LSU Triangle

Whenever LSU runs its first play from the I-formation against North Carolina on Saturday night, one Tigers player will reach a personal goal. Four years ago, a senior center at Baker High School had the desire of playing football at LSU. However, there was one problem. James Stampley was a 5-foot-10, 220-pound offensive lineman. An individual with that height and weight doesn't get the chance to perform in the Southeastern Conference.

Richmond (Va.) Hermitage five-star Curtis Grant leads a group of standout Mid-Atlantic region linebackers with long lists of potential colleges. The group is featured in Mid-Atlantic Whispers.

The top ranked quarterback in the state of Texas J.W. Walsh was on fire in Denton Guyers opening game last Saturday against Waxahachie, in the Old Coach Avery Air Classic. Walsh engineered four 1st half TD drives, en route to a 45-7 victory. Walsh finished the day 15-20 for 340 yards, and 4 TD passes. Find out who Walsh is recruiting for the Cowboys in this exclusive video interview feature.

Recruiting always heats up in September for both senior and junior prospects, but for one young man the process is now complete. Avery Johnson committed to LSU on Wednesday evening and he spoke to TigerBait.com about his decision.

With his ability to stretch the field, tight end Deangelo Peterson was expected to be a key ingredient in LSU's passing game. However, the Tigers will be without Peterson for the first few games, including Saturday's season-opener against North Carolina in the Georgia Dome. LSU coach Les Miles confirmed at his post-practice press conference Wednesday evening that Peterson has a foot injury.

Join Bryan Lazare, William Weathers and Mike Scarborough this evening at 8 p.m. CST for an hour of LSU football and recruiting discussion. The chat will take place on the Tiger Den recruiting message board and is for TigerBait.com subscribers only.

The right side of LSU's offensive line will have a different look in the season-opener against North Carolina on Saturday night in the Georgia Dome. Neither right guard Will Blackwell nor right tackle Alex Hurst has started a college football game. Each individual participated in more than a dozen plays only once last year - 32 plays for Blackwell against Georgia and 20 plays for Hurst against Penn State.

Lauderdale Lakes (Fla.) Boyd Anderson safety Brandon Butler finds himself on all kinds of recruiting lists. However, the 6-foot-2, 190-pound defender has not received many offers. That should change soon as schools realize he is now a year ahead of schedule and will graduate in May instead of in 2012.

It was back in late July when Kelvin Sheppard enjoyed a good laugh. Sheppard, LSU's senior middle linebacker, found out his team had been picked by media members to finish fourth in the Southeastern Conference Western Division.

Lauderdale Lakes (Fla.) Boyd Anderson safety Mike Brown has made the offseason transition from linebacker look easy. His dominating performance--he was in on 11 tackles--last weekend earned him the highest grade from Rivals analyst Brian Perroni.

Ft. Lauderdale (Fla.) St. Thomas Aquinas defensive back Marcus Roberson steps out of his teammates' shadows and into a major recruiting tug-of-war that stretches all the way into Texas. Rivals.com's Barton Simmons has the latest in the Southeast Whispers.

Here it is, Rivals.com exclusive footage of one of one of the top prospects in LSU's 2011 recruiting class, linebacker Trevon Randle of Clear Spring High in League City, Texas. Click the premium ticket to view this new footage of him in action.

The paths of D.J. Welter of Crowley and Luke Muncie of Klein, Texas crossed for the first time in the summer of 2008 during LSU's elite prospects camp. They immediately found themselves working together at different linebacker positions - Welter better suited to play in the middle - while Muncie was able to use his quickness to play more on the outside.

In conjunction with coach Les Miles' first weekly press conference, an official LSU depth chart was released for the first time. Three freshmen are set to start on a Tigers defense which will feature seven new starters. Redshirt freshman Sam Montgomery is the listed starter at right end. Redshirt freshman Lamin Barrow is the projected starter at weakside linebacker with Ryan Baker unavailable due to a broken jaw.

QB Cardale Jones proved his worth during a 16-play, game-winning drive that capped a 250-yard passing night for Cleveland (Ohio) Glendale. His ability to perform in the clutch helped earn him an A+ from Rivals.com analysts. We take a closer look at some of the recent performances of offensive prospects in the 2011 class.

More than three weeks of preseason practice have been completed. The season opener against a problem-riddled North Carolina team is just five days away. So, there are two questions on the minds of LSU fans. No. 1: Are the Tigers ready to seriously challenge for the Southeastern Conference title? No. 2: Are the Tigers going to be another good, but not great, squad?

Undoubtedly, Josh Jasper did his job better than anyone else on LSU's 2009 football team. Jasper connected on 17 of his 20 field goal attempts with two of the misses coming against Auburn when he was hindered by a hip injury. He was 34-of-34 on extra points.

The 2010 high school season kicked off with the fifth annual Bayou Jamb in ULM's Malone Stadium. The game featured some of the top prospects Louisiana has to offer. Come inside for game recaps.

TigerBait.comTV was in Baton Rouge Friday night as LSU football commitments RB Jeremy Hill and OL La'El Collins of Redemptorist were in action in a Jamboree game against Catholic High of Baton Rouge. Click the premium ticket to view our exclusive footage.

Washington, Cal, Notre Dame, Florida and LSU were the five finalists for Kasen Williams but after much deliberation the Sammamish (Wash.) Skyline wide receiver wanted to stay close to home and follow in the footsteps of his father, Aaron, who played wide receiver for the Huskies from 1979-82.