OK to talk about the 2020 season now....

[LSUDad]

Derek Stingley ranked best in America

• by Sonny Shipp
• 5 hours ago

The ability to play on an island is a must in LSU's defense, and Derek Stingley Jr.showed early on in his true freshman campaign he was up to the task. Heading into the 2020 season, no one in college football may be better.

Pro Football Focus graded LSU's preseason All-America corner the best in the country for all cornerbacks in man coverage situations with a 90.2 mark in 2019.

Stingley led the SEC and tied for fifth nationally with six interceptions, while his 21 passes defended ranked No. 2 in the NCAA and led the conference He finished the year with 38 tackles, 15 passes broken up, and a fumble recovery, which came in the championship game against Clemson.

The 6-foot-1, 195-pounder narrowly missed being a Unanimous All-American with Walter Camp and the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) naming him a Second-Team All-American. He earned first team distinction with the other three selectors who determine the status including the Associated Press, the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), and the Sporting News.

Pro Football Focus also rated Stingley not only the top returning player in the SEC but the top returning non-quarterback in college football. He led all FBS cornerbacks with a 91.9 coverage grade last season.

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“There wasn’t a better cornerback in the country at the catch point than Stingley,” wrote PFF’s Anthony Treash. “He forced tight coverage and contested targets at an absurdly high rate — over three-fourths of the time, in fact — and remained far and away the highest-graded cornerback on those plays. On contested targets, Stingley allowed just nine of 33 to be caught, while picking off five and forcing 19 as incompletions.”

“Over the course of the season, Stingley allowed just a 38% catch rate on his 96 targets and showed press-man skills that NFL teams look for,” added Treash.

Preseason accolades have come Stingley’s way in droves ahead of the upcoming campaign.

247Sports recently ranked the sophomore sensation as the No. 5 overall player in college football. Street & Smith’s, Athlon Sports, Lindy’s Sports, the Sporting News, and Phil Steele all named him a First-Team All-American in their preseason magazines, along with the Walter Camp Foundation.

Stingley signed with LSU as the No. 1 corner in America and the No. 3 prospect overall in the industry-generated 247Sports Composite for the Class of 2019.

[houtiger]

We did not see Chris Curry for two years, a 4* RB.  Joe Burrow goes to bat for the guy and he runs most of the game against OK, looks good; he almost got 100 yards.  Clearly the guy can contribute.

Tommie Robinson can coach RB's, he's been at it a long time.  Did Curry get in Robinson's dog house?  Did Curry not speak up enough?  Robinson is gone, Faulk is the RB coach now.  I think it is an upgrade, and I hope that is true.  O mentioned Curry being a candidate for #18, said most other RB's would have transferred but Curry has waited his turn.  Sounds like Curry is not in O's dog house.  Got any observations to share?

[LSUDad]

Won’t go into detail on Robinson, but the addition of Faulk is a step up. 
Robinson missed on kids, put all his eggs in one basket. Faulk will go get the players needed. 
More on CC...

 

https://www.si.com/college/lsu/football/watch-lsu-running-back-chris-curry-lifting-some-serious-weight-T9VAQ5PHYUe2GvZQvqiPrQ

[houtiger]

Fish Head is gonna listen to this one civer to civer, its about his boy Derek Stingley.  We saw him get beat on occasion, and all CB's get beat on occasion.  Can he get better, and how?  His dad coaches DB's in high school, and he tells what Derek has to do to get better.  It's not rocket science, and I expect to see a slightly more mature focused corner this year.  Man, this program is blessed with some talent these days!

 

[LSUDad]

 

[houtiger]

Nice interview!  Brennan does not look skinny anymore.  He looks like an SEC QB to me.  I hope we get to see him play this year.

[dachsie]

Oh man, I really want us to play this year

[LSUDad]

Practice. Read the writeup, a miss on KV.

