The LSU football staff completed spring training evaluations in April, and when the NCAA transfer portal opened on April 16, the program began to see players depart Baton Rouge.
Brian Kelly and company witnessed seven members of the spring football roster announce their intentions to join the portal.Including the coveted offensive lineman. Joseph Cryer.
The Louisiana native revealed he intends to hit the free agent market after less than four full months on campus. Mr. Cryer, a member of his 2024 freshman class at LSU, arrived at Baton He Rouge in January as an early enrollee.
Now, he has left the program and found a place to continue his playing career. Southern Mississippi.
Cryer announced Saturday morning that he will be transferring to Southern Miss, joining the Golden Eagles program that just recently joined the Sun Belt Conference.
It's been an interesting path for the former three-star prospect who was rated as one of the top recruits in the Bayou State.
Cryer committed most of his senior season to Lane Kiffin and the Ole Miss Rebels, but a late offer from Brad Davis and the LSU football staff changed his thought process.
Cryer, a player who dreamed of playing in Death Valley, quickly withdrew his commitment to the Rebels and transferred to the LSU Tigers.
Now, after a short stint in Baton Rouge, Cryer is headed elsewhere to play the 2024 season at Southern Miss.
LSU Transfer Portal Topics:
Departure (7):
– EDGE Jackson Howard
– WR Kai Prine
– TE Connor Gilbreath
– DB Ryan Yates
– LB Christian Braithwaite
– CB Jeremiah Hughes
– OL Joseph Cryer
For LSU, it was clear that the program would see some movement this spring as the roster rebuild continues in Baton Rouge.
In Phase 1, exit meetings were to be held with players in the spring to determine what their future holds, and players were expected to make their intentions to leave the team clear if necessary. .
In order to create more leeway on the defensive line, it will be important to stay below the scholarship quota.
Now, limited To provide more flexibility, the Tigers have begun Phase 2. Is to lock in visits with defensive linemen to be more competitive in that area.
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