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JUCO OT a target per Jimmy.....
Posted on 5/5/17 at 6:58 am
Posted on 5/5/17 at 6:58 am
LSU needs offensive tackles in the worst way, leading them to offer junior college standout Badara Traore earlier this week.
Traore already holds offers from Auburn, Florida, Georgia and Ohio State, among others. The 6-feet-8, 315-pounder is considered to be one of the premier JUCO offensive prospects in the country, and his offer list is evidence of that.
Traore, who was born in the Bahamas on Nassau Paradise Island, would fill an immediate need for LSU in this recruiting cycle, as the Tigers look to add much needed depth and ability at the offensive tackle position. Traore currently attends ASA College in Brooklyn, New York, after playing his prep career at Magnino High School in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
LSU currently has 16 commitments for the 2018 class, but only two on the offensive line, both of which are considered to be interior lineman at the next level.
Jeff Grimes was in New York earlier this week to visit with Traore.
Traore already holds offers from Auburn, Florida, Georgia and Ohio State, among others. The 6-feet-8, 315-pounder is considered to be one of the premier JUCO offensive prospects in the country, and his offer list is evidence of that.
Traore, who was born in the Bahamas on Nassau Paradise Island, would fill an immediate need for LSU in this recruiting cycle, as the Tigers look to add much needed depth and ability at the offensive tackle position. Traore currently attends ASA College in Brooklyn, New York, after playing his prep career at Magnino High School in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
LSU currently has 16 commitments for the 2018 class, but only two on the offensive line, both of which are considered to be interior lineman at the next level.
Jeff Grimes was in New York earlier this week to visit with Traore.
This post was edited on 5/5/17 at 7:07 am
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Posted on 5/5/17 at 7:59 am to doya2
Grimes... recruit this kid like your job depends on it. Because it just might.
Posted on 5/5/17 at 8:12 am to I20goon
Grimes has to go up against Stud for this kid? Not good
Posted on 5/5/17 at 9:18 am to ipodking
Extremely thankful to receive an offer from Lousiana State University! #GeauxTigers #LSU
Posted on 5/5/17 at 10:46 am to I20goon
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Grimes... recruit this kid like your job depends on it. Because it just might.
Yeah...we've had suspect QB play...but offensive line has been apart of that...and Grimes starting to look like a disappointment both as coach and recruiter....
Posted on 5/5/17 at 10:55 am to doya2
This will get whacked if you just copied and pasted
Posted on 5/5/17 at 11:00 am to I20goon
He needs to do something in recruiting. He seriously hasn't done much here and it's starting to show on the line.
Posted on 5/5/17 at 11:17 am to doya2
We need all the big nasties we can get
Posted on 5/5/17 at 11:35 am to doya2
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The 6-feet-8, 315-pounder
Good googly moogly
Posted on 5/5/17 at 11:37 am to crescentcity
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Yeah...we've had suspect QB play...but offensive line has been apart of that...and Grimes starting to look like a disappointment both as coach and recruiter....
I think recruiting has been ok.
I agree the line hasn't done well, but lets see them in a new offense. They've had no creativity to help keep a defense honest the last decade. They get teed up on routinely by 8/9 man boxes who know the play.
This is the year he can show what he's worth. If we suck, he needs to go.
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fixed typo
This post was edited on 5/5/17 at 11:38 am
Posted on 5/5/17 at 1:01 pm to deuce985
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He needs to do something in recruiting. He seriously hasn't done much here and it's starting to show on the line.
Grimes has brought recruiting up a notch since Stud left. Sure, we'd all like an NFL left tackle, but overall the athletes are better on the line than they were 7 years ago.
Posted on 5/5/17 at 9:11 pm to tlsu15
Would be tremendous to get him.
Yes it is time that Grimes lands a tackle like this.
Yes it is time that Grimes lands a tackle like this.
Posted on 5/6/17 at 7:26 am to tlsu15
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Grimes has brought recruiting up a notch since Stud left. Sure, we'd all like an NFL left tackle, but overall the athletes are better on the line than they were 7 years ago
Feast and famine for Grimes as it pertains to recruiting centers and guards vs tackles. IMHO the interior OL recruiting has been very good under Grimes. He has not brought in the true tackles we need. Two of them that were in the program have left. Was the root cause the fact that he was constricted by the wishes and designs of the previous regime? Let's see what happens this year to get more perspective.
Posted on 5/6/17 at 7:51 am to doya2
Will he be eligible to play 3 years?
Posted on 5/6/17 at 7:58 am to mpwilging
Can we say Kevin Mawae?
Posted on 5/6/17 at 10:58 pm to doya2
If is that huge of a need which it is why wouldn't O go on that trip?
Posted on 5/7/17 at 4:48 am to texastigerr
quote:HC only gets so many visits plus, if CEO was to use one with him you'd want it closer to his decision time.
If is that huge of a need which it is why wouldn't O go on that trip?
Posted on 5/8/17 at 9:16 pm to I20goon
We are in desperate need of quality tackles. I've been hoping we would go the juco route more than we have.
Posted on 5/9/17 at 4:59 pm to Canwoodtiger
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Feast and famine for Grimes as it pertains to recruiting centers and guards vs tackles.
We're not even a year removed from a HC that wanted to recruit guards to play tackle. We have Deculus on campus, and OL, especially tackle, is the hardest transition from HS to college. Let's see how the OL looks this year in a new offense that can deceive a defense before we call Grimes a failure...
Posted on 5/9/17 at 8:20 pm to I20goon
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If is that huge of a need which it is why wouldn't O go on that trip?
HC only gets so many visits plus, if CEO was to use one with him you'd want it closer to his decision time.
Correct. And he already stated LSU was in his top 5 that he will release soon. He plans on taking OVs for games in the fall, so there's no immediate rush for this commitment
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