re: When does Tre Mitchell announce his commitment?

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Crean has one of his three assistant coaching positions open right now. So it would be a bench job, not a director or analyst position.

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I know that you can't hire an incoming freshman's family member (maybe HS coach) to some BS position in the department just to land a recruit. You have to hire them as one of the 3 assistants. I don't know if that is the same for a transfer.

Either way, it is very clear Mitchell's former HS coach/soon to be step-father is looking to piggy back on the transfer for a job. There is nothing to suggest Wade is looking to replace one or more of his current assistants, and I doubt he would do so simply to get the services of a good, but by no means transcendent player, for what would likely be only one year. Mitchell would be a perfect Watford replacement. But LSU has seemingly addressed some of their frontcourt holes by signing Eason (similar game as E. Williams) and Reid (a talented post scorer).

Unless something unexpected happens, including Days having a change of heart and asking to remain for his senior season, I think LSU is done with their roster for next season.