CBS Sports Highlights LSU OL Transfer To Make Impact In 2026

by Staff Reporter

June 23, 20262 Comments

Ariel Cobbert, The Commercial Appeal , Memphis Commercial Appeal via Imagn Content Services, LLC

CBS Sports writer Chris Hummer recently highlighted transfer players "who could swing College Football Playoff hopes for every post-spring top 25 team."

For LSU, Hummer picked former Maryland interior lineman Aliou Bah.

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No. 13 LSU
Aliou Bah, OG, Maryland

Is one offensive lineman going to swing LSU's playoff chances? No. But consider Bah a proxy for the entire unit. LSU's 2025 offensive line greatly struggled to establish the run. The Tigers ranked 114th nationally in yards per carry and No. 110 in yards created before contact. It led to an imbalanced offense and a passing attack that had to get the ball out quickly (the fastest time to throw in the SEC) just to survive.

That's what makes Bah and LSU's four other o-line transfers so critical. Not all of them will start, but at least Bah and Jordan Seaton are locks for the starting lineup. Seaton is an elite prospect. Bah, and the rest of the o-line? It has some questions to answer. Bah, for example, recorded a 54.7 PFF run block grade last season.

LSU put a ton of money into its offensive line this offseason. If it hopes to reach its playoff goals, that unit needs to take a huge leap.

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