Fall Scrimmage Reports
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Checking out the health of SEC teams after preseason practice and going into week-one for 2026
- Alabama lost defensive lineman Jeremiah Beaman to a season-ending ACL injury; defensive back Jorden Edmonds is targeted for a midseason return, while EJ Crowell and receiver Noah Rogers are expected back sooner. Arkansas lost tight end Maddox Lassiter, defensive lineman J'Lynn Allen and punter Connor Smith for 2026, but RB1 Sutton Smith should be ready for the opener.
- Auburn linebacker J.J. Faulk is out for the year, with tight end Jonathan Edwards, tackle Tai Buster and corner Devin Williams still uncertain. Florida reported no major camp loss; Georgia remains without Amaris Williams and likely Dante Dowdell, while center Drew Bobo should play. Kentucky running back Tovani Mizell is out, with Jovante Barnes and receiver Nic Anderson questionable.
- LSU quarterback Sam Leavitt and linebacker Whit Weeks are full-go, though edge Gabe Reliford remains out. Missouri RB Ahmad Hardy will miss the opener but is practicing; Gavin Hoffman should be ready and Donta Simpson is cleared. Oklahoma center Jake Maikkula is expected to miss at least a couple of weeks.
- Ole Miss reported no major preseason injury. South Carolina lost receivers Jaden Sellers and Jayden Gibson for the season, with tackle Jacarrius Peak expected out roughly two weeks and Dylan Stewart unavailable opening weekend. Tennessee lost Edrees Farooq, Jaedon Harmon and Jadas Richard, with several more questionable plus Arion Carter suspended one game.
- Texas is evaluating left tackle Trevor Goosby's knee, though no tear was initially indicated. Texas A&M lost Chace Sims and Tiger Riden for the season and receiver Jerome Myles left the team. Vanderbilt had no major new camp injury, while Mississippi State's principal questions are receiver Ayden Williams and limited defensive linemen D.J. Reed and Kalvin Dinkins.
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- Practice: New: LSU Football's second scrimmage of fall camp is complete.
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LSU Has One Job Left for Saturday’s Final Fall Camp Scrimmage
- USC transfer Husan Longstreet has been working behind Leavitt throughout camp, but he hasn’t had a scrimmage setting to prove he can operate the offense at game speed.
- Right on his tails is Elon transfer Landen Clark, who has had a similar fall camp.
- Quarterback carries the most weight, since it’s the one position where an unresolved backup plan can undo an entire season if the starter goes...
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What stood out during LSU football's first fall camp scrimmage?
- LSU football conducted its first fall camp scrimmage under Lane Kiffin on Saturday, Aug.
- 15 inside Tiger Stadium.
- It was the Tigers' 10th practice of the preseason and it featured 170 total plays.
- Kiffin broke down what he saw at LSU's first scrimmage with media members following the team's 11th fall camp practice Monday morning.
- For the coaching staff, plenty of evaluation came out of it while there...
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LSU Has One Job Left for Saturday's Final Fall Camp Scrimmage
- LSU's second and final scrimmage of fall camp arrives Saturday, and it marks the last live-action evaluation before the Tigers pivot fully into game-prep week.
- Lane Kiffin has used the past three ...
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Injuries
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Podcast: LSU vs Everybody: Where we stand as Tigers looks to improve rosters
- LSU completed fall camp relatively healthy despite spring injuries to Aidan Anding and Gabriel Reliford, giving the Tigers nearly their full complement for the opener.
- Portal quarterback Sam Leavitt moved through scrimmages fully healthy after last year's rib problems and gives LSU the dual-threat element its offense was built to use.
- Leavitt is projected to finish second on LSU in rushing and add roughly five to seven rushing touchdowns, while healthy fall work gave him his first extended live-action opportunity to build timing with the receivers.
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Podcast: LSU fall camp week two intel and analysis: Scrimmage No. 1!
- Whit Weeks is healthy after missing time late last season, and the scrimmage feedback described LSU's linebackers as consistently active around the ball.
- The healthy second level is a reason for optimism against dual-threat quarterbacks and gives LSU credible depth if a starter is lost to injury or targeting.
- Winston Watkins missed part of the week, creating additional receiver opportunities; his availability remains worth monitoring in a room that returns limited touchdown production.
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Quarterbacks
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- QB/LB: LSU QB Sam Leavitt on the defense: "They were putting it on us early in fall camp but we came back and started playing better in the scrimmages.
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- QB: This Monday at 2 pm on Jacques Talk Live - @LSUfootball legend Tommy Hodson joins us LIVE in studio!
