LSU Sports Insider

The LSU football team is 2-0 and ranked No. 3 in the country. So why was Brian Kelly angry after Saturday night's win over Louisiana Tech? And why does all seem so off? It's the offense. Our LSU Insiders break down exactly what is wrong with the unit and determine whether it's fixable or not on this episode, plus we look ahead to the Florida game and take a fresh look at the SEC title picture. #ls...

After a huge season-opening win over Clemson, the LSU football team returns home to face Louisiana Tech. The Tigers are massive favorites, so winning shouldn't be a problem, but if LSU wants to play well, it'll need to get over the Clemson victory and avoid looking ahead to another big one against Florida next week. Our LSU Sports Insiders dissect the game from that and every other perspective, in...

On this episode of the LSU Sports Insider, we take one look back at the LSU football team's huge victory at No. 4 Clemson on Saturday night. Our insiders go inside why the defense was so effective, why there are still some question marks on offense and why replay review has lost the plot. We'll also take a big-picture perspective: How have your expectations changed for LSU after just one game? And...

The LSU football team kicks off its 2025 season with a much anticipated opener against Clemson on Saturday night. Before then, the LSU Insiders gather one more time to discuss some bold predictions — not mundane, we're talking off-the-wall takes here — for the Tigers this year. Also, we'll go over some statistical over/unders to give our final thoughts before the team kicks off the new season. #ls...

It's finally game week. The LSU football team heads to Clemson on Saturday for a Tigers vs. Tigers, Death Valley vs. Death Valley showdown between two top-10 teams in a game that will shape both the national college football picture and LSU's entire season. Our LSU Sports Insiders break it down, taking both a big-picture look at the meaning of this game and LSU's attitude toward it, as well as an...

The LSU football team is a week away from finally starting its 2025 season. Our LSU Sports Insiders are here with picks and predictions for the college football season ahead, including: • LSU's record, and why this is harder than just going game-by-game • What the Tigers need to do to make the College Football Playoff • The SEC champion • Which SEC teams make the CFP • This year's Indiana or SMU •...

The LSU Sports Insiders are back with a full projection of the LSU football team's two-deep. Beat writer Wilson Alexander, Advocate writer Reed Darcey and host Zach Ewing going through the depth chart at every position and give their projected starters and points where there are still battles. Notably, the offensive line has seen some shifting in just the past few days of preseason camp. Is that a...

With the LSU football team halfway between the start of preseason camp and the season opener at Clemson, Advocate beat writer Wilson Alexander and columnist Scott Rabalais join the show to talk about what has them optimistic and what has them concerned about what they've seen in practice so far. #lsu #lsufootball #geauxtigers #collegefootball #ncaafootball #nfldraft #football #secfootball

Advocate sportswriters Koki Riley and Reed Darcey join host Zach Ewing to recap the latest LSU football practice and a conversation with Tigers defensive coordinator Blake Baker, who sees improvement at all levels of the LSU defense. Also: • Ja'Juan Johnson moves back to running back • The AP Preseason Top 25 is out • Mid-camp takeaways #lsu #lsutigers #lsufootball #secfootball #collegefootball #n...

The LSU football team put the pads on the first time this week, and that gave our LSU Insiders a further glimpse into exactly what this Tigers team is. One of the takeaways is that the LSU running offense might be improved from 2024, when the Tigers hardly tried to run at all. Advocate writers Koki Riley and Reed Darcey give their reasons for that. We also dive into the internet meltdown over a Ga...

The LSU football team has been through five days of preseason camp, and our team of beat writer Wilson Alexander and columnist Scott Rabalais join host Zach Ewing to discuss what they've seen so far, including: • Signs of improved depth • Persisting questions on offensive line • Standouts, including a couple of transfers and a familiar name • Garrett Nussmeier's up and down (mostly up) start #lsu...

The LSU Sports Insiders are back in studio with takeaways from the first two days of preseason camp for the Tigers football team. • Garrett Nussmeier looks the part • Is the O-line more set than we thought? • Defensive position battles • Perkins and Weeks are a full go #lsu #lsutigers #geauxtigers #lsufootball #secfootball #collegefootball

The LSU football team starts preseason camp Wednesday, exactly one month before the highly anticipated season opener against Clemson. Our LSU Insiders — Advocate columnist Scott Rabalais, sportswriter Reed Darcey and editor Zach Ewing — break down the Tigers as they head into camp, including: • The pressure on Brian Kelly in 2025 • A position-by-position breakdown • What we'll be watching at camp...

