Recruitment

  • Offered on Feb. 15, 2022
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Offers

  • LSU
  • Alabama
  • Arkansas
  • Michigan
  • Michigan State
  • Oklahoma
  • Ole Miss
  • Tennessee
  • Texas
  • USC

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