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LSU Football in 2026 Preseason AP Top 25
- BATON ROUGE – LSU will open the 2026 ranked in the Top 25 in both national poll as the Tigers are ranked No.
- 11 in the preseason Associated Press Poll, the organization announced on Monday.
- Earlier this month, LSU earned a preseason ranking of No.
- 13 in the USA Today Poll.
- The Tigers, under first-year coach Lane Kiffin , is coming off a 7-6 season a year ago....
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- QB: A group of LSU players took Gordon McKernan’s plane to Dallas to work out with Throw It Deep QB Academy.
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- QB/LB: Lane Kiffin mentions QB Sam Leavitt is doing great and it’s just about getting the timing down with everybody.
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- QB: Also, from LSU's perspective, think about all Lane had to do during LSU's QB hunt.
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Coaching / Pressers
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- [forum] Live from the Team Room at Football Ops, LSU Football Head Coach Lane Kiffin meets with members of the media as the Tigers' continue to prepare for the 2026 season.
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- [forum] Live from the Team Room at Football Ops, LSU Football Offensive Coordinator Charlie Weis Jr. meets with members of the media as the Tigers' continue to prepare for the 2026 season.
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- [forum] Live from the Team Room at Football Ops, LSU Football Defensive Coordinator Blake Baker meets with members of the media as the Tigers' continue to prepare for the 2026 season.
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- [twitter] Coaching: New: Thought there were some really interesting topics Lane Kiffin spoke on yesterday in his first meeting with reporters.
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- [forum] Live from the Team Room at Football Ops, LSU Football Head Coach Lane Kiffin meets with members of the media to recap the summer and preview the Tigers' preparation for the 2026 season.
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Lane Kiffin Press Conference (Aug. 24, 2026)
- LSU's place-kicking operation produced multiple long field goals in its latest scrimmage, but Lane Kiffin said the kickoff unit and broader special-teams assignments still require work.
- LSU has not identified a clear No. 1 receiver because the room remains highly competitive and the staff is still determining each player's best alignment and role.
- Ed has returned to LSU and is recovering, with Kiffin expecting him to be present for game week.
- LSU's portal-heavy offense is improving but remains behind because Sam Leavitt missed much of spring, leading Kiffin to expect stronger cohesion and performance as the season progresses.
- LSU will base skill-position rotations on the performance gap between players, using near-even workloads when options are comparable and concentrating touches when an elite hot hand emerges.
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Charlie Weis Jr. Press Conference (Aug. 21, 2026)
- Live from the Team Room at Football Ops, LSU Football Offensive Coordinator Charlie Weis Jr. meets with members of the media as the Tigers' continue to prepare for the 2026 season.
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Lane Kiffin Press Conference (Aug. 20, 2026)
- Live from the Team Room at Football Ops, LSU Football Head Coach Lane Kiffin meets with members of the media as the Tigers' continue to prepare for the 2026 season.
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Lane Kiffin Press Conference (Aug. 16, 2026)
- Live from the Team Room at Football Ops, LSU Football Head Coach Lane Kiffin meets with members of the media as the Tigers' continue to prepare for the 2026 season.
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Lane Kiffin Press Conference (Aug. 13, 2026)
- Live from the Team Room at Football Ops, LSU Football Head Coach Lane Kiffin meets with members of the media as the Tigers' continue to prepare for the 2026 season.
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Blake Baker Press Conference (Aug. 14, 2026)
- Live from the Team Room at Football Ops, LSU Football Defensive Coordinator Blake Baker meets with members of the media as the Tigers' continue to prepare for the 2026 season.
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Lane Kiffin Press Conference (Aug. 10, 2026)
- Live from the Team Room at Football Ops, LSU Football Head Coach Lane Kiffin meets with members of the media as the Tigers' continue to prepare for the 2026 season.
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- Coaching: New: Thought there were some really interesting topics Lane Kiffin spoke on yesterday in his first meeting with reporters.
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Lane Kiffin Press Conference (Aug. 5, 2026)
- Live from the Team Room at Football Ops, LSU Football Head Coach Lane Kiffin meets with members of the media to recap the summer and preview the Tigers' preparation for the 2026 season.
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Offensive Updates
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- TE/LB: Adding Wright opens up the LSU offense.
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- TE: New: LSU is shooting its shot as it looks to add another experienced tight end to the mix.
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- TE: LSU needs depth at tight end and Dae'Quan Wright knows the Kiffin / Weis offense.
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- WR: Fantastic intel here from Shea on today's scrimmage.
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Football's Trey'Dez Green Named to Player of the Year Watch List
- BATON ROUGE – LSU’s Trey'Dez Green is among 50 players nationwide named to the Walter Camp Foundation “Players to Watch” for the 2026 Player of the Year Award, the organization announced on Monday.
