The LSU football team is a week away from finally starting its 2025 season. Our LSU Sports Insiders are here with picks and predictions for the college football season ahead, including: • LSU's record, and why this is harder than just going game-by-game • What the Tigers need to do to make the College Football Playoff • The SEC champion • Which SEC teams make the CFP • This year's Indiana or SMU • Our national championship picks #lsu #lsufootball #lsutigers #geauxtigers #football #collegefootbal...
Aug 22, 2025•52 min
The LSU Sports Insiders are back with a full projection of the LSU football team's two-deep. Beat writer Wilson Alexander, Advocate writer Reed Darcey and host Zach Ewing going through the depth chart at every position and give their projected starters and points where there are still battles. Notably, the offensive line has seen some shifting in just the past few days of preseason camp. Is that a sign of panic or just positive competition? #lsu #lsutigers #geauxtigers #secfootball #lsufootball ...
Aug 19, 2025•55 min
With the LSU football team halfway between the start of preseason camp and the season opener at Clemson, Advocate beat writer Wilson Alexander and columnist Scott Rabalais join the show to talk about what has them optimistic and what has them concerned about what they've seen in practice so far. #lsu #lsufootball #geauxtigers #collegefootball #ncaafootball #nfldraft #football #secfootball
Aug 14, 2025•42 min
Advocate sportswriters Koki Riley and Reed Darcey join host Zach Ewing to recap the latest LSU football practice and a conversation with Tigers defensive coordinator Blake Baker, who sees improvement at all levels of the LSU defense. Also: • Ja'Juan Johnson moves back to running back • The AP Preseason Top 25 is out • Mid-camp takeaways #lsu #lsutigers #lsufootball #secfootball #collegefootball #ncaafootball #geauxtigers
Aug 11, 2025•39 min
The LSU football team put the pads on the first time this week, and that gave our LSU Insiders a further glimpse into exactly what this Tigers team is. One of the takeaways is that the LSU running offense might be improved from 2024, when the Tigers hardly tried to run at all. Advocate writers Koki Riley and Reed Darcey give their reasons for that. We also dive into the internet meltdown over a Garrett Nussmeier injury that seems to be nothing serious, as well as The Athletic's ranking of transf...
Aug 07, 2025•42 min
The LSU football team has been through five days of preseason camp, and our team of beat writer Wilson Alexander and columnist Scott Rabalais join host Zach Ewing to discuss what they've seen so far, including: • Signs of improved depth • Persisting questions on offensive line • Standouts, including a couple of transfers and a familiar name • Garrett Nussmeier's up and down (mostly up) start #lsu #lsufootball #geauxtigers #collegefootball #ncaafootball #secfootball
Aug 04, 2025•37 min
The LSU Sports Insiders are back in studio with takeaways from the first two days of preseason camp for the Tigers football team. • Garrett Nussmeier looks the part • Is the O-line more set than we thought? • Defensive position battles • Perkins and Weeks are a full go #lsu #lsutigers #geauxtigers #lsufootball #secfootball #collegefootball
Jul 31, 2025•35 min
The LSU football team starts preseason camp Wednesday, exactly one month before the highly anticipated season opener against Clemson. Our LSU Insiders — Advocate columnist Scott Rabalais, sportswriter Reed Darcey and editor Zach Ewing — break down the Tigers as they head into camp, including: • The pressure on Brian Kelly in 2025 • A position-by-position breakdown • What we'll be watching at camp • The unprecedented emphasis on the Clemson game #lsu #lsutigers #geauxtigers #secfootball #lsufootb...
Jul 29, 2025•52 min
LSU has had three Heisman Trophy winners and countless other great players and coaches in the history of its football program. But with the recent retirement of Tyrann Mathieu from the NFL, we ask our insiders: Who would you put on an LSU football Mount Rushmore? Billy Cannon, Joe Burrow and Jayden Daniels are locks — or are they? And who is the fourth? Mathieu, Kevin Faulk, Tommy Casanova, Glenn Dorsey, Nick Saban, Patrick Peterson the possibilities are plentiful. Join our fun pre-camp discussi...
Jul 24, 2025•40 min
It's talking season, y'all! Our LSU Sports Insiders, Advocate beat writer Wilson Alexander and columnist Scott Rabalais, are back from SEC football media days and react to what they saw and heard there, including: • Preseason media poll and where LSU fits • All-SEC picks — was Garrett Nussmeier snubbed? • LSU's emphasis on the Clemson game and why it's risky • Brian Kelly's confidence in his offensive line • SEC media days in New Orleans? #lsu #lsutigers #lsufootball #geauxtigers #secfootball #s...
