LSU’s quarterback search has been one of the most fascinating storylines of this portal season. When the Tigers hired Lane Kiffin away from Ole Miss, the assumption was that LSU would become a go-to destination for quarterbacks based on Kiffin’s stellar track record coaching the position.

LSU lined up a $3.5 million NIL offer in its unsuccessful effort to sign former Cincinnati quarterback Brendan Sorsby out of the transfer portal, according to Yahoo Sports' Ross Dellenger.

BATON ROUGE – South Carolina blitzed LSU for 10 first-half three-pointers and then held off an LSU rally for a 78-68 victory for the Gamecocks over the Tigers Tuesday night at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center. LSU drops its second straight conference game to fall to 12-3 (0-2), while South Carolina is now 10-5 and 1-1 in the league.

Former LSU All-American Billy Truax has died. He was 82. A native of New Orleans and graduate of Holy Cross High School, Truax played end for the Tigers from 1961-63, earning All-American and All-SEC honors as a senior.

The Tigers are now up to 10 portal additions, and they have room to add a whole lot more. Most estimate LSU’s going to finish with about 30 additions, so you’re looking at almost two dozen more. They still need offensive linemen (plural) and they need quarterbacks (plural).

Michael Van Buren, a former 4-star recruit with stops at Mississippi State and LSU, committed to USF on Wednesday afternoon. That came just hours after former FSU and Mississippi State quarterback Luke Kromenhoek did the same.

LSU football and general manager Billy Glasscock agreed to terms on a three-year, $3 million deal that makes him one of the highest-paid general managers in college football. Glasscock followed Lane Kiffin from Ole Miss.

Lane Kiffin is known for his off-the-wall posts on social media. He definitely had an odd one wishing his daughter’s boyfriend and his star linebacker Whit Weeks a day-before happy birthday.