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Lane Kiffin & Staff is Leaving No Stone Unturned to Flip No.1 WR in 2027 Class: "Change of Culture"

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Credits: IMAGO ©Credits: IMAGO If Lane Kiffin eyes a player, he will go to any extent to bring him onto the team. Remember how he flew to Tennessee, knowing how fans would react to his presence in Knoxville, just to make sure Sam Leavitt commits to them. Now, he is pulling more strings to flip No.

1 WR in the 2027 class from Brother Martin. And it appears Kiffin’s efforts might not be in vain, as the top-ranked receiver is reportedly showing significant interest in the Tigers himself. LSU had a very busy recruiting weekend in Baton Rouge as spring ended.

Many top high school players visited the campus, including the No. 1 wide receiver, Easton Royal. He is a five-star player from the same state and visited LSU for the second time this month.

Signaling the seriousness of his interest, the five-star prospect made his second trip to Baton Rouge this month, this time with his mother in tow, giving the Tigers a crucial opportunity to make their case. “They’ve made a big leap and are continuing to close the gap the old staff left,” Royal said to the Rivals. They are just showing the change of culture, and they’re giving me every reason that there is no need to leave home.

They know the other schools that are recruiting are elite programs as well, so they are just saying I can get developed and have the connections the same way I would at any other, but instead I get to do it in front of my hometown. ” That quote is the heart of the story. Royal is not just praising LSU’s pitch.

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