LSU Sports Insider

The nation's top-rated high school quarterback, Bryce Underwood, flipped his college commitment Thursday night from LSU to Michigan, his home-state school. He had been committed to LSU since January. The move comes less than two weeks before National Signing Day and is a significant blow to the Tigers' signing class — and their future at quarterback. Wilson Alexander, the LSU football beat writer...

For the LSU football team, all tangible goals are off the table: The Tigers are eliminated from the SEC title race and the College Football Playoff. However, there still should be some motivation for LSU in Saturday's home game against Vanderbilt. Snapping a three-game losing streak and building some momentum into the offseason are important. And as offensive tackle Will Campbell said, 8-4 is a wh...

The LSU men's basketball team is 4-0 with a road win over Kansas State. The women's team is ranked No. 7 with five blowouts in five games. Our LSU Sports Insiders — Advocate basketball beat writers Reed Darcey and Toyloy Brown III and editor Zach Ewing — break down the teams' starts. • What are they doing well? • What are the early red flags? • Vyctorius Miller is off to a great start • Flau'jae J...

The demise of LSU's 2024 season has coincided with a steep decline in the performance of the Tigers' offense. Our LSU Sports Insiders — football beat writer Wilson Alexander, columnist Scott Rabalais and editor Zach Ewing — break down exactly what's gone wrong and how the Tigers can try to fix it in their final two games against Vanderbilt and Oklahoma. We also take a big-picture look at what LSU...

The LSU football team must avoid a hangover from back-to-back losses as it travels to Gainesville to take on the Florida Gators. Our LSU Sports Insiders — football beat writers Wilson Alexander and Koki Riley and editor Zach Ewing — break down the game, including: • Believe it or not, the Tigers can still make the SEC championship • What LSU needs to fix from Alabama game — and why it wasn't all b...

The LSU football team suffered a disappointing, embarrassing loss to Alabama on Saturday night. So what's next, both for this season's team and for the future of the program? Are the Tigers really as far away from the Crimson Tide and other national title contenders as that game made it seem? What can they do to make immediate improvements? And what does the race for the SEC title game look like?...

It all comes down to this for the No. 15 LSU football team, which faces No. 11 Alabama on Saturday night at Tiger Stadium. Win, and the Tigers remain on a path to the College Football Playoff. Lose, and that dream is almost certainly over. Our LSU Sports Insiders — Advocate beat writers Reed Darcey and Koki Riley and host Zach Ewing — break down the matchup from every angle, give you our keys to t...

It figures to be a close game when LSU faces Alabama in a showdown Saturday night at Tiger Stadium. So what will decide the game?  Our LSU Sports Insiders, Advocate beat writer Wilson Alexander and columnist Scott Rabalais, have come up with eight crucial matchups they think will decide the winner. What do you think they are? Which matchups would you add? And how much will LSU miss starting left g...

With the LSU football team on a bye week before its showdown with Alabama next Saturday, the LSU Sports Insiders — Advocate columnist Scott Rabalais, beat writer Reed Darcey and host Zach Ewing — took the time for a full preview episode on the Tigers' men's and women's basketball teams. The teams are on different levels as far as expectations — the women are ranked No. 7 in the country and hoping...

Two days after the LSU football team blew a 17-7 lead in a second-half collapse to lose 38-23 to Texas A&M, the LSU Sports Insiders break down what happened, and why the Tigers couldn't make the proper adjustments on either side of the ball. Advocate beat writer Koki Riley and host Zach Ewing also take a look at the big picture, why LSU's College Football Playoff hopes aren't finished and what the...

It's the biggest game of the season to date for the LSU football team when the Tigers visit the Texas A&M Aggies on Saturday night at Kyle Field. Our LSU Insiders — Advocate columnist Scott Rabalais, beat writer Koki Riley and host Zach Ewing — break down the matchup from all angles and give our keys to the game and predictions for a game that will decide the solo leader in the SEC race. #lsu #gea...

After a dominating 34-10 win at Arkansas, the LSU football team finds itself squarely in the middle of the races for the Southeastern Conference title and the College Football Playoff. That comes as the Tigers face their toughest two-game stretch of the season, at Texas A&M and home vs. Alabama. Our LSU Sports Insiders — Advocate beat writers Wilson Alexander and Reed Darcey and host Zach Ewing —...

The LSU football team is coming off of its biggest victory of the season, an emotional overtime win over Ole Miss that ended with fans storming the field at Tiger Stadium. Next week is a huge road trip to Texas A&M that will shape the SEC title race. In between? This weekend's trip to Arkansas, which is no slouch itself. LSU must avoid the trap in Fayetteville if it wants to keep all of its goals...

