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LSU Gymnast Kailin Chio named recipient of Allstate Sugar Bowl Corbett Award
LSU Gymnastics sophomore Kailin Chio has been named the recipient of the 2026 James J. Corbett Award, presented annually by the Allstate Sugar Bowl to the top female amateur athlete in the state of Louisiana. Established in 1967, the Corbett Award honors the most outstanding non-professional male and female athletes in Louisiana and is selected […]
What would be a “good” year for Lane Kiffin’s first season in Baton Rouge
When a new head coach is hired for any team in any sport, expectations are created immediately. The level of those expectations starts to change when considering experience, the roster, or the sport itself. For LSU HC Lane Kiffin, those expectations are through the roof. Kiffin has SEC head-coaching experience, has led teams to wins, […]
LSU among finalists for Four-Star Safety Davion Jones
The LSU Tigers are officially one step closer to landing one of the top defensive backs in the 2027 recruiting class, with four-star safety Davion Jones of Cornelius, North Carolina announcing that he has narrowed his recruitment down to five schools. LSU made the cut alongside Auburn, South Carolina, Georgia, and Indiana, setting the stage […]
LSU News, June 24: Tigers’ Softball gets great portal news
Welcome to Tiger Tales, a daily roundup of LSU and college sports news! Former LSU Tiger Sam Burns finishes runner-up at U.S. Open Unfortunate for the former Tiger. LSU softball star returns to LSU after entering transfer portal Always great to see a player come back. Four LSU Tigers Newcomers Who Will Define Will Wade’s […]
NCAA Approves Five-Year, Age-Based Eligibility Model
I guess we’re doing this after all. On Tuesday, the NCAA D1 Cabinet voted unanimously to approve the age-based five-year eligibility model that’s been coming for the last few months. The model won’t become an official part of D1 rules until the end of the cabinet’s meeting tomorrow, but it will become effective for the […]
LSU leaves lasting impression on Five-Star EDGE Anthony Sweeney during official visit
The LSU Tigers welcomed one of the top defensive prospects in the country to Baton Rouge this weekend, hosting five-star edge rusher Anthony Sweeney on an official visit. The Baltimore native is the No. 3 EDGE prospect in America. At six-foot-four and 230 pounds, Sweeney’s combination of size, explosiveness and overall pass-rushing ability has made […]
Former LSU Tiger Sam Burns finishes runner-up at U.S. Open
Three of golf’s biggest tournaments are now complete. Needless to say, there’s been strong LSU representation in each one by Shreveport native Sam Burns. After a rough start to the year where he was cut from three of the four tournaments to open the season, Burns ripped off a T13 at the Players Championship, T7 […]
Sam Burns finishes runner-up at U.S. Open
Three of golf’s biggest tournaments are now complete. Needless to say, there’s been strong LSU representation in each one by Shreveport native Sam Burns. After a rough start to the year where he was cut from three of the four tournaments to open the season, Burns ripped off a T13 at the Players Championship, T7 […]
LSU News, June 23: How good will LSU’s run game be this season?
Welcome to Tiger Tales, a daily roundup of LSU and college sports news! Evaluating LSUs 2026 rushing attack A potentially exciting year for the group. Two LSU football stars earn preseason honor from Phil Steele Some of the top players on the roster get recognition. Game Times For Fort Myers Tip-Off Event Announced Offical times […]
LSU Soccer announces 2026 Schedule
We now know when the 2026-27 LSU athletics season begins. On Monday, LSU released their 2026 soccer schedule. The Tigers will play 18 regular season games after playing two exhibitions in early August. The first exhibition will be at home on August 5th against Alabama, and the first regular-season game will be August 12th at […]
Evaluating LSUs 2026 rushing attack
When teams have a good running game, it can take so much pressure off the rest of the offense and create winning football. RB is a position that is often overlooked and undervalued, but recently football has been moving towards more run-focused offenses. In the SEC, the defenses are among the best, if not the […]
Highlights from 2025-26 LSU Athletics Fall Season:
The 134th season of LSU athletics is over, and it was quite eventful. LSU didn’t win a team title on the conference or national level, but they always kept their name in the headlines. Most of that came from off-field things and everything that makes the 135th season so exciting. However, it’s worth looking back […]
LSU News, June 22: Could LSU football finally get back to the playoffs
