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LSU coach Matt McMahon picks up another transfer from Murray State

The Tigers have now added three former Racers players in the transfer portal.

The task set before new LSU coach [autotag]Matt McMahon[/autotag] was a tall one when he arrived on the bayou.

He had to rebuild the Tigers’ roster almost essentially from scratch. While it remains to be seen how the group will actually look on the court, he’s done an incredibly impressive job of that, restocking an empty recruiting class with talented players and adding even more through the transfer portal.

The latest addition for McMahon is [autotag]K.J. Williams[/autotag], a 6-foot-10 power forward from Murray State. Williams told On3 of his decision on Thursday.

“I chose LSU because I have great relationships with the coaches and it’s on a bigger stage where I know I could play,” Williams said. “Me being in the position I’m in, I know I can play in the SEC against top players in the country.”

Williams was a four-year contributor for the Racers. The Mississippi native became a full-time starter two years ago, starting every game he’s appeared in since. He averaged a career-high 18 points this past season with 8.4 rebounds, and he’s averaged in double figures scoring each of the last three seasons.

LSU has now added three players from Murray State via the transfer portal, as Williams joins [autotag]Justice Hill[/autotag] and [autotag]Trae Hannibal[/autotag]. He’ll be a fifth-year senior during his final year of eligibility in 2022-23, and he should provide a veteran impact for the Tigers’ frontcourt next season.

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Where do LSU’s passers stand in SEC quarterback rankings?

The duo of Jayden Daniels and Myles Brennan landed 10th in On3’s SEC quarterback rankings.

This LSU team has a lot to figure out this spring, but much of the discussion so far has centered around the quarterback battle.

There are two primary competitors to win the job: [autotag]Myles Brennan[/autotag], a redshirt senior whose career has been marred by injuries and was talked out of the transfer portal by coach [autotag]Brian Kelly[/autotag], and [autotag]Jayden Daniels[/autotag], the player Kelly added in the transfer portal.

Daniels comes from Arizona State, where he was a three-year starter and had productive seasons in 2019 and 2020 before struggling this past year. He’ll look for more success in Baton Rouge, and many consider him the favorite to win the job.

Regardless of which signal-caller gets the nod initially, On3’s Jesse Simonton ranked LSU’s quarterback position at 10th in the SEC.

Brian Kelly has the rest of the summer and fall to determine who will be his quarterback Week 1 against Florida State, but it wouldn’t surprise me if both Brennan and Daniels, a transfer from Arizona State, see action to start the season. Brennan shocked many when he took his name out of the transfer portal to return to LSU, but then Kelly went and recruited Daniels away from ASU. The Tigers have a shoddy offensive line and their once-vaunted run game has been absent in recent years, but they are loaded at receiver.

As Simonton notes, the quarterback certainly won’t be wanting for targets in the passing game. The Tigers return Kayshon Boutte, one of the top receivers in the nation, as well as other contributors like [autotag]Malik Nabers[/autotag], [autotag]Jack Bech[/autotag] and [autotag]Brian Thomas Jr.[/autotag].

The big challenge for LSU will be up front, where it has to replace four of five starters from a year ago along the offensive line. That could prove to be the limiting factor this season, but given the fact that the Tigers have two veteran players with experience competing for the job, it’s hard to imagine the winner of the job can’t be in the top half of the league’s passers.

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On3 Recruits names two Notre Dame players as 5-Stars in ‘21 class

A well deserved recognition for two incoming Notre Dame stars

Although it’s a new recruiting service, On3, founded by Shannon Terry who made major contributions to Rivals and 247Sports, has garnered a good deal of attention since their brand began earlier this year.

Today, they dropped their class of 2021 5-Star players in the 2021 class, the top 32 players in their estimation in the country. The list is a bit different than what we have seen before, as there are a few names that didn’t get the same recognition that On3 has given them today.

Two of Notre Dame’s 2021 commits made their list, linebacker Prince Kollie and athlete Lorenzo Styles Jr. Both are expect to have early impacts for the Irish this fall.

We knew that the 2021 class was talented, but for both Kollie and Styles Jr. the recognition was deserved. Kollie was given the high school Butkus Award, and Styles Jr. was a two-way star for Pickerington North.

Styles Jr. didn’t get as much recruiting “love” due to the fact that he wasn’t a one-trick-pony, excelling at wide receiver, where he’ll start his Notre Dame career, at cornerback and as a returner on special teams.

Big things are expected from both of these players and we expect that Kollie and Styles Jr. will make their marks in the Blue and Gold.