 

https://247sports.com/college/lsu/Article/LSU-Football-Fall-Camp-Day-1-Practice-Video-150398039/?utm_source=247Sports%20Newsletter&utm_medium=Newsletter&utm_campaign=200818_080820_LSUTigers&utm_content=Link

[LSUDad]

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[LSUDad]

LSU football quarterback Myles Brennan considered transferring

 

 

by Zach Ragan1 minute agoFollow @zachTNT

LSU football’s Myles Brennan will be the Tigers’ starting quarterback in 2020.

Myles Brennan signed with LSU football in early 2017 with the hope that he’d eventually be the Tigers’ starting quarterback.

Brennan will get that chance in 2020 as a redshirt junior, though his path to the starting job probably didn’t go as he envisioned it would when he signed with LSU.

The Mississippi native played sparingly as a true freshman in 2017 behind Danny Etling, which was expected.

In 2018, however, Brennan was one of the quarterbacks on LSU’s roster fighting for the starting job. Joe Burrow ended up winning the job, which meant two years of serving as the No. 2 quarterback. 

Going into the 2019 season, it was obvious that Burrow was the guy for LSU. Because of that, it would’ve been incredibly easy for Brennan to transfer.

And despite claims at the time, it’s something that Brennan considered.

Myles Brennan considered transferring from LSU football

Rumors swirled in 2019 that Brennan was considering transferring away from LSU. He denied the rumors at the time, tweeting “BREAKING NEWS: I’m not transferring.. Never have thought about it and don’t see myself doing so.”

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It turns out Brennan actually did think about transferring.

“(Transferring’s) been talked about, probably a good bit, and I’ve thought about it. I wouldn’t say a lot, but it’s definitely crossed my mind in recent years,” said Brennan on Wednesday during a videoconference with reporters.

The LSU starter added, “I feel very confident in my decision for staying here”.

You can’t blame Brennan for thinking about transferring. Brennan has always been more than willing to compete. But when you’re playing behind Joe Burrow, there aren’t many opportunities for playing time. Brennan undoubtedly just wanted to play.

However, I think he made the right choice by staying at LSU. Not only is he the starter now (and likely in 2021 as well), but he was also able to learn from Burrow for two years. That experience should prove to be invaluable for Brennan.

I don’t know what the 2020 season will hold for Brennan, but I have no doubt that he’s the right guy to lead the Tigers’ offense this year.

[LSUDad]

It hasn't taken long for Myles Brennan to be impressed by freshman TE Arik Gilbert: 'We are very, very, very grateful to have him'

Michael Wayne Bratton | 1 hour ago

 

LSU’s biggest win on the recruiting trail last cycle came fairly early in the process when five-star Georgia native Arik Gilbert spurned both Georgia and Alabama — with both programs having a desperate need to add a tight end to their roster — and committed to LSU in October.

Gilbert’s surprise pledge to Ed Orgeron’s program was as dramatic as it got in the tight end’s recruitment as the five-star prospect never wavered from his commitment leading up to the Tigers’ epic run to the national championship.

 

Now that he’s actually on the practice field and gearing up for this first season in Baton Rouge, the buzz out of training camp is Gilbert is ready to be featured in the offense immediately.

 

When asked to discuss his early impressions of Gilbert, LSU quarterback Myles Brennan could not hide how excited he is to have Gilbert suit up for the Tigers.

“Just having him out there, it’s crazy. He runs like a receiver, but obviously, he has the body type of a tight end,” Brennan said.

Considering LSU returns the likes of Ja’Marr Chase, Terrace Marshall Jr., Racy McMath, Trey Palmer and Kayshon Boutte, there are already enough weapons to go around to threaten opposing defenses but having an emerging player like Gilbert is just going to make the team’s offense that much more dangerous this fall.

“I don’t think he’s missed a single pass since we started camp,” Brennan added about Gilbert. “He’s an outstanding athlete and we are very, very, very grateful to have him on the roster.”