Welcome to Tiger Tales, a daily roundup of LSU and college sports news! Will the LSU Tigers to make CFP in 2026 The future first-round pick gets honored on his way out of college. Will LSU football’s five-star freshman WR play this fall? A path is open. SEC Announces 2027 Women’s Basketball Home/Away Opponents Check […]
WR Gary Burney Jr. flips from Houston to LSU
Just when you think the LSU staff might slow down, they continue to gain steam and keep the recruiting trail hot. On Sunday afternoon, Gary Burney Jr. flipped his commitment from Willie Fritz and the Houston Cougars to Lane Kiffin and the Tigers, becoming the latest addition to LSU’s 2027 recruiting class. Burney, a 6’4″, […]
LSU News, June 21: One former LSU coach’s journey to the Louisiana Hall of Fame
Welcome to Tiger Tales, a daily roundup of LSU and college sports news! How proposed MLB Draft changes could impact LSU Could the Tigers start getting their top high school commits to campus LSU’s John Brady journey to the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame Brady is part of the LSHOF Class of 2026 LSU adds […]
Will the LSU Tigers to make CFP in 2026
Oh, the season of speculation. Everybody loves to predict and explain why they feel like certain things are going to happen, and we here at ATVS are no different. Today, we’re going to look at the first schedule for Lane Kiffin at LSU and make way too early predictions on which games LSU will win […]
How proposed MLB Draft changes could impact LSU
As Major League Baseball and the players’ association near the end of their collective bargaining agreement in less than 6 months on December 1, questions over a potential lockout loom. It was reported today that the MLB has proposed widespread changes to it’s annual draft. The likelihood of the proposition being accepted as-is may not […]
Could LSU land Ca’Ron Williams?
Recruiting news never stops. Ca’Ron Williams, a four-star defensive back from Rancho Santa Margarita, California, says he could see himself donning the Purple and Gold. He spent some time in Baton Rouge at a camp recently. Williams, the Class of 2028 prospect and defending California state champion with Santa Margarita Catholic, told 247Sports, “it was […]
Lane Kiffin and LSU add Anthony Sweeney for Official Visit
Just when you thought the Tigers were finished at the EDGE position, Sterling Lucas and Lane Kiffin pulled off another surprise. Late Friday afternoon, Shea Dixon of On3 reported that Anthony Sweeney had made his way to Baton Rouge for an official visit with the Tigers. Sweeney is a 5-star prospect and the No. 2 […]
Former LSU pitcher Gage Jump off to hot start in Majors
Two full years have not even passed, yet, since Gage Jump was drafted by the Athletics in the 2nd round of the 2024 MLB Draft. To have made it to the big leagues and completed five consecutive scheduled starts in the A’s rotation in such a short amount of time is impressive. To be dominating […]
Braxton Beaty announces plan to forgo the MLB Draft
On Thursday afternoon, Braxton Beaty out of Angleton, Texas, announced on social media that he plans to withdraw his name from the Major League Baseball Draft and head to Baton Rouge. Just about every summer, Jay Johnson hears one of his top high school signees announce prior to the draft that they plan to head […]
LSU avoids disaster as Brendan Sorsby is on his way to the NFL
When Lane Kiffin took over as HC of LSU, the next QB began right away. Among the names heavily linked to the football program was former Cincinnati and Indiana QB Brendan Sorsby. Last season, Sorsby showed college football he was a player to watch and became one of the top players available when he entered […]
LSU to host final OV weekend of the summer
Just because it’s the final weekend of official visits doesn’t mean things will be quiet in Baton Rouge. LSU has a full list of prospects arriving on campus throughout the weekend, so let’s take a look at who’s coming in and where things stand. Lane Kiffin and his staff will host several committed prospects this […]
Seth Dardar to participate in Omaha Homerun Derby
On Friday night, CHIPS Performance will put on the first ever high school/college homerun derby. The event is a 15-man competition, consisting of 7 college players, 7 high school seniors, and a class of 2028 player. Competing both as individuals and as teams, the derby will take place at Tal Anderson Field in Omaha. Seth […]
LSU News, June 19: LSU baseball sees one of their former players awarded Gold Glove
Welcome to Tiger Tales, a daily roundup of LSU and college sports news! Derek Curiel awarded Gold Glove The future first round pick gets honored on his way out of college. Three important LSU football official visitors to monitor this weekend More potential commits. Can LSU’s Abdi Bashir be the SEC’s top shooter? Here’s what […]