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LSU redshirt freshman quarterback Emile Picarella has decided to leave the program after one season in Baton Rouge.

To fill Picarella's spot, LSU gained a commitment from MTSU transfer quarterback Kaden Martin, the son of former Tennessee star quarterback Tee Martin, who is currently an offensive analyst for LSU.

Though he has yet to appear in a college football game, Martin gives the Tigers another depth option in a revamped quarterback room that now includes Sam Leavitt, Husan Longstreet, and Landen Clark heading into the 2026 season.

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Chicken•4 hours
Damn. Gonna miss him.
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Cosmo•4 hours
Didnt you write this kid a NIL check?
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fr33manator•7 hours
Who?
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Bill W Tiger•4 hours
Picarella from U-High?
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LL7•4 hours
Maybe he can help the sorry baseball team.
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LSUlefty•7 hours
Who dat?
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Spankum•6 hours
Redshirt junior and he has never participated in a college football game that I can tell. Looks like he plays a bit of baseball. Best of luck to him.
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UncleLester•1 hour
Once a Tiger, forever a Tiger! Go be great, Emile!
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BIIIL•2 hours
Daddy helping him pick up a paycheck. Nepotism at its worst
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NotaStarGazer•1 hour
I agree...nepotism at its worst. Picarella has been at LSU a year as a RS. He turned down SEC scholarship offers to walk on at LSU. This Martin kid has the same amount of on field experience as Picarella which is 0. So why bring in a guy from outside the program who will never see the field at LSU. TBH, Picarella wouldn't either but this stinks that the ONLY reason there is this exchange of "walkon" caliber players is that Kaden Martin's dad is on the only staff. Not exactly a classy move IMO.
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Scoob•10 min
If he was so good, why's he transferring to a D2 school? I'm seeing Delta State.
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CallmeSteveo•7 hours
Nice!
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Twenty 49•6 hours
I don’t know anything about any of those QBs.
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Yeti_Chaser•4 hours
These are typically just guys trying to get into coaching
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