re: If BK hires Cortez Hankton, look-out!

I’d bet Hankton has connections in Florida

Hankton also played at Texas Southern and appears to have nice Texas ties. He recruited:
Lewis Cine 4 star S from Cedar Hill
Julian Humphrey 4 star CB from Houston
Dillon Bell 3 star WR from Houston

A lot of Florida recruits on his resume too

I don’t agree that Hankton would be overkill.

The greater New Orleans area is just so important to LSU, that I don’t believe you can have enough coaches on staff with strong ties to NOLA and its network of HS coaches.

That said, its unclear to me who our primary Florida recruiter will be. And there’s no denying the wealth of talent originating from that state and its importance to the LSU program (particularly, over the last 15-20 years).

Hopefully, at least one of the new coaches has connections in that market. And frankly, I trust BK’s judgment for how they will approach recruiting Florida. One thing I’m certain of - BK’s not an idiot, so he understands how talent-rich Florida is and will have a plan for LSU to continue to pull several prospects out of the sunshine state annually.