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LSU offers 3-star defensive lineman from Humboldt, Tennessee

Arkansas is a 41% favorite to land Stephon Shivers per On3.

[autotag]Brian Kelly[/autotag] and his recruiting staff made a trip to Humboldt, Tennessee, to extend a scholarship offer to one of the most talented defensive linemen in the 2025 recruiting class. The Tigers will have to fight off multiple SEC teams to land him.

[autotag]Stephon Shivers[/autotag] is a 6-foot-4, 350-pound, three-star defensive lineman from Humboldt, Tennessee, where he plays for Humbolt High School. The Humbolt Vikings finished the season with a 0-10 record.

There are currently no Crystal Ball projections for Shivers but Arkansas is a 41% favorite to land him per On3.

Film Analysis: Shivers is a defensive tackle who constantly demands double and even triple teams.

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2025 five-star quarterback includes LSU in top 10

One of the best players in the 2025 recruiting class has narrowed his final list of schools down to 10. 

One of the best players in the 2025 recruiting class has narrowed his final list of schools down to 10.

[autotag]George MacIntyre[/autotag] is a 6-foot-5, 182-pound, five-star quarterback from Nashville, Tennessee, where he plays for Brentwood Academy. MacIntyre is ranked as the No.  13 overall player in the 2025 class by 247Sports as well as the No. 2 quarterback in the class and the No. 1 player from Tennessee.

The Brentwood Academy Eagles are having a rough season in 2023. The Eagles are currently 1-7 on the year even though they have one of the best players in the country for the 2025 recruiting class.

MacIntyre recently trimmed his final list of schools down to 10: Alabama, Georgia, Florida State, Tennessee, Auburn, LSU, Michigan, Oregon, FIU and UCLA. There are no Crystal Ball projections for MacIntyre at this time but Alabama is an 80% favorite to land him per On3.

LSU currently has four commits for the 2025 class and the Tigers class ranks as the No. 7 class in the country.

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LSU reportedly making a convincing pitch to elite 2025 quarterback

LSU is making an early impression on top-15 2025 quarterback prospect George MacIntyre.

While LSU looks to complete its 2024 class, the quarterback spot isn’t much of a concern. [autotag]Colin Hurley[/autotag] has long been committed and seems about as solid as can be.

Hurley was originally a 2025 prospect, and his reclassifying opened the door for LSU to take another in next year’s cycle. Potentially, one of the top quarterbacks on the board.

Five-star prospect [autotag]George MacIntyre[/autotag] from Brentwood Academy in Nashville ranks as the No. 2 passer and No. 12 overall prospect in 2025, according to the 247Sports Composite. He visited LSU this summer alongside a number of other trips to blue-blood programs.

The Tigers have caught his attention, however. Quarterbacks coach Joe Sloan has told him LSU is keeping its QB offer list small in hopes of landing him, according to On3’s Shea Dixon (subscription required), and he intends to take another trip during the season, possibly for the Arkansas game on Sept. 3.

It wouldn’t be MacIntyre’s first trip to Tiger Stadium as he was on hand for the upset win over Alabama last fall.

LSU currently has just two commits in the 2025 class and will hope to add a momentum-shifting one in MacIntyre. There’s no clear leader per On3, with Tennessee, Vanderbilt, Alabama and LSU fairly close together on the Recruiting Prediction Machine.

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LSU offers 2026 tight end from Nashville, Tennessee

There are currently no Crystal Ball projections for Carson Sneed at this time, but Louisville is a 38% favorite per On3.

LSU’s recruiting staff has been ramping up their recruitment of the 2026 recruiting class lately. Recently, it offered a 2026 tight end from Nashville, Tennessee.

[autotag]Carson Sneed[/autotag] is a 6-foot-6, 215-pound tight end from Nashville, Tennessee where he plays for Donelson Christian Academy. The Donelson Christian Academy Wildcats finished the 2022 season 7-5 with a loss to Friendship Christian in the second round of the TSSAA Division II Class A playoffs.

There are currently no Crystal Ball projections for Sneed at this time but Louisville is a 38% favorite per On3.

Film Analysis: Sneed runs good routes but he really excels at blocking in the run game.

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LSU offers 2026 quarterback from Nashville, Tennessee

LSU is looking for a talented quarterback in the 2026 recruiting class.

LSU is looking for a talented quarterback in the 2026 recruiting class. That search has led them to Nashville Christian School in Tennessee.

[autotag]Jared Curtis[/autotag] is a 6-foot-3, 197-pound quarterback. The Nashville Chrisitan Eagles finished the 2022 season 10-3 with a loss to Friendship Chrisitan in the Division II Class A state championship game.

There are currently no Crystal Ball projections at this time for Curtis but Alabama is a 43% favorite to land him per On3.

Film Analysis: Curtis led the Eagles to the state championship game as a Freshman. He has a cannon for an arm and he is only going to get better.

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4-star cornerback Ondre Evans commits to LSU

LSU landed its seventh DB in the 2024 recruiting class with another blue-chip pickup

LSU landed its second blue-chip defensive back this week on Thursday afternoon.

