LSU Sports Insider

The LSU baseball team is the No. 3 seed for the SEC baseball tournament in Hoover, Ala., this weekend. But with a top-8 national seed likely locked up and the NCAA regionals next week, how much will the Tigers push themselves to win the conference event? Advocate beat writer Koki Riley joins host Zach Ewing to discuss LSU's plan for the tournament, how Jay Johnson will handle the pitching staff, w...

The LSU baseball team returned to No. 1 in the national rankings after taking two of three from Arkansas over the weekend. Have the Tigers done enough to ensure a top-8 national seed (and home-field advantage all the way to Omaha?) Or is there still work to be done, starting with a series against ex-coach Paul Mainieri and South Carolina this weekend? Our LSU Insiders — beat writer Koki Riley and...

Advocate beat writer Wilson Alexander joins the LSU Insiders to discuss the story he wrote detailing how the Tigers' football team was able to raise $13 million for the transfer portal and emerge with 18 players who comprise the nation's best transfer class and ramp up expectations for LSU's 2025 football team. #lsu #geauxtigers #lsutigers #collegefootball #lsufootball #sec #secfootball #transferp...

Brian Kelly and the LSU football team dipped into the transfer portal for one more big-time player this weekend. landing safety AJ Haulcy, an All-Big 12 player last year at Houston. He's the 18th (and final) transfer the Tigers welcome this season. The Advocate's LSU beat writer, Wilson Alexander, joins Zach Ewing to talk about Haulcy's impact, what this means for the Tigers in 2025, when these ne...

LSU quarterback Garrett Nussmeier returns for his senior season after throwing for more than 4,000 yards and 29 touchdowns. Is he the top quarterback in the SEC? Or do you prefer Texas' Arch Manning or a high-upside pick like LaNoris Sellers, DJ Lagway or John Mateer? Advocate LSU football beat writer Wilson Alexander joins the show to give us his SEC quarterback tiers. We'll talk all 16 signal-ca...

The LSU baseball team took two out of three against Tennessee this weekend in a matchup of the past two national champions. Zach Ewing and Advocate beat writer Koki Riley go through the series game-by-game, with a particular focus on LSU's epic comeback in the Friday night (actually early Saturday morning) ninth inning. We also talk about Jay Johnson's varied pitching strategies and Derek Curiel's...

The LSU baseball team has lost four of its last six SEC games, but is it really a sign of trouble, or just a normal baseball slump? Our LSU Insiders — Advocate beat writer Koki Riley and editor Zach Ewing — examine the team's recent form and where it can go from here with a huge series coming up against Tennessee. #lsu #geauxtigers #lsubaseball #collegebaseball #lsutigers

The LSU football team wrapped up spring practice on Thursday, so Advocate beat writer Wilson Alexander and host Zach Ewing break down their takeaways from the spring session. Included: • Why an impressive pass rush could be a double-edged sword • Brian Kelly's comments about this being his best roster at LSU • Shuffling in the secondary • Spring transfer portal needs   #lsu #geauxtigers #lsufootba...

The LSU gymnastics team heads to Forth Worth, Texas, this weekend in hopes of repeating as national champions. The Tigers will face seven of the nation's other top teams in hopes of winning its second straight title. Our LSU Sports Insiders — columnist Scott Rabalais and host Zach Ewing — preview the national championship meet, including LSU's mindset, momentum and projected lineup as well as some...

The LSU baseball team swept Oklahoma last weekend, allowing just four runs and using only five pitchers over the three-game series. Advocate beat writer Koki Riley joins host Zach Ewing to dissect the sweep, exactly what went into it (windy weather played its role) and preview the Tigers vs. Tigers showdown this coming weekend in Auburn. #lsu #geauxtigers #collegebaseball #secbaseball #lsutigers #...

The LSU men's basketball team has undergone a severe roster overhaul after a miserable season, seeing six players leave via the transfer portal and bringing in five (so far). Our LSU Sports Insiders — men's basketball beat writer Toyloy Brown and editor Zach Ewing — break down the moves, including a big swing for UNLV point guard Dedan Thomas and the departure of Vyctorius Miller. We also have som...

The LSU women's basketball season came to an end in the Elite Eight last weekend, and now the Tigers turn their focus to the offseason. LSU has the nation's top recruiting class but also has lost two players to transfer, including breakout NCAA tournament star Sa'Myah Smith. So where do the Tigers go from here? Is Flau'jae Johnson coming back? Who will they look for in the transfer portal? And is...

