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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Stingray

Lol

Reply•73 months

Ace Midnight

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

Reply•73 months

eugene1928LSU

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

Reply•73 months

Lexman1

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!

Reply•73 months

kjntgr

Coach O knows that rice has carbs? Wow

Reply•73 months

Tiger in Texas

I would still prefer my gumbo with rice...

Reply•73 months

sportsaddit68

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

Reply•73 months

bakersman

What comes out of a China man's ass?

73 months

hombreman9

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

Reply•73 months

Lexman1

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!

Reply•73 months

loweralabamatrojan

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

73 months

Play_Neck

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

73 months

co_t84

This is too much, I love it!

Reply•73 months

Play_Neck

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

Reply•73 months

BabyTac

When is the Coach O cookbook coming out!

Reply•73 months

Placebeaux

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

Reply•73 months

reo45

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.

Reply•73 months

Coach72

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.

73 months

TigerSpray

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

Reply•73 months

CHEDBALLZ

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

73 months

Schmelly

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

73 months

Old Money

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

73 months

monsterballads

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

Reply•73 months

WeeWee

Please the negatigers

73 months

Cousin

You can't make this stuff up hahaha

Reply•73 months

Coater

*lost

Reply•73 months

Coater

nice edit td staff reporter

73 months

Covingtontiger77

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

Reply•73 months

Ragnar Lothbrok

He didn't eat rice...

73 months

TyOconner

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.

73 months

caliegeaux

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

Reply•73 months

pellietigersaint

me too!

73 months

SwampBandit

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

73 months

caliegeaux

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