Jayden Daniels has transformed into the best downfield passer in the country.
How involves daily 5:30 a.m. film study, a detailed offseason plan, trips home to California and virtual reality training.
Behind the preparation of
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’s Heisman contender:
Vince Vaughn, Lolo Jones, Alvin Kamara, Devin White and Randy Moss are all here. Photo below of Michael Thomas and Joe Burrow. They overlapped one year at Ohio State.
(Photo by
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Ed Orgeron's packing tonight and heading to Destin tomorrow with his girlfriend.
"Whoever the new coach is, I wish him all the luck in the world," Orgeron said. "I'll always be an LSU fan."
Paul Mainieri wanted to pull Zack Hess in the eighth inning.
"My gut feeling is telling me to take you now," Mainieri told him.
"My gut tells me you ought to go back to the dugout," Hess replied.
Mainieri loved the response, left him in the game.
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Florida State won the Cheez-It Bowl. LSU won the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl.
Does that mean the 2023 opener finally, once and for all, determines who's feelin' the cheeziest?
Fight broke out at
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practice during 11-on-11. Punches thrown, guys taken to the ground, multiple people involved. Malik Nabers and Kyren Lacy got sent to the locker room. Harold Perkins didn’t play another snap. Brian Kelly was not happy.
Former LSU and current New England Patriots receiver Kayshon Boutte was arrested today. He allegedly placed more than 8,900 bets while underage with a fake account. Some of this occurred during the 2022 season, his last at LSU.
Apparently Kayshon Boutte told Brian Kelly before they got to the locker room to start by highlighting how LSU's defense stopped the run when he spoke to the team postgame.
"I couldn't find you the first week," Kelly quipped. "Now you're running the show."
LSU announced Brian Kelly contributed $1 million to TAF to help renovate the athletic training room in football ops. It’s the largest donation by a sitting head coach in school history.
LSU quarterback Myles Brennan hugged Steve Ensminger on the field before the game.
"I wish I could still be hugging him," Brennan said after the win. "He's like my second dad. He means the world to me. His family means the world to me."
Jayden Daniels probably just took the Heisman. Bo Nix had 308 total yards, 3 TDs and an INT in Oregon’s loss.
Daniels had less than 350 total yards in only two games: Grambling and Army. He did not play in the second half of either.
Five-star quarterback Bryce Underwood committed to LSU.
A team that lacked high-level QB play for so many years went into Michigan and landed the No. 1 recruit in the 2025 class.
Joe Burrow today announced the launch of his nonprofit foundation. It focuses on helping children with mental health issues and people experiencing food insecurity in Ohio and Louisiana.
The last eight years, either Blake or Reid Ferguson has started at long snapper for LSU. When Blake plays his final game during the College Football Playoff, it will end an era within the program and his family’s lives.
Brian Kelly said on his radio show
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will wear No. 3 stickers on its helmets against Arkansas to honor Greg Brooks. He added that Brooks was able to stand today with assistance.
LSU today announced a $245 million donation from OLOL and LCMC, the largest in school history. President William Tate wanted to make LSU and the surrounding area a cancer research hub, and he said, “this will change the trajectory of cancer in Louisiana.”
Jayden Daniels ended his Heisman speech with a word for Greg Brooks.
"You give me inspiration to continue on this journey of greatness and keep fighting."
Notre Dame the last five years under Brian Kelly:
2017: 10-3
2018: 12-1
2019: 11-2
2020: 10-2
2021: 11-1
He's the winningest-active coach in college football, and he's expected to come to LSU.
Gavin Dugas received MVP of the Eugene regional. Over three games the last two days, Dugas went 6 for 8 with three home runs, two triples, six RBIs and six runs scored.
They’re playing “Callin’ Baton Rouge,” Paul Mainieri’s watching warmups with his son and Skip Bertman is on the field talking to the assistant coaches. It just might be LSU baseball season.
Jayden Daniels was unanimously named SEC offensive player of the year by the Associated Press.
Malik Nabers was also a unanimous first-team all-SEC receiver. Brian Thomas and Will Campbell landed on the second team.
Ed Orgeron said LSU wants to keep passing game coordinator Joe Brady.
"We've had some preliminary conversations with him," Orgeron said, "and everything seems positive right now."
The
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baseball team has used Victoria’s Secret perfume to keep mosquitos at bay and freshen up smelly equipment.
“Why not smell good,” Saul Garza said, “when you can keep the mosquitos off as well?”
Ty Floyd and Paul Skenes are the first pair of
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pitchers to record more than 100 strikeouts in a season since... 2009, when Anthony Ranaudo and Louis Coleman both did it the last time LSU won the national title.
News:
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is expected to hire Texas defensive line coach Bo Davis, sources tell The Advocate. Davis, a former LSU player, turned Texas’ defensive line into one of the best fronts in the country last season.
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is expected to hire Missouri defensive coordinator Blake Baker, sources tell The Advocate. He has Louisiana ties and coached linebackers at LSU in 2021. Baker was not retained during the coaching change then, but now he’ll return as the next DC.