- Green, the only tight end on the list, enters his third season with the Tigers and already holds the program record for receiving TDs by a player at his position with 11.
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- OL: Here’s your left side of the offensive line during individual drills.
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- OL: New: Is the run game ahead of the pass, backups on the o-line, some very clear "do not touch" guys on offense and much more.
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- OL: New: LSU's offensive line is advancing in a really key area ahead of the 2026 season.
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- WR: New: As we roll through week two of fall camp, there is competition at a number of positions still unfolding.
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Football's Green Named to Mackey Award Watch List
- BATON ROUGE – LSU tight end Trey’Dez Green , the school-record holder for career touchdown receptions for a player at his position, has been named to the preseason watch list for the Mackey Award.
- Last year in the win over South Carolina, Green earned the John Mackey Award National Tight End of the Week after catching a career-high eight passes for 119 yards and a touchdown in the...
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- WR: The only uncommitted Top 100 WR in America is here in Baton Rouge: Zachary High’s Ethan Kimmie.
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- TE: #LSU Position Preview: The Tight Ends Trey'Dez Green headlines a talent-rich tight end room with all eyes on the 6'7, 240-pounder ahead of the 2026 season.
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- QB/OL: New: LSU OL Jordan Seaton's role in this offense can't be understated.
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Defensive Updates
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- Defense: NEW: Spent time at LSU's practice on Wednesday focusing on who routinely stepped to the front of the line, led by example in individual drills on defense.
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- DL: New: One day into fall camp, the trio of freshmen defensive linemen are right in the middle of what the Tigers are planning up front.
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- DB: #LSU Position Preview: The Cornerback Room DJ Pickett and PJ Woodland headline a talented position group this fall with both returnees preparing to make a statement in 2026.
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- LB: Lane Kiffin was asked about his possible future as LSU linebacker Whit Weeks’ father-in-law.
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- LB: New: Linebacker for LSU wil feature the right blend of leadership and experience.
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Everything
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- Intel: We squeeze in about 20 minutes of actual football talk amidst all the craziness!
- Intel: Portal King Lane Kiffin expanding horizons to the NFL.
- LB: LSU SCRIMMAGE INTEL: Sam Leavitt SHINES, Caden Durham EXPLODES https:// youtu.be/FFQUkbtJg9I?is =Hb_yZXDFnnbS5rqn … via @YouTube
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- Practice: Inside Fall Camp: Once again, multiple players were missing or working off to the side on Tuesday night for LSU.
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- Practice: Latest fall camp report is up and we’re breaking it down over @BengalTigerOn3 Pop on over and join us.
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- Practice: Plenty to break down from last night's scrimmage and the week in totality.
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- LB: Apparently, Sam Leavitt rode the portal to another dimension of sight, sound and sweat.
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- LB: New: We caught up with LSU's Sam Leavitt, Ty Benefield and Braelin Moore after practice today.
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- LB: Fall camp is moving right along and so is our best deal of the year!
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- LB: NEW: Sam Leavitt wasn't able to do much football activity for the majority of the offseason.
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- Practice: Day two of LSU fall camp gets going in a few hours and we'll have all the breakdowns.
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- Practice: Inside LSU Fall Camp Day 2: It was an evening start for the Tigers and there was plenty to break down in the few periods the media got to witness.
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- Practice: As fall camp gets going, there's still time to capitalize on one of our best deals of the year.
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- Intel: Here at the Joe Burrow Foundation “Burreaux’s Back to School Kickoff” to help local students with everything they need for another year in the classroom.
- Intel: 36 days from @LSUfootball kickoff we visited with two great kickers who wore No.
- Intel: “Earthquake Eddie” Fuller is set to join us on Jacques Talk Live Monday at 2 pm central.
- Intel: New: The SEC and Big Ten have endorsed the Protect College Sports Act.
- Intel: Lane Kiffin speaking at the Rotary Club and reiterates something he’s said a lot this offseason.
- LB: Lane Kiffin says the players have off this week and will be back next week for the start of fall camp.
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- Practice: New: Lane Kiffin preaches competitive environment ahead of the start of fall camp in August.
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- Intel: Lane Kiffin is the modern, progressive college football coach of the future now, but he’s Old School enough to know little has really changed about the actual game.
- Practice: This week's "Ask Me Anything" Chat took aim at the buzz behind the scenes for LSU ahead of fall camp.
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- Pick/market: If LSU can go 3-2 in these games, it will reach the College Football Playoff.
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- Intel: LSU Football starts 6 Saturday nights and 42 nights in all from tonight.