“So the last will be first, and the first will be last.” The last opponent we will mention will be LSU’s first opponent of the year, the USC Trojans. Besides the magical 2019 season, it’s always a battle for the Tigers in Fayetteville. The bad news is it’s still the Arkansas Razorbacks. The good news for LSU facing Arkansas on the road is KJ Jefferson won’t be there. Regardless, one can never chalk up a trip to Gainesville as an easy win. Given adequate time (see Mike Norvell), Napier is a winner. Be it buy-in or a question of internal alignment, Florida is not the perennial power it could be. Speaking of hot seats, Florida’s Billy Napier has a lot to prove before facing LSU in the Swamp in 2024. Jimbo or no Jimbo, the Aggies have recruited well and have all the resources to continue to be a thorn in the side of LSU. Texas A&M is also home to a raucous crowd, but will it be Jimbo Fisher’s home in 2024? That question will likely hinge on the team’s performance in 2023. Half of those losses came to Georgia and Clemson.
The Gamecocks have gone 10-4 at home in the last two seasons. Williams-Brice Stadium is one of the most underrated atmospheres in the sport. Head coach Shane Beamer won eight games in 2022, but he’ll be breaking in a new quarterback after the departure of current starter, Spencer Rattler. South Carolina hasn’t managed to break into the upper echelon of SEC programs, but they’re trending in the right direction. If Brian Kelly keeps the Tigers on their current trajectory, this game could end in another classic. The Tide is fighting to keep their place among the elite with the rise of Georgia, and Nick Saban will always have his teams prepared for LSU. On the opposite end of the spectrum, a sense of tradition remains with a visit from Alabama. That’s quite enough game analysis in this case (Sorry, Vandy). LSU’s home schedule will catch a break in the form of Vanderbilt. Sooners’ head coach Brent Venables has yet to prove that he can successfully lead a premier program, but that’s not to say that he can’t. This will be the first time that these teams will play in the regular season. The others are Rutgers, Southern Cal, Tennessee, Oregon, Penn State, Michigan and Ohio State.As mentioned earlier, the Oklahoma Sooners are coming to Baton Rouge. And USC is in the top eight with 2025 ATH DJ McClary of Jersey City. LB Devin Smith of Brunswick, GA has a top five of USC, Alabama, LSU, Auburn and Kentucky. Three other prospects who have USC offers also have them on their short list.ĭT D’Antre Robinson of Orlando has USC in his top 10 along with Alabama, Georgia, Texas, Texas A&M, Florida, Colorado, Maryland, Ohio State and LSU. Lang made official visits to Pitt and Kansas State in June and might work in one to Kansas State in late July before his decision. Somewhere my mom can come and be comfortable too.” “I just want to be comfortable” Lang said. Lang said he’s not real close on his decision, and he has a little over three weeks to figure it out. “I could see myself there around the players and stuff like that, the coaches.” From those visits he got a good feeling for the program. He did camp with the Gamecocks in 2022 and he made an unofficial visit in March. Lang did not take an official visit to USC in June, and he doesn’t plan to visit there during the live week in late July. “We still communicate every day, me, Coach (Torrian) Gray and Coach (Shane) Beamer. “The relationship has still been there,” Lang said of the Gamecocks Monday night. He also has Pitt, Kansas State and USF on his short list with a July 30th commitment date. That includes CB/WR Zy’Marion Lang (6-2 170) of Palmetto, FL. Four prospects USC has targeted announced their short lists, and USC was on each one. July is a time many football recruits cut down those lists and make those decisions.
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