 

[LSUDad]

Having followed LSU TE’s over the years, we have never had one like Gilbert, not even close. A WR in a TE body. Mitch Andrews was really good years ago, drafted by the Falcons, Brian Kinchen another good one, played a number of years in the NFL. Billy Cannon, was moved to TE in the Pros. Gilbert has a little of each. He is one to give defenses trouble. Who covers him, LB, too slow, CB, too small. A Safety? Think about this, if he would have been on last years team?  

[Hatchertiger]

And if not for Arik, we'd all be talking about Kole Taylor:

 https://mobile.twitter.com/CodyWorsham/status/1296278667782488066

 

 

[LSUDad]

Just now, Hatchertiger said:

And if not for Arik, we'd all be talking about Kole Taylor:

 https://mobile.twitter.com/CodyWorsham/status/1296278667782488066

 

 

If you know anything about Scott Linehan, he likes to run at times out of a two TE set. When going fast, not allowing the defense to substitute. This would be a perfect storm season, damn Covid!  

 

When Brady came in, he and Steve put together a playbook. Then as the season went on, threw out some plays that didn’t work, always adding and removing. Scott likes matchups, much like what we did last year. Down and distance, personal, personal weakness, etc. 

 

[Hatchertiger]

8 hours ago, LSUDad said:

If you know anything about Scott Linehan, he likes to run at times out of a two TE set.   

Yes what a nightmare if Arik can split out as a WR or stay in and block. 

[Hatchertiger]

I remember what a nightmare Jimmy Graham was when he was in NOLA.  Did Gronkowski and Hernandez ever play together in New England?

EDIT: Yes, came into the league at the same time https://www.espn.com/boston/nfl/story/_/id/7476288/rob-gronkowski-aaron-hernandez-two-kind

 

Edited August 21, 2020 by Hatchertiger

[houtiger]

Anyone else interested to see Derek Stingley vs. Devonte Smith this year?  I am.  Remember Patrick Peterson against Julio Jones, it was a dandy.

[Hatchertiger]

11 hours ago, houtiger said:

 

Remember Patrick Peterson against Julio Jones,  

 

Edited August 23, 2020 by Hatchertiger

[LSUDad]

Keep an eye on #2 Gilbert. 6’5” 250 lbs. Like I’ve said before, a WR in a TE body! Word I’m getting, the more college ready player. 

[watson]

22 hours ago, LSUDad said:

Keep an eye on #2 Gilbert. 6’5” 250 lbs. Like I’ve said before, a WR in a TE body! Word I’m getting, the more college ready player. 

We all been on Gilbert for awhile!

[LSUDad]

1 hour ago, watson said:

We all been on Gilbert for awhile!

A little film, thanks to Mike...#2

 

https://tigerbait.com/s/2333/watch-lsu-football-first-day-in-full-pads

Edited August 25, 2020 by LSUDad

[LSUDad]

O talks! 
 

 

[LSUDad]

https://tigerbait.com/s/2336/watch-lsu-football-tuesday-practice-video

[LSUDad]

Starts off talking Basketball, then LSU Offense. 
 

 

[LSUDad]

Coach O says he’s shopping for a grad transfer DB

August 25, 2020 William Weathers 0

 

LSU football coach Ed Orgeron is perusing college football’s waiver wire — the transfer portal — once again.

Orgeron said in his Tuesday Zoom videoconference he has a scholarship available and he’s in the market for a graduate transfer defensive back to replace senior Kary Vincent Jr. who opted out of the 2020 season to prepare for the 2021 NFL Draft.

“We’re currently researching a corner or nickel corner out there and is available we’ll take him and use him out there,” Orgeron said. “We’re a little short. We’re icing a couple of guys with hamstrings. Nothing major.”

Orgeron has been on a hot streak since he plucked a pair of 2018 graduate transfers that changed the direction of LSU’s program.

He had one-year only placekicker Cole Tracy from Division II Assumption College. Tracy set LSU single-season record in 2018 with an SEC-leading 29 field goals and led the SEC in scoring with 129 points, the second most No. 2 in LSU single-season history for scoring by a kicker and No. 3 overall. He hit 29-of-33 field goals and 42-of-42 extra points.

