LSU’s 2026 recruiting class was ranked in the top 12 in the nation by major recruiting platforms. Of the 19 true freshmen the Tigers welcomed to campus, 11 made appearances in No. 11 LSU’s 63-14 rout of McNeese State. Coach Lane Kiffin said that was the plan when he began to pull the starters at the end of the first half when the Tigers were up 28-0.
“The goal was to get up, but then to evaluate these guys because they’re going to need to play with injuries that we have and down the stretch – got seven conference games in a row,” Kiffin said during his postgame press conference. “101 plays of offense, a lot of snaps for backups to get in there and do some things.”
While some of the freshmen’s outings consisted of just a few snaps, others thrived in their increased opportunity…