Under Nebraska’s Matt Rowley, will Eric Gilbert and Xavier Bates finally reach their potential?

LINCOLN, Nebraska — When he committed to LSU in October 2019 across Georgia, Alabama, Texas A&M and more, Eric Gilbert’s talent as a tight end placed him as the highest rated position in the modern era of hiring ratings. In the same class of 2020, wide receiver Xavier Bates earned four stars from Bellevue (Nep.) West and the highest rated nationally for a prospect from his home state in 12 years. He signed with Nebraska. Since then, they’ve combined to catch four touchdowns and miss two full seasons. It came…

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All-Pac 12 linebacker Omar Speights transfers to LSU: Source

A source on the team confirmed that former Oregon State linebacker Omar Spates has decided to transfer to LSU the athlete. Here’s what you need to know: Speights was named first-team All-Pac 12 last season after tallying 83 tackles (39 solo). Senior has 304 tackles in four seasons with Oregon State. Speights is rated as Athletic No. 3 transfer available. LSU finished 10-4 last year, winning the SEC West before falling to Georgia in the conference title game. Why did LSU add Speights LSU’s biggest question mark has been filled…

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LSU’s exact QB stand: Jaden Daniels, Jarrett Nusmayer and a slew of intrigue

ORLANDO, FL — Questions kept coming, and Garrett Neusmeyer knew better. This was the night of the breakout, the LSU quarterback announced himself to the world with a thrilling 294 yards in the second half in the SEC Championship game against Georgia, filled with electric scrambles and silly misses on the court. He seemed like a star in the making, and of course every question asked of Nussmayer was framed through that lens. But Neusmeyer knew better. The son of a coach, he seemed to sigh almost at each of…

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Former 5-star CB Denver Harris transfers to LSU from Texas A&M

Denver Harris of Texas A&M announced Thursday that he is transferring to LSU. Here’s what you need to know: Harris was a five-star candidate for the star-studded Aggies of 2022. Harris was suspended twice in his time at Texas A&M and ended up appearing in five games and missing seven. He was the #3 player available on the athleteTop 25 transfer portals. Texas A&M corner transfer Denver Harris committed to it #LSU. The former five-star prospect has dealt with discipline issues at College Station, but is a great talent to…

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College football recruiting ideas: 10 stories to keep track of as signing day approaches

There is no need to explain the importance of this week, as the accumulation of talent is the most important in this sport. After all, the stars are important. Here are 10 interesting stories to keep track of as we approach the most exciting few days in the college football calendar – the start of the early signing period. 1. How will Colorado finish this season? For the average coach hired in December – just weeks before the early signing period – it’s unrealistic to see a massive amount of…

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College Football Playoff Rankings: What Clemson, USC, and more will learn from the top 25 freshmen

Tennessee’s fortunes making the college football game on Saturday night are in flames, but seven teams still have a legitimate shot at making a four-team stadium. Some teams may need to stay perfect to get there; Others need some outside help in the last two weeks of work. But clarity is coming as we head into the competition at the end of the week. This week’s CFP rankings are the fourth of five in the season, released every Tuesday through the end of November. They provide a window into the…

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TCU silences doubters, Pac-12 goes off script, Harold Perkins Jr. goes wild: Saturday Takeaways

Five takeaways and much more from Week 11 in college football. If you didn’t want to miss any big moments, you had to stay up until 2 a.m. ET Sunday. But it was definitely worth it, wasn’t it? TCU proves plenty in Austin If you had any reservations about TCU, its many close Big 12 games, the caliber of its defense or anything else, you got a lot of answers on Saturday night. That’s not to say the No. 4 Horned Frogs’ road win in a big-time battle with No.…

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Georgia, TCU stand tall among final four unbeatens as Tennessee lurks: Auerbach’s Top 10

Georgia and LSU clinched their spots in the SEC championship game, and North Carolina set up a date with Clemson in the ACC title game. TCU beat Texas to remain undefeated and earn a chance to play for the Big 12 title. Elsewhere, Washington knocked Oregon out of the College Football Playoff picture, the Big Ten West race grew muddier and we inched another week closer to some blockbuster rivalry games with massive stakes. In short, Week 11 delivered. As college football so often does. Each Saturday night throughout the…

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How LSU’s Harold Perkins Jr. took charge against Arkansas as the Tigers win the SEC West title

Fayetteville, Los Angeles – While LSU went to its team meeting on Saturday morning, Harold Perkins Jr. was busy vomiting. 18 years old he had the flu. His teammates asked him if he would be OK to play soon in Arkansas, and he simply said, “Yes, I had to get that food out of me.” “Then he was eating the grapes as if nothing had happened,” said defensive party BJ Ojulari, who was astonished. Little did the Tigers know that the true rookie phenomenon was about to win a match…

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Alabama-LSU live room rewind: Our experts on Crimson Tide’s struggles, Jayden Daniels’ emergence

Before No. 6 Alabama travels to No. 10 LSU on Saturday, The Athletic’s Aaron Suttles and Brody Miller previewed the matchup in a live room. Couldn’t make it? Catch up on the keys to the discussion here: This transcript has been edited for length and clarity. Brody Miller, LSU reporter: I feel like this game has just been an afterthought, or just a whatever game for the last two seasons, and even so much of the last decade really. Outside of a few years, it has been Alabama domination. And…

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