After 36 hours to digest and rewatch LSU's heart-stopping 29-26 overtime win over Ole Miss on Saturday night, our LSU Sports Insiders — Advocate beat writer Wilson Alexander, columnist Scott Rabalais and host Zach Ewing — dissect what they saw from the Tigers that allowed them their biggest win of the season. We give plenty of credit to the defense, which had six sacks and saw linebacker Whit Week...

The LSU football team returns to action Saturday night in Tiger Stadium for a huge showdown with rival Ole Miss. Both teams have one loss. The winner will be in the top 10 and establish pole position for a College Football Playoff spot; the loser will be on the brink of being eliminated from CFP contention. Our LSU Sports Insiders — Scott Rabalais, Reed Darcey and Zach Ewing — break down the match...

It's essentially opening week 2.0 for the LSU football team, which lost its season opener to USC and then reeled off four straight expected victories before a bye week. Now the No. 13 Tigers enter the teeth of their schedule, starting with a visit from No. 9 Ole Miss. The matchup was already a big one, but given the huge upsets around the SEC on Saturday, with No. 1 Alabama and No. 4 Tennessee bot...

The LSU football team is on a bye week before it goes into the teeth of its SEC schedule starting with Ole Miss. After five games, it's the perfect time to take stock in how the Tigers have done so far, what reasons there are for optimism and what they need to improve going forward. On today's episode, LSU Insiders Wilson Alexander, Koki Riley and Zach Ewing do just that, focusing on: • Why LSU fi...

The LSU football team faces its final non-conference test Saturday against South Alabama, but just because they're not SEC, don't think the Jaguars can't challenge the Tigers. Find out why from our LSU Insiders — beat writer Reed Darcey, columnist Scott Rabalais and host Zach Ewing. We'll dig into: • Why the return of Chris Hilton can really help the LSU offense • The great name — and great game —...

Star linebacker Harold Perkins suffered a season-ending knee injury Saturday in LSU's victory over UCLA. How will the Tigers adjust their defense without him? How much will they miss him, and what does this mean for his future, either in the NFL draft or the possibility of a return to LSU? Our LSU Sports Insiders, beat writer Koki Riley and host Zach Ewing, break down the situation and take a look...

Our LSU Sports Insider crew is back with Advocate columnist Scott Rabalais, beat writer Reed Darcey and host Zach Ewing as they break down LSU's home game against UCLA on Saturday. The Tigers are significant favorites in this one, so the discussion focuses more on what LSU must do to polish its game before the huge matchup with Ole Miss coming in three weeks. As part of the preview, we break down...

Our LSU Sports Insider crew of beat writers Wilson Alexander and Koki Riley and host Zach Ewing recaps the Tigers' great escape at South Carolina and turns the page to the next segment of the season, which sees winnable games against UCLA and South Alabama leading into a bye week and then a stiff test against Ole Miss. Where has LSU met expectations, and where is still falling short? What needs to...

The LSU football team faces South Carolina in its SEC opener Saturday. Already with one loss, the Tigers must make sure they survive this trip, or they'll face serious questions about the rest of the 2024 season. Our LSU Insiders — beat writer Wilson Alexander, columnist Scott Rabalais and host Zach Ewing — break down the game from every angle, tell you what to watch for and give their keys to the...

The LSU football team beat Nicholls State 44-21 on Saturday night in Tiger Stadium, but questions abound for the Tigers after they struggled to put away their FCS opponent for most of the night. First and foremost, why weren't LSU's offensive and defensive lines more dominant in the running game against the Colonels? And is it a concern going forward? Beat writers Reed Darcey and Koki Riley break...

LSU returns to Baton Rouge for its home football opener against Nicholls State on Saturday night in Tiger Stadium, which is celebrating its 100 th  birthday this season. Our LSU Sports Insiders — columnist Scott Rabalais, outgoing beat writer Sheldon Mickles, beat writer Koki Riley and host Zach Ewing — reminisce about the legendary stadium with some stories and observations. Also, we preview LSU...

Our LSU Sports Insider crew is back two days after the Tigers' loss to USC in Las Vegas. Beat writers Wilson Alexander and Reed Darcey and host Zach Ewing break down the defeat, both from a standpoint of what went wrong and with a focus on coach Brian Kelly's postgame comments. Kelly slammed his fist against the table, said he was angry at his team and said LSU quarterback Garrett Nussmeier was ou...