LSU has had three Heisman Trophy winners and countless other great players and coaches in the history of its football program. But with the recent retirement of Tyrann Mathieu from the NFL, we ask our insiders: Who would you put on an LSU football Mount Rushmore? Billy Cannon, Joe Burrow and Jayden Daniels are locks — or are they? And who is the fourth? Mathieu, Kevin Faulk, Tommy Casanova, Glenn...

It's talking season, y'all! Our LSU Sports Insiders, Advocate beat writer Wilson Alexander and columnist Scott Rabalais, are back from SEC football media days and react to what they saw and heard there, including: • Preseason media poll and where LSU fits • All-SEC picks — was Garrett Nussmeier snubbed? • LSU's emphasis on the Clemson game and why it's risky • Brian Kelly's confidence in his offen...

Before The Advocate's LSU baseball writer, Koki Riley, heads out on a well-deserved vacation, we catch up with him to do an offseason reset. How did the Major League Baseball draft treat the Tigers? How much did they reload in the transfer portal? And what does the 2025 roster look like as LSU looks to become the first repeat College World Series champion since 2011? #lsu #lsutigers #geauxtigers #...

Many of LSU's players will be important to the Tigers in the 2025 football season, but our LSU Insiders have pinpointed five whose performance — good or bad — could go a long way in deciding just how good LSU can be. We present our swing players, guys who aren't necessarily superstars (yet) but have enough potential to become that. On the other hand, some are players the Tigers are counting on, an...

LSU quarterback Garrett Nussmeier joined the show to discuss returning to the Tigers, what to expect from the offense and the importance of beating Clemson in Week 1 of the 2025 season. Nussmeier appears on the cover of EA Sports College Football 26 in July.

The LSU football team will face a difficult 2025 schedule, including road trips to Clemson, Alabama and Ole Miss and home games against Florida, Texas A&M and South Carolina. What do we consider the Tigers' most difficult games? Advocate beat writer Wilson Alexander joins editor Zach Ewing to rank the games, 1-12 on a scale of difficultly. We also talk some early betting lines and how LSU's season...

Advocate sportswriters Koki Riley and Scott Rabalais have spent the past 12 days in Omaha, and before they return to Baton Rouge (the Southern version), we catch up with them for one last chat about LSU baseball's latest national championship. What was special about No. 8? What moments will they remember from this season? How do you define a dynasty? Is LSU the greatest college baseball program ev...

The College World Series has come down to Tigers vs. Chanticleers, and our LSU Sports Insider crew is here to break down the matchup. Can LSU's hitters continue their power barrage against a tough Coastal Carolina pitching staff? Will the Chants' hitters find a way to get on base against Kade Anderson and Anthony Eyanson? And finally, will Coastal — and its 26-game winning streak — or LSU — and it...

The LSU baseball team heads to the College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska, this week as one of the favorites. Unfortunately for the Tigers, they must play one of the other favorites, Arkansas, in their first game. Our LSU Sports Insiders — beat writer Koki Riley, columnist Scott Rabalais and host Zach Ewing — break down that massive opening-round game, the field of eight at the CWS and give our p...

The LSU baseball team is set to take on West Virginia in an NCAA super regional this weekend at Alex Box Stadium, with the winner heading to Omaha for the College World Series. Our LSU Sports Insider team — beat writer Koki Riley and editor Zach Ewing — records this episode live on location from the Box, with a look at the matchups, potential pitching matchups and predictions for the series, which...

The SEC spring meetings have brought about lots of talk — although thus far little tangible action — about sweeping changes in college sports, particularly college football. Advocate sports columnist Scott Rabalais is there in Destin, Fla., following it all and trying to make sense of it. Today's LSU Sports Insider focuses on the changes, where we think the College Football Playoff and SEC footbal...

The LSU baseball team has learned its pathway to Omaha with the unveiling of the 64-team NCAA tournament bracket on Monday morning. Our LSU Insiders, Advocate beat writer Koki Riley and editor Zach Ewing, react to the Tigers' draw, the toughest opponents in their way and what their pitching plan might be for the Baton Rouge Regional this coming weekend. #lsu #lsutigers #lsubaseball #collegebasebal...