The LSU baseball team waited out multiple long rain delays to sweep Mississippi State last weekend at Alex Box Stadium, running the Tigers' SEC record to 7-2 and setting them up for a big series at No. 10 Oklahoma this weekend. Advocate beat writer Koki Riley joins host Zach Ewing for a dive into what is working for LSU, including: • The shutdown law firm of Cowan and Evans • A deep lineup that is...

The LSU women's basketball team will play top overall seed UCLA in the regional final on Sunday in Spokane, Washington with a trip to the Final Four on the line. The Tigers cruised through the first two rounds of the NCAA tournament, then outlasted NC State in the Sweet 16. Now they're underdogs but have a chance to return to the national semifinals for the second time in three seasons. Advocate b...

After a stunningly good weekend at home in the opening weekend of the NCAA tournament, the LSU women's basketball team heads west for the Sweet 16. Advocate columnist Scott Rabalais and editor Zach Ewing break down the Spokane 1 region, where the Tigers will face NC State, with the winner facing either UCLA or Ole Miss in the Elite Eight. Can LSU return to the Final Four? We're about to find out....

The LSU football team is more than halfway through spring practice, and Advocate beat writer Wilson Alexander is here to talk us through his observations on who's making waves at camp, where the Tigers stand with position battles and other takeaways from the open practices and press conferences he's attended. #lsu #geauxtigers #springfootball #collegefootball #lsufootball #nfldraft

The LSU men's basketball team suffered through a terrible season in coach Matt McMahon's third year in Baton Rouge. Our LSU Sports Insiders — Advocate beat writer TJ Brown and editor Zach Ewing — break down just how bad things got, why everything went wrong and, crucially, what's next for McMahon and a roster that could see a significant amount of turnover in the transfer portal. Included: • Howev...

The LSU women's basketball team looks to return to the Sweet 16 for the third straight year when the third-seeded Tigers face No. 6 seed Florida State at the PMAC on Monday afternoon. Advocate beat writer Reed Darcey and editor Zach Ewing break down the matchup, looking back at both teams' first-round games and what to expect from the second-round showdown. The Advocate's coverage of LSU women's b...

It's a big weekend across LSU athletics. We talked women's basketball on Monday's episode, and now we turn our attention to the No. 2 Tigers baseball team, which swept Missouri to open SEC play and now steps up in competition — and on the road — to face a fellow top-10 team in Texas. Advocate beat writer Koki Riley and columnist Scott Rabalais give their take on what the Tigers did well against Mi...

The LSU women's basketball team learned its NCAA tournament fate on Selection Sunday. The Tigers were given a No. 3 seed and marching orders to face San Diego State in a late-night tipoff Saturday night, followed by a possible game against the winner of the Florida State and George Mason. After that, it would be a trip to Spokane, Washington, for the Sweet 16. In this episode, LSU Sports Insiders...

The SEC baseball season opens Friday, with No. 1 LSU taking on Missouri at Alex Box Stadium. Our LSU Sports Insiders, Advocate beat writer Koki Riley and editor Zach Ewing, chat with Joe Healy of D1Baseball to help preview the conference season: • Why does D1 have LSU ranked No. 1 over Tennessee? • What storylines is Joe following in SEC play? • How many teams could make the NCAA regionals? • LSU'...

LSU started spring football practice Saturday, and so officially begins a 2025 season that's a crucial one for the program. Garrett Nussmeier returns at quarterback, Harold Perkins is back on defense, and yet the big storyline is how many heralded newcomers the Tigers are welcoming to campus. The Advocate's LSU Sports Insiders — beat writer Wilson Alexander, columnist Scott Rabalais and editor Zac...

The LSU baseball team rose to No. 1 in several major rankings after a 4-0 week in Texas. The Tigers needed a big comeback to survive their first game as the nation's top team against North Dakota State, but our LSU Sports Insiders — host Zach Ewing and Advocate beat writer Koki Riley — say there are plenty of reasons to be optimistic about LSU staying at or near the top of the polls for the remain...

LSU women's basketball coach Kim Mulkey said she's benching star Flau'jae Johnson for the SEC tournament this week so that Johnson can rest her ailing shin. The idea is to have her star healthy for the NCAA tournament in two weeks, but how much will the maneuver cost the Tigers in terms of their seed if they perform poorly at the SEC tourney after losing their final two regular-season games? Our L...

The LSU baseball team is off to a 7-1 start, and the most promising performances thus far have come its four freshman pitchers, who have combined to allow one earned run with 24 strikeouts in 17 innings pitched. Our LSU Insiders — Advocate beat writer Koki Riley with host Zach Ewing — break down what has made William Schmidt, Casan Evans, Cooper Williams and Mavrick Rizy so effective so early in t...