Tag: Marcus Dumervil

Backup LSU offensive tackle enters transfer portal

Marcus Dumervil appeared in 16 games over three years with the Tigers.

The Tigers’ offensive line depth took another hit on Tuesday as backup tackle [autotag]Marcus Dumervil[/autotag] announced that he would be entering the transfer portal.

Dumervil, the nephew of former NFL star Elvis Dumervil, is a third-year sophomore and former top 150 prospect. The 6-foot-5, 306-pound Fort Lauderdale native attended St. Thomas Aquinas High School appeared in 15 games during his time with the Tigers.

“I will forever cherish the memories and friendships that I have made at LSU,” he said in his announcement post on Twitter. “Thank you to everyone who has ever helped me during my time here. LSU has done good business with me. With that being said I will be closing this chapter of my life. I will be entering the transfer portal with 3 years of eligibility.”

He appeared in just five games this fall in a backup role, burning his redshirt in the SEC Championship Game loss to Georgia. However, Dumervil says in his post that he still has three remaining years of eligibility.

Dumervil becomes the second offensive lineman to enter the portal, joining [autotag]Cameron Wire[/autotag]. Both losses will hurt this team’s depth, though neither played a major role on the field in 2022.

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Seven LSU offensive linemen sign NIL deals with Hooters

That’s certainly one way to do NIL.

The restaurant chain Hooters is dipping its toe in the NIL game, as it has reportedly signed a number of college football players to name, image and likeness deals.

And they’re all offensive linemen.

Among the list of players to sign, seven of them play for the Tigers: [autotag]Kimo Makane’ole[/autotag], [autotag]Lanson Smith[/autotag], [autotag]Fitzgerald West Jr.[/autotag], [autotag]Miles Frazier[/autotag], [autotag]Marcus Dumervil[/autotag], [autotag]Xavier Hill[/autotag] and [autotag]Kardell Thomas[/autotag]. Two of them — Frazier and Dumervil — are in the mix for starting jobs as fall camp winds down.

Frazier is a transfer from Florida International expected to win one of the starting guard jobs, while Dumervil is a sophomore who was a rotational piece last season but could expand his role this fall. Coach [autotag]Brian Kelly[/autotag] said that he has missed part of fall camp with an ankle injury.

This may not be the most conventional NIL deal, but the bag is the bag, and LSU’s linemen won’t look a gift horse in the mouth.

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