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08/12/22 - Jyaire Brown, Jr/2026, LSU + More +

Jyaire Brown was the first member of Ohio State football's 2022 recruiting class and now, he's "officially a Buckeye." The cornerback became the first true freshman to lose his black stripe in fall camp, joining linebacker Chip Trayanum as the first players to do so in the preseason. Overall, five players have done so, with nickel Tanner McCalister, safety Kye Stokes and defensive lineman Caden Curry losing the stripe in the spring. Brown was the nation's No. 192 player and No. 24 cornerback spending most of his life in New Orleans before coming back to Ohio for his final two years of high school football. He joins a room that's already short on depth with just six scholarship players, with Brown and Ryan Turner being true freshmen. - Cleveland Plain Dealer

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CB Jyaire Brown, LSU
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08/11/22 - *BJ Ojulari, Jr/2023, LSU + More +

LSU junior edge rusher BJ Ojulari was awarded the coveted No. 18 jersey last week for his leadership on the team. The tradition started after the 2003 season when quarterback Matt Mauck led the Tigers to their second national championship. He passed his number on to running back Jacob Hester, who led the Tigers to their 2007 national championship. "All the 18s put us in a group chat and they were congratulating me," Ojulari said. "It was great just for all of them to embrace me and welcome me into that brotherhood." Ojulari said that the most recent No. 18, Damone Clark, was the first to congratulate him. Both Clark and punter Avery Atkins wore the number last season. "Just being a younger guy looking up to him, especially last year, he was outstanding," Ojulari said. Clark led the Southeastern Conference and was No. 2 nationally with 135 tackles last year. Ojulari led the defensive line as a sophomore in both tackles (55) and sacks (7) last year. - Baton Rouge Advocate

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OLB *BJ Ojulari, LSU
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08/11/22 - Tremond Shorts, rSr/2023, LSU + More +

Five days into preseason camp, LSU continued to tinker Monday morning with the offensive line as it tries to find at least four new starters. Near the beginning of a 30-minute viewing period, LSU used a combination of left tackle Will Campbell, left guard Tre'Mond Shorts, center Garrett Dellinger, right guard Miles Frazier and right tackle Anthony Bradford. This was different from the first day of practice, when LSU started out with redshirt junior Charles Turner at center, redshirt junior Kardell Thomas at right guard and senior Cameron Wire at right tackle during a drill with the full offense.

Campbell and Shorts were the only players to appear on the first-team offensive line during two brief open sessions. LSU's other three practices have been closed. "It's in flux," offensive coordinator Mike Denbrock said. "We're still in the identification phase of, 'Who are the best five guys actually going to be?" LSU expected the process to take a couple weeks. Offensive line coach Brad Davis cross-trains players at multiple positions to create more options, and he needs time to properly evaluate everyone with so many openings, especially after multiple potential starters missed spring practice. - Baton Rouge Advocate

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OG Tremond Shorts, LSU
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08/11/22 - Ali Gaye, rSr/2023, LSU + More +

For the first time since 2000, LSU was not ranked in the USA Today sports AFCA football preseason coaches poll. The poll, which uses a panel of 65 head coaches from Football Bowl Subdivision schools, had Alabama ranked No. 1 in the country. The Crimson Tide were followed by Ohio State, Georgia, Clemson and Notre Dame. LSU received votes for the poll, but after going 11-12 over the last two years, the Tigers missed the top 25 ahead of their first season under head coach Brian Kelly. The last time LSU didn't appear on the preseason coaches poll was former head coach Nick Saban's first year. LSU finished 8-4, a quick turnaround after going 3-8 and firing head coach Gerry DiNardo the year before. - Baton Rouge Advocate

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DE Ali Gaye, LSU
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08/11/22 - Zy Alexander, Sr/2025, LSU + More +

2022 PRESEASON STATS PERFORM FCS SECOND TEAM ALL-AMERICAN: DB - Zy Alexander, 6-3, 185, sophomore, Southeastern Louisiana,...Alexander had a breakout season in 2021, earning All-America honors from Stats Perform, the Associated Press and Phil Steele. In his first year as a full-time starter, Alexander finished eighth in the FCS with six interceptions. - Southeastern Louisiana Football

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CB Zy Alexander, LSU
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08/10/22 - *BJ Ojulari, Jr/2023, LSU + More +

When asked this week whether or not he would continue the No. 18 jersey tradition, Brian Kelly teased an announcement. "We're going to award it to a deserving player," Kelly said. "We're just not going to do that today. But it's coming. Stay tuned." The reveal came Saturday after practice. LSU gave the number, which goes to a high-character leader on the team, to junior edge rusher BJ Ojulari. Ojulari, a preseason All-Southeastern Conference selection, represented the LSU at SEC media days and is expected to have a productive season.

Last year, Ojulari made 55 tackles and 11½ tackles for loss while leading the team with seven sacks. He'll play more out of a two-point stance in new defensive coordinator Matt House's scheme, but he will still primarily rush the passer. "I appreciate all y'all," Ojulari said after receiving the jersey. "All my teammates, training staff, coaches, media personnel. Being able to wear 18 and leave my legacy at LSU is the biggest for me this season." - Baton Rouge Advocate

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OLB *BJ Ojulari, LSU
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08/10/22 - *Kayshon Boutte, Jr/2023, LSU + More +

Kayshon Boutte thought about leaving LSU. He really did. When rumors floated around about the possibility in December, the star wide receiver was wondering if he should transfer to another school. It never reached the point where Boutte entered the transfer portal, but consider the circumstances. Everything around him was changing while he recovered from the first major injury of his career. Different coaches. Different teammates. Different staff members. The people who convinced him to pick LSU in the first place were gone. Should he leave, too? "Coming out of high school, I felt like the people who recruited me was the people who had the most trust and belief in me," Boutte said. "I felt like being under a new staff, it was all kind of weird playing for people I never really met. I didn't really know any of them personally. I felt like I didn't fit."