Four-star [autotag]Ondre Evans[/autotag] committed to LSU over NC State, Michigan and Alabama.

According to On3, Evans is the 12th-best cornerback in the class and the best recruit in the state of Tennessee. On3 is also reporting Evans will follow his commitment with an official visit to LSU this weekend.

Evans is the 18th recruit to board LSU’s 2024 class. Upon adding Evans, LSU’s class jumped into 247Sports’ top five. Per On3’s rankings, only Georgia and Ohio State have more four or five-star commits.

The recruitment of Evans continues Brian Kelly’s success recruiting nationally along with his in-state success. Grabbing the best player in Tennessee is a feat considering the Vols‘ recent success and Tennessee’s proximity to Alabama and Georgia.

The secondary is continuing to be addressed. The staff wants to add youth to that room so it can be built from within and not force LSU to the transfer portal every year to find DBs.

Evans is the seventh DB to join the class. Nearly 40% of LSU’s current commits are defensive backs.

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LSU in the driver’s seat for blue-chip DB as decision day approaches

The Tigers could land a pair of four-star defensive backs this week.

It could be a very good week for LSU’s defensive back class.

One four-star safety is set to commit on Monday in [autotag]Joel Rogers[/autotag], and the Tigers seem to be in a very good spot to land him. But he’s not the only blue-chip prospect at the position they’re trending for.

[autotag]Ondre Evans[/autotag], a four-star prospect from Nashville, Tennessee, recently listed LSU among his top five, and he’s set to announce his commitment on Friday.

The list of finalists he released last week was full of big-time programs and also included Georgia, Michigan, Alabama and NC State. Still, LSU is in a great position to land him and is the 96.4% favorite according to the On3 Recruiting Prediction Machine.

LSU’s 2024 class currently sits at 15 commitments after tight end [autotag]Tayvion Galloway[/autotag] became the first player in the class to back off his pledge on Sunday, but with two four-star defensive backs set to potentially join the class, the Tigers remain in good shape.

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LSU makes final 5 for 4-star, top 100 cornerback

One of the top cornerbacks in the 2024 recruiting class has trimmed his list of finalists down to five schools.

One of the top cornerbacks in the 2024 recruiting class has trimmed his list of finalists down to five schools. The LSU Tigers made the list.

[autotag]Ondre Evans[/autotag] is a 6-foot-1, 185-pound, four-star cornerback from Nashville, Tennessee where he plays for Christ Presbyterian Academy. The CPA Lions finished the 2022 season 8-6 with a loss to Lipscomb Academy in the TSSAA Division II Class 2A state championship game.

LSU made the cut for his final five schools along with, Alabama, Georgia, NC State and Michigan. There are no Crystal Ball projections at this time but NC State is a 54% favorite to land him per On3.

He broke down his list with On3.

“All five on my list are very good programs,” Evans told On3. “They are all sending guys to the NFL. The coaches at each school know how to develop players. I can say I have some better relationships with specific coaches at the different schools, but I like the staffs overall at all five schools.”

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LSU offers top-100 4-star OL from Nashville

There is no clear leader at the moment to land Chauncey Gooden.

LSU’s recruiting staff found one of the top 100 offensive linemen in the country for the 2025 recruiting class, and they decided to throw their name into the hat of schools that have offered him.

[autotag]Chauncey Gooden[/autotag] is a 6-foot-4, 315-pound, four-star offensive lineman from Nashville, Tennessee, where he plays for Lipscomb Academy. The Lipscomb Academy Mustangs finished the 2022 season 13-0 with a win over Christ Presbyterian Academy in the Division II class 2A state championship game.

There are no Crystal Ball projections at this time for Gooden and there is no clear favorite to land him per On3.

Film Analysis: Gooden is a bully in the run game. The Mustangs even have special packages for him to run the ball.

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LSU hosts elite five-star 2025 quarterback for weekend visit

The Tigers will hope they can make a strong impression on Brentwood Academy (Tenn.) passer George MacIntyre.

Even with a solid quarterback outlook in the coming years, you can never neglect to add talent at the position, which has become even more crucial in the transfer portal era.

With that in mind, LSU is targeting several of the top signal-callers in the 2025 cycle, and it hosted one of them on campus this weekend in five-star Brentwood Academy (Tenn.) prospect [autotag]George MacIntyre[/autotag].

The 6-foot-5 prospect ranks as the No. 30 overall player in the 2025 class, per the 247Sports Composite, and he’s the No. 3 quarterback. He picked up an offer from LSU on March 10, one of several recent big-time offers he’s landed.

In addition to the three scholarship quarterbacks currently on the roster — [autotag]Jayden Daniels[/autotag], [autotag]Garrett Nussmeier[/autotag] and [autotag]Rickie Collins[/autotag] — LSU also has a commitment from 2024 blue-chip passer [autotag]Colin Hurley[/autotag], who reclassified from 2025.

With some attrition between now and MacIntyre’s signing all but inevitable, LSU will look to add another quarterback in that class, and MacIntyre would be an elite option.

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