Talented five-star incoming freshman defensive tackle Tyler Shelvin has dropped from 383 pounds to 325 by following Ed Orgeron's diet of gumbo with no rice, a suggestion that Coach O gave to his Grandma. Per The Advocate:

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“I told his grandma to start feeding him gumbo with no rice,” the LSU coach said Monday. “He called me (and) said, ‘Coach, you’re killing me. I need more rice!’ ”

Shelvin, the Tigers’ decorated 2017 recruit who’s expected to enroll with other signees in June, lost about 60 pounds, Orgeron said. The highly rated defensive tackle from Lafayette is down to 325 pounds, the coach said, after getting up to about 383.

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Covingtontiger77•108 months

That's a shite ton of rice he must have been eating to lose 60lbs

Ragnar Lothbrok•108 months

He didn't eat rice...

TyOconner•108 months

lol he's obviously got to be eating more foods than just gumbo. Sounds like more of a running joke and that he is eating a lean diet across the board.

monsterballads•108 months

Coach Ed the dietician! What can't this man do?!?

WeeWee•108 months

Please the negatigers

Cousin•108 months

You can't make this stuff up hahaha

BabyTac•108 months

When is the Coach O cookbook coming out!

hombreman9•108 months

Gumbo with no rice. You know that had to be in the binder.

TigerSpray•108 months

hot tea, cold kush kush, come on tigers, push, push, push.

CHEDBALLZ•108 months

Hot French Bread
Cold Cous Cous
Come on Tigers
Push Push Push

Schmelly•108 months

Hot tea? Man where u grew up? It's "hot boudin..."

Old Money•108 months

hot bitches, stacks of cash, c'mon tigers beat that arse

kjntgr•108 months

Coach O knows that rice has carbs? Wow

Play_Neck•108 months

All gumbo, no rice, sounds like a recipe for getting the flyin' whodunnits, which I guess could help to lose some weight.

co_t84•108 months

This is too much, I love it!

eugene1928LSU•108 months

I don't care if he weighs 450, beat the gumps.

Tiger in Texas•108 months

I would still prefer my gumbo with rice...

Ace Midnight•108 months

This is one of the most fantastic, 21st Century Louisiana stories I've ever read. Just awesome.

sportsaddit68•108 months

He must be eating his gumbo in Omaha... You know, since there is no Rice in Omaha... Oh wait.. wrong sport. Carry on.

bakersman•108 months

What comes out of a China man's arse?

Stingray•108 months

Lol

reo45•108 months

He will be playing this year at that weight. Once he gets in for fall practice he will shed even more. We deep at the tackle spot.

Coach72•108 months

Politics aside, you do realize that he didn't make all-district, and wasn't even the best DL on his 2A team right? No motor. Kid's got a long way to go. Don't misunderstand me, a local kid at LSU - I'm definitely pulling for him.

Coater•108 months

*lost

Coater•108 months

nice edit td staff reporter

Lexman1•108 months

Must be Yankees down voting boiled eggs in Gumbo and potato salad(warm) instead of rice. Oh well, some people always miss out on the finer things in life!

Lexman1•108 months

Gumbo over potato salad with boiled eggs in the gumbo is awesome! That's the Cajun way. But not good for losing weight. Push away from the table after one bowl. That's the way to lose weight!

loweralabamatrojan•108 months

Never tried it on potato salad, but it's gonna happen now. Thanks for the tip!

Play_Neck•108 months

@loweralabamatrojan , I get you're from another part of the world, but brother (sister), it's a beautiful thing as described ^

caliegeaux•108 months

I never use rice. Put it over potatoe salad. But I doubt that helps with weight loss.

pellietigersaint•108 months

me too!

SwampBandit•108 months

Not sure why you are getting down voted but there is nothing better than hot gumbo over cold potato salad

caliegeaux•108 months

bunch of north of I-10 Yankees down-voting up in here. lol

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Placebeaux•108 months

You know its all about that roux bout that roux, no rice