Boutte wanted to know the people around him, and he barely recognized any of the faces in the building. Coming off a season-ending ankle injury in October, his professional future hinged on this junior season. He needed to trust the coaches responsible for developing him. "I thought about it," Boutte said. "I really did. There was a lot going on." Ultimately, Boutte stayed. He got more comfortable with head coach Brian Kelly. He decided he should "overcome this process." And it helped that local personal injury attorney Gordon McKernan signed him to a name, image and likeness deal. On Dec. 29, 2021, Boutte posted on Twitter: "Ignore the rumors...I'm locked in." - Baton Rouge Advocate

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WR *Kayshon Boutte, LSU
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08/02/22 - Sevyn Banks, rSr/2023, LSU + More +

At 6-foot-1 and 200 pounds, Banks was a two-year starter at Ohio State, starting in eight games and recording eight pass breakups as a junior. He was a third-team preseason All-American in 2021 and made the Thorpe Award and Bronko Nagurski Trophy preseason watch lists. But he arrives at LSU after dealing with injuries. A knee injury hampered him during the preseason and made him miss the first two games in 2021. He sat out the final three contests because of a hip injury. Given the state of LSU's depth chart at cornerback, keeping Banks healthy will be important. Coach Brian Kelly is confident that will be the case. "We got a positive medical report from our doctors," Kelly told reporters in April. - Lafayette Daily Advertiser

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CB Sevyn Banks, LSU
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08/02/22 - *Kayshon Boutte, Jr/2023, LSU + More +

2022 PRESEASON WALTER CAMP PLAYER OF YEAR PLAYER TO WATCH: Kayshon Boutte, WR, junior, LSU,...In only 16 career games, Boutte has scored 14 touchdowns … Has at least one reception in each game he's appeared …. 83 career receptions for 1,244 yards … Has 5 100-yard games including SEC record 308 yards and 3 TDs on 14 receptions against Ole Miss in the 2020 season-finale … In 16 career games, has 5 or more receptions 9 times. - LSU Football

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WR *Kayshon Boutte, LSU
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08/01/22 - Omar Speights, rSr/2024, LSU + More +

2022 PRESEASON BRONKO NAGURSKI TROPHY WATCHLIST: LB Omar Speights, Oregon State,...Speights, a Philadelphia native, has played in 32 career games for the Beavers, starting in 25. He's accumulated 225 tackles with 17 tackles for loss and 5.5 sacks during his career. He was honorable mention All-Pac-12 in 2021 after totaling 89 tackles, with five TFLs, in 13 games. - Oregon State Football

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ILB Omar Speights, LSU
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08/01/22 - *BJ Ojulari, Jr/2023, LSU + More +

2022 PRESEASON CHUCK BEDNARIK AWARD WATCH LIST: BJ Ojulari, LSU, Junior DE,...Ojulari enters second season as a starter for the Tigers in 2022 … Has appeared in 23 games with 13 starts … 71 career tackles to go along with 16.6 tackles for loss (97-yards) and 11.0 sacks (83-yards). - LSU Football

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OLB *BJ Ojulari, LSU
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08/01/22 - Omar Speights, rSr/2024, LSU + More +

2022 PRESEASON CHUCK BEDNARIK AWARD WATCH LIST: Omar Speights, Oregon State, Junior LB,...Speights, who was also named to the Bronko Nagurski Trophy watch list on Tuesday, ended 2021 with 89 tackles, which ranked second on OSU to Avery Roberts and tied for seventh in the Pac-12. He also had five tackles for loss and two interceptions. - Oregon State Football

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ILB Omar Speights, LSU
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08/01/22 - *BJ Ojulari, Jr/2023, LSU + More +

2022 PRESEASON BRONKO NAGURSKI TROPHY WATCHLIST: DE B.J. Ojulari, LSU,...Ojulari goes into 2022 listed on preseason All-America and All-SEC teams...Enters second season as a starter for the Tigers in 2022...Has appeared in 23 games with 13 starts...71 career tackles to go along with 16.6 tackles for loss (97-yards) and 11.0 sacks (83-yards)...Had 12 quarterback hurries to his credit...Led Tigers in sacks as a sophomore with 7.0 and ranked second on team in tackles for loss with 11.5. - LSU Football

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OLB *BJ Ojulari, LSU
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08/01/22 - *Jaquelin Roy, Jr/2023, LSU + More +

2022 PRESEASON OUTLAND TROPHY WATCHLIST: DT Jaquelin Roy, LSU,...Roy appeared in 24 games during his 2 years with the Tigers, starting once … 48 career tackles, 10.0 tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks...Baton Rouge product who played his high school football games just steps away from LSU's Charles McClendon Practice Facility. - LSU Football

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DT *Jaquelin Roy, LSU
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07/30/22 - Jay Bramblett, rSr/2024, LSU + More +

2022 PRESEASON RAY GUY WATCHLIST: Jay Bramblett - LSU,...Bramblett (6-2, 202), is a transfer punter from Notre Dame … Three-year starter for the Irish … Averaged 41.6 yards on 164 punts during his career at Notre Dame … Has booted 28 punts of 50-yards or more with a long of 72 against Wisconsin in 2021 … Best season came in 2021 as he averaged a career-best 43.1 yards on 58 punts … Native of Tuscaloosa, Alabama … Punted and played quarterback at Hillcrest High School in Tuscaloosa, Ala. - LSU Football

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