Orgeron had Ohio State graduate transfer quarterback Joe Burrow for 2018 and 2019. Burrow blew the doors off college football last season, setting 46 records (29 LSU, 12 SEC, 5 NCAA) for the 15-0 national championship Tigers.

He finished with a 25-3 record as a starter and as the No. 1 overall pick in last April’s NFL Draft in which the Tigers had 14 players selected and six others signed free agent contracts.

LSU was looking for an experienced linebacker and an offensive lineman.

Orgeron believes he’s struck gold with the signings of two-time All-American linebacker Jabril Cox of Division II powerhouse North Dakota State and four-year offensive line starter Liam Shanahan of Harvard. Both are projected starters at linebacker and center respectively.

“We identify needs and we list them on the board, this year was linebacker and offensive lineman,” Orgeron said. “We identify the need and go find the guys that are available, look at them on tape and recruit the heck out of them. I have to give credit to our recruiting department. (LSU Assistant Director of Player Personnel) Collin DeAngelo runs that department. (Orgeron’s special assistant) Derek Ponamsky gets the names for me. We’re really proactive in that department.”

Orgeron mentioned some offensive line position shuffling.

He said said freshman Joseph Evans has moved to right guard to back up junior Chasen Hines. He also noted that both redshirt freshmen Anthony Bradford and Kardell Thomas were not in the two-deep at that position, but certainly had the capabilities of working their way back into the team’s rotation.

Defensively, freshman end B.J. Ojulari continued to be a hot topic of Orgeron’s following his performance in Monday’s practice with “four or five” sacks while sophomore Jarell Cherry has moved from end to tackle.

“You’ll definitely see him on third down,” Orgeron said of Olujari. “He’s considered a starter in the rotation.”

Orgeron also singled out sophomore Cordale Flott, indicating he’ll start at either cornerback in the team’s base defense or in nickel position. He also had praise for the play of sophomore Jay Ward and freshmen Eli Ricks and Dwight McGlothern at cornerbacks.

“He’s the guy that’s showed up the most in camp,” Orgeron said of Flott.

Other highlights from Orgeron’s Zoom videoconference:

On practice plans with Hurricane Laura headed toward the Louisiana-Texas border

“If anything gets too dangerous for our football team, obviously we will not practice But it looks like we’ll be able to practice all week. This is a big teaching week for us. We’re still a way away (Sept. 26) from playing a game. Our guys are still learning. Our coaches are doing a tremendous job.”

On the physical transformation of projected starting QB Myles Brennan

“He’s matured, he’s different from when he showed up (in 2017). He was talented when he showed up. He’s gained his weight and is very confident. I think he played the role as the second-team quarterback very well. It was Joe’s team; everybody knew it and he just kind of stood in the background. Now he’s not in the background, he’s leading.

“Right now, Myles is our starting quarterback. No one’s beat him out, but that doesn’t mean it can’t happen. We haven’t had any scrimmages or preseason games. Things are looking good at quarterback. We’ve got to stay healthy with only three scholarship quarterbacks.”

On LSU’s sophomore running back trio of Chris Curry, Tyrion Davis-Price and John Emery replacing departed first-round NFL Draft choice Clyde Edwards-Helaire, who combined for 1,867 yards of total offense and 17 touchdowns last season

“Clyde was special, but nobody knew that at this time last year. He had to prove himself and he got better and better as the games went on. These guys may not be the type of running back Clyde was because they’re not built like him. All three of those guys have a different skill set. Are they going to be like Clyde? Probably not. Can we do the same things? Yes. There’s some different things that they can do.”

On highly touted true freshman tight end Arik Gilbert 

“Arik’s been the type of tight end we’ve been looking for to stretch the field,” Orgeron. We ran a route where he beat the ‘Mike’ (middle) linebacker and it was a touchdown. That’s a dagger to the heart of a defense. We can spread him out where he can play ‘X’ and ‘Z’. The thing I like about the tight end position was that we switched mindset where our tight ends are more receivers because they can stretch the field and they can block.”