Jul 21, 2025•50 min
Before The Advocate's LSU baseball writer, Koki Riley, heads out on a well-deserved vacation, we catch up with him to do an offseason reset. How did the Major League Baseball draft treat the Tigers? How much did they reload in the transfer portal? And what does the 2025 roster look like as LSU looks to become the first repeat College World Series champion since 2011? #lsu #lsutigers #geauxtigers #collegebaseball #secbaseball #lsubaseball
Jul 18, 2025•50 min
Many of LSU's players will be important to the Tigers in the 2025 football season, but our LSU Insiders have pinpointed five whose performance — good or bad — could go a long way in deciding just how good LSU can be. We present our swing players, guys who aren't necessarily superstars (yet) but have enough potential to become that. On the other hand, some are players the Tigers are counting on, and if they can't live up to those expectations, LSU will suffer. #lsu #lsutigers #geauxtigers #lsufoo...
Jul 07, 2025•33 min
LSU quarterback Garrett Nussmeier joined the show to discuss returning to the Tigers, what to expect from the offense and the importance of beating Clemson in Week 1 of the 2025 season. Nussmeier appears on the cover of EA Sports College Football 26 in July.
Jun 30, 2025•13 min
The LSU football team will face a difficult 2025 schedule, including road trips to Clemson, Alabama and Ole Miss and home games against Florida, Texas A&M and South Carolina. What do we consider the Tigers' most difficult games? Advocate beat writer Wilson Alexander joins editor Zach Ewing to rank the games, 1-12 on a scale of difficultly. We also talk some early betting lines and how LSU's season could be shaped by its schedule. #lsu #lsutigers #geauxtigers #collegefootball #ncaafootball #s...
Jun 30, 2025•48 min
Advocate sportswriters Koki Riley and Scott Rabalais have spent the past 12 days in Omaha, and before they return to Baton Rouge (the Southern version), we catch up with them for one last chat about LSU baseball's latest national championship. What was special about No. 8? What moments will they remember from this season? How do you define a dynasty? Is LSU the greatest college baseball program ever? And what are the Tigers going to look like next season? #lsu #lsutigers #geauxtigers #secbasebal...
Jun 24, 2025•52 min
The College World Series has come down to Tigers vs. Chanticleers, and our LSU Sports Insider crew is here to break down the matchup. Can LSU's hitters continue their power barrage against a tough Coastal Carolina pitching staff? Will the Chants' hitters find a way to get on base against Kade Anderson and Anthony Eyanson? And finally, will Coastal — and its 26-game winning streak — or LSU — and its seven national titles — lift the trophy when the series ends? #lsu #lsutigers #geauxtigers #cws #m...
Jun 20, 2025•34 min
The LSU baseball team heads to the College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska, this week as one of the favorites. Unfortunately for the Tigers, they must play one of the other favorites, Arkansas, in their first game. Our LSU Sports Insiders — beat writer Koki Riley, columnist Scott Rabalais and host Zach Ewing — break down that massive opening-round game, the field of eight at the CWS and give our predictions for what will happen in Omaha. #lsu #lsutigers #geauxtigers #roadtoomaha #cws #mcws #coll...
Jun 10, 2025•43 min
The LSU baseball team is set to take on West Virginia in an NCAA super regional this weekend at Alex Box Stadium, with the winner heading to Omaha for the College World Series. Our LSU Sports Insider team — beat writer Koki Riley and editor Zach Ewing — records this episode live on location from the Box, with a look at the matchups, potential pitching matchups and predictions for the series, which starts Saturday. We'll have pregame and postgame shows for every game of the weekend coming up. #ls...
Jun 06, 2025•25 min
The SEC spring meetings have brought about lots of talk — although thus far little tangible action — about sweeping changes in college sports, particularly college football. Advocate sports columnist Scott Rabalais is there in Destin, Fla., following it all and trying to make sense of it. Today's LSU Sports Insider focuses on the changes, where we think the College Football Playoff and SEC football schedules are headed and where it all leaves LSU. And of course the existential question: Is all o...
May 29, 2025•47 min
The LSU baseball team has learned its pathway to Omaha with the unveiling of the 64-team NCAA tournament bracket on Monday morning. Our LSU Insiders, Advocate beat writer Koki Riley and editor Zach Ewing, react to the Tigers' draw, the toughest opponents in their way and what their pitching plan might be for the Baton Rouge Regional this coming weekend. #lsu #lsutigers #lsubaseball #collegebaseball #collegeworldseries #ncaaregionals #geauxtigers #secbaseball
May 26, 2025•39 min
The LSU baseball team is the No. 3 seed for the SEC baseball tournament in Hoover, Ala., this weekend. But with a top-8 national seed likely locked up and the NCAA regionals next week, how much will the Tigers push themselves to win the conference event? Advocate beat writer Koki Riley joins host Zach Ewing to discuss LSU's plan for the tournament, how Jay Johnson will handle the pitching staff, what we expect for LSU's national seeding and more on this episode. We also talk briefly about the LS...
