The NCAA Transfer Portal is open for business and the LSU Tigers are ready for action during the spring period.
Brian Kelly and others will see both players added to the roster while also preparing for the current Tigers to leave the program.
On Wednesday, LSU lost its second player to the portal as redshirt freshman wide receiver Kai Puan announced his intention to leave the program.
The decision comes as no surprise for a program where LSU's wide receiver room boasts an embarrassment of riches. The Bayou Bengals will have a five- or six-man rotation this fall consisting of Kylen Lacy, Chris Hilton, CJ Daniels, Aaron Anderson, Kyle Parker and Zavion Thomas.
It was expected to be another season in which Prian would lack playing time.
LSU is also poised to acquire coveted wide receivers Kylan Billiot, Michael Turner and Jelani Watkins through the 2024 recruiting cycle.
Now, Prian will depart Baton Rouge, marking the second Tiger to enter the portal during the spring.
LSU lost EDGE Jackson Howard to the NCAA transfer portal, with his name officially entered Tuesday morning.
Howard, a former four-star recruit and Minnesota's No. 1 prospect for the 2023 cycle, will be leaving Baton Rouge after one season with the program.
The highly coveted recruit appeared in five games as a freshman and shined in LSU's spring game last year with four tackles and one sack. During his only season in the South, he recorded two tackles and one quarterback rush in 2023.
Brian Kelly's thoughts on the defensive line moving forward:
“You can move (defensive end) Bradyn Swinson inside, you can move Paris Shand inside, you can move Dashawn Womack to the edge, you can move (linebacker) Harold Perkins to the edge. It's a different configuration. I think some defensive linemen can run the team and be really dynamic. On first down and second down, you have to work really hard to get after the quarterback. But in terms of stopping that run. So, Jacobean Guillory was outstanding. In terms of what we wanted from Bo Davis, he was outstanding. We've got to find another guy. That's what we're looking for. We're trying to develop a second player and have some depth behind them.”
With Howard out, LSU already has one player available, Wisconsin DL Gio Paez. The veteran interior defensive lineman joins after four years with the Badgers and will add depth to the program.
LSU will lose several players through the NCAA transfer portal in the coming weeks.
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