
Wilson Alexander
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LSU football for @theadvocatebr/@NOLAnews
Baton Rouge, LA
Joined September 2011
Last month, my wife @ALLYCE_TRAPP was diagnosed with angiosarcoma, a rare form of cancer. Thankfully, we have an incredible amount of support. She starts treatment soon, so I won’t be on here regularly for a while. Please keep her in your thoughts.
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LSU running back Trey Holly enrolled at Southern and will be a walk-on, a team spokesperson told The Advocate. @FairbairnTV reported he’s at the first practice tonight.
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RT @RossDellenger: Attorneys have resolved a dispute over how the College Sports Commission handles NIL collectives, sources tell @YahooSpo….
sports.yahoo.com
Less than a month into the implementation of the House settlement, college sports’ new enforcement entity needs to adjust its approach.
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I wonder what's next for Tyrann Mathieu. He has talked about coaching. On why it appeals to him, he told me in 2022: "I saw what coaching did for me. I do think I can do that for the next person.".
theadvocate.com
Former LSU star Tyrann Mathieu discussed his meeting with the New Orleans Saints, his impressions of Brian Kelly’s program and why he wants to become a coach when his playing
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RT @NOLAnews: Tyrann Mathieu unexpectedly announces his retirement right before Saints training camp
nola.com
The New Orleans Saints safety announced his retirement Tuesday, the day the 33-year-old was set to report to training camp. Instead, Mathieu walks away after 12 seasons.
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RT @AlexMill20: Texas A&M student-athletes received a combined $51.4 million in NIL compensation from July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025, accor….
theeagle.com
Texas A&M student-athletes received a combined $51.4 million in NIL compensation from July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025, according to figures received through an open records request.
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RT @Guersmith: #Tulane finds its likely starting QB in Jake Retzlaff after Donovan Leary and Kadin Semonza did not secure the job in spring….
cbssports.com
Tulane expects to welcome Retzlaff as its new starting signal-caller ahead of the 2025 season
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LSU already lost 60% of its 2023 recruiting class. Turns out, it's not alone. Arkansas has three players left. Nine SEC teams lost at least half of their HS signees. Looked at what happened to the class at LSU and across the SEC:.
theadvocate.com
There seems to be a trend developing in the SEC if you consider the circumstances surrounding the recruiting class of 2023.
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RT @whalexander_: Ask about LSU WR Barion Brown, and Kentucky players all bring up the same thing: speed. "He's a blur, dude.". "No one ca….
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LSU struggled with running QBs last year, and they're all over the schedule again. @RabalaisAdv says just how much better the defense can be depends on stopping them:.
theadvocate.com
LSU was awful on defense in 2023 and notably better in 2024. But the Tigers must be better still in 2025 against dual-threat quarterbacks who fill their slate.
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RT @whalexander_: LSU QB Michael Van Buren's former Mississippi State teammates think highly about his future. "He has every aspect and tr….
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On Kalen DeBoer replacing Nick Saban, Ty Simpson told me at the MPA: "Not many people — a lot of people trusted him, but they didn’t trust him fully. I think this year, everybody trusts him." Alabama enters his Year 2:.
theadvocate.com
"A lot of people trusted him, but they didn’t trust him fully. I think this year, everybody trusts him." Will Kalen DeBoer put Alabama back on top in Year 2?
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Brian Kelly told @theadvocatebr this week that, at the time of the accident, he didn't think Colin Hurley would make it back for the fall. "We were worried about cognitive issues with him. But he has been amazing.". He's part of LSU's 2026 QB decision:.
theadvocate.com
LSU will have a new man at quarterback entering the 2026 season, and the options are intriguing.
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