May 21, 2025•34 min
The LSU baseball team returned to No. 1 in the national rankings after taking two of three from Arkansas over the weekend. Have the Tigers done enough to ensure a top-8 national seed (and home-field advantage all the way to Omaha?) Or is there still work to be done, starting with a series against ex-coach Paul Mainieri and South Carolina this weekend? Our LSU Insiders — beat writer Koki Riley and columnist Scott Rabalais — join Zach Ewing to discuss, with an eye on a resurgent offense, a pitchin...
May 12, 2025•48 min
Advocate beat writer Wilson Alexander joins the LSU Insiders to discuss the story he wrote detailing how the Tigers' football team was able to raise $13 million for the transfer portal and emerge with 18 players who comprise the nation's best transfer class and ramp up expectations for LSU's 2025 football team. #lsu #geauxtigers #lsutigers #collegefootball #lsufootball #sec #secfootball #transferportal #football...
May 08, 2025•35 min
Brian Kelly and the LSU football team dipped into the transfer portal for one more big-time player this weekend. landing safety AJ Haulcy, an All-Big 12 player last year at Houston. He's the 18th (and final) transfer the Tigers welcome this season. The Advocate's LSU beat writer, Wilson Alexander, joins Zach Ewing to talk about Haulcy's impact, what this means for the Tigers in 2025, when these newcomers will see plenty of playing time, and beyond for Kelly and LSU's program. #lsu #geauxtigers #...
May 05, 2025•35 min
LSU quarterback Garrett Nussmeier returns for his senior season after throwing for more than 4,000 yards and 29 touchdowns. Is he the top quarterback in the SEC? Or do you prefer Texas' Arch Manning or a high-upside pick like LaNoris Sellers, DJ Lagway or John Mateer? Advocate LSU football beat writer Wilson Alexander joins the show to give us his SEC quarterback tiers. We'll talk all 16 signal-callers in the league, who can make a jump and where Nussmeier fits on the list. #sec #secfootball #co...
May 01, 2025•50 min
The LSU baseball team took two out of three against Tennessee this weekend in a matchup of the past two national champions. Zach Ewing and Advocate beat writer Koki Riley go through the series game-by-game, with a particular focus on LSU's epic comeback in the Friday night (actually early Saturday morning) ninth inning. We also talk about Jay Johnson's varied pitching strategies and Derek Curiel's sensational freshman season. #lsu #geauxtigers #lsutigers #secbaseball #collegebaseball #baseball #...
Apr 28, 2025•39 min
The LSU baseball team has lost four of its last six SEC games, but is it really a sign of trouble, or just a normal baseball slump? Our LSU Insiders — Advocate beat writer Koki Riley and editor Zach Ewing — examine the team's recent form and where it can go from here with a huge series coming up against Tennessee. #lsu #geauxtigers #lsubaseball #collegebaseball #lsutigers
Apr 22, 2025•38 min
The LSU football team wrapped up spring practice on Thursday, so Advocate beat writer Wilson Alexander and host Zach Ewing break down their takeaways from the spring session. Included: • Why an impressive pass rush could be a double-edged sword • Brian Kelly's comments about this being his best roster at LSU • Shuffling in the secondary • Spring transfer portal needs #lsu #geauxtigers #lsufootball #secfootball #collegefootball #springfootball
Apr 17, 2025•33 min
The LSU gymnastics team heads to Forth Worth, Texas, this weekend in hopes of repeating as national champions. The Tigers will face seven of the nation's other top teams in hopes of winning its second straight title. Our LSU Sports Insiders — columnist Scott Rabalais and host Zach Ewing — preview the national championship meet, including LSU's mindset, momentum and projected lineup as well as some of the top competition, including SEC foes Oklahoma and Florida. #lsu #gymnastics #geauxtigers #col...
Apr 16, 2025•27 min
The LSU baseball team swept Oklahoma last weekend, allowing just four runs and using only five pitchers over the three-game series. Advocate beat writer Koki Riley joins host Zach Ewing to dissect the sweep, exactly what went into it (windy weather played its role) and preview the Tigers vs. Tigers showdown this coming weekend in Auburn. #lsu #geauxtigers #collegebaseball #secbaseball #lsutigers #wareagle #boomersooner
Apr 08, 2025•37 min
