LSU Tigers named as an early school to watch for one of the top defensive players in the transfer portal

Lane Kiffin and the LSU Tigers are expected to be very active in the transfer portal when it opens on Jan. 2.

Zach Ragan Tennessee Volunteers News Writer
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Lane Kiffin and the LSU Tigers are expected to be very active in the NCAA transfer portal when it opens on Jan. 2.

Kiffin effectively used the transfer portal to build elite rosters while at Ole Miss.

A big part of the reason Kiffin left Ole Miss for LSU is because it’s easier to build a championship roster in Baton Rouge via high school recruiting.

Kiffin, however, is still going to use the portal to improve LSU’s roster this offseason.

LSU named an early school to watch for one of the top defensive players in the portal

On3’s Pete Nakos pointed out LSU this week as an early school to watch for Rutgers transfer cornerback Bo Mascoe.

“Sources have told On3 that LSU is one of the early schools to know for Bo Mascoe, who is the No. 5 cornerback available in the portal at the moment, according to On3,” wrote Nakos on Tuesday.

Mascoe is a former three-star recruit from Kissimmee, FL who signed with Rutgers during the 2023 recruiting cycle.

In three seasons at Rutgers, Mascoe totaled 105 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, nine passes defensed, and two interceptions.