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Jacoby Stevens and Grant Delpit, come on down to Death Valley!
Good morning, Tiger Fans,
As promised, today I have for you Part 1 of a new two-part Q&A with Football Analyst Mike Detillier on the topic of LSU football. In it, I get Mike’s thoughts on the hiring of Matt Canada, what this could mean for the quarterback situation, and on several other topics related to the offense. Mike really shares a lot of great insight and I’m sure you’ll enjoy it. Give it a quick read using the link below and then let us know what you think. Then be sure to tune in tomorrow for Part 2.
DandyDon’s Q&A with Mike Detillier Part 1 of 2: Matt Canada Hiring, QB Situation and Offense in General
In recruiting news, two players of interest to Tiger fans ended as 5-stars in 247Sports’ final 2017 rankings released yesterday. One is linebacker target K’Lavon Chaisson of Northshore High in Houston who is now ranked as the 11th best player in the country. You might recall from yesterday’s daily dose that Chaisson called his recent visit to Baton Rouge “One of the livest weekends of (his) life” and is believed to be down to Texas and LSU. The other is safety commit Jacoby Stevens who is now ranked as the 23rd best player in the nation. Stevens and fellow LSU commit Grant Delpit would give LSU arguably the best safety haul in school history, and it could get even better if LSU lands in-state sensation Todd Harris who visited LSU last weekend and reportedly had a great time. Harris is believed to be an LSU-Alabama battle with TCU in the mix, though signs point to him signing with his home-state Tigers.
Writing about Harris reminds me to follow up on something I wrote yesterday about Southern Lab’s Chris Allen. I mentioned that in a recent radio interview Allen said players like him consider leaving the state for Alabama because the Crimson Tide almost always beats LSU and plays for the National Championship. I heard from several readers about that statement, and here’s a good point that one of my longtime readers expressed: “It’s like a two-edged sword. The other side is that these really good players from Louisiana need to show some loyalty, stay home and HELP us beat Alabama. The more of them that fall for the ‘grass is greener’ story, the harder it is for us to turn the Tide.” Well said, Kinny!
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