Sources: Austin Thomas is returning to
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for the third time. He spent the last two years as Ole Miss’ chief of staff and will have a key role in personnel.
Ed Orgeron thanked the media at the end of his press conference, said there would be suntan lotion for anyone who wanted to come to Destin and said, for the last time, "Geaux Tigers" as he left.
Jayden Daniels initiated a players-only meeting Monday with
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’s quarterbacks and receivers to discuss the passing game and work on their trust in one another. They all felt responsible for the struggles, especially against Auburn.
Joe Burrow, Justin Jefferson, Thaddeus Moss, Clyde Edwards-Helaire and Michael Divinity walked onto the sideline. The crowd here cheered louder than it has all day.
Sources:
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has made major defensive staff changes, parting ways with coordinator Matt House, safeties coach Kerry Cooks, cornerbacks coach Robert Steeples and defensive line coach Jimmy Lindsey.
Brian Kelly: "We certainly are not the football team that I thought we were."
"Second half, didn't play with a sense of urgency."
"This is a total failure on a coaching standpoint and on a player standpoint that we have to address and we have to own."
Paul Mainieri begins by congratulating the LSU football team on its national championship.
People have asked him: "Are you going to be able to repeat what Coach O did?"
"Absolutely," Mainieri joked, "I promise we will win at least 15 games."
Malik Nabers is the 12th unanimous All-American in LSU history. He landed on all five NCAA-recognized first teams.
Jayden Daniels is a consensus All-American. He made 4 of the 5, the lone exception being the Walter Camp.
Harold Perkins was called for unsportsmanlike conduct after LSU got a stop on third down. Brian Kelly was upset with him, then they showed a replay of Ole Miss pushing Perkins' head into the grass and Kelly yelled at the refs.
LSU is No. 1 in the College Football Playoff rankings for the first time in school history.
1. LSU
2. Ohio State
3. Clemson
4. Georgia
5. Alabama
6. Oregon
Jay Johnson shook up the
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lineup. Cade Beloso is batting leadoff.
Beloso, DH
Crews, CF
White, 3B
Morgan, 1B
Dugas, 2B
Jobert, RF
Thompson, SS
Pearson, LF
Milazzo, C
News:
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and Jay Johnson have agreed to a new seven-year, $12.55 million deal that makes him one of the highest-paid college baseball coaches in the country. It's expected to receive board approval tomorrow.
Paul Mainieri cried as he thought about his family in the ninth inning, his last as a college baseball coach. He thought a lot, in particular, about his dad.
"I was thinking about my father," Mainieri said. "Talking to him.... I miss him. I miss talking to him."
Court documents obtained by
@theadvocatebr
say Kayshon Boutte:
- Opened a FanDuel account with the username "Kayshonboutte01"
- Bet on himself against FSU as part of an eight-leg parlay
- That transactions occurred within LSU football ops
More details:
Source:
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signed defensive line coach Bo Davis to a three-year contract worth $4.05 million. It starts at $1.25 million per year and escalates annually. Davis made $1 million per year at Texas.
Ali Gaye’s parents will see him play in-person at
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for the first time on his senior night this weekend. They’ve watched him on TV but never been to Tiger Stadium. Special moment for their family.
Former LSU defensive coordinator Dave Aranda came to the LSU-Baylor baseball game today. Aranda, now the Baylor head coach, just spoke to Maurice Hampton Jr. through the net behind home plate.
Paul Mainieri after LSU won its third-straight elimination game: "I told the guys after the game, 'You guys just won't let me retire. You keep making me work.'" He smiled then said, "I'm happy to do it, though."
Brian Kelly said he won't worry about losing
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DC Matt House because he would support an assistant who gets a good opportunity. He also said "I don't think Matt came here to be the defensive coordinator for a year" and thinks his family likes it here.
Brian Kelly said
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will fit the offense to Garrett Nussmeier in the bowl game, so expect a few schematic differences.
"He likes to move the football down the field. We're going to give this offense a bit of a different look to surround it toward his style."
LSU had one opt out. Every other starter is practicing, even the two 1,000-yard receivers likely about to play their last game.
"You have guys that are projected to be first-round picks playing in a bowl game. Nowadays, I think that's pretty special."
LSU's players have started referring to themselves as "Road Dogs." They won four road series and then, of course, the regional in Oregon.
"They huddle up and start barking like dogs and stuff," Paul Mainieri said. "It's kind of cute."
Part of Brian Kelly's statement about hiring Blake Baker as the next
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defensive coordinator: "His ability to develop and motivate his players while putting together highly successful defenses sets him apart in his field.”
Jayden Daniels played through hurt ribs and a swollen left hand. He had a scrape on his neck, a cut on his cheek and a wrap on his forearm.
"I can worry about how I feel after," he said.
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was losing to Missouri. How Daniels made sure it won:
LSU has a metal chair it smashes before games. The Tigers put their opponents’ logos on the seat. This is what the chair looks like after an undefeated regular season.