Live 2020 Early Signing Period Updates/Thread: LSU Football
With 23 commits in the 2020 recruiting class, LSU is down to it final few spots while also hoping to put pen to paper on a number of its top recruits.
Early Signing Period starts Wednesday and there will be plenty of big time names that will be making their collegiate decisions, including five-star defensive end Jordan Burch, four-star linebacker Phillip Webb and offensive tackle Marcus Dumervil.
Those are the three names to follow but updates will be provided on all Tiger recruits throughout the day so come hang out.
7:35 a.m.- LSU starts the Early Signing Period off receiving with three-star guard Marlon Martinez.
7:38 a.m.- Four-star quarterback Max Johnson out of Texas makes it official Wednesday morning, signs with Tigers.
7:43 a.m.- Five-star cornerback Elias Ricks signs with LSU officially. Ricks and Derek Stingley Jr. should make for a dangerous SEC tandem for the next few years. Ricks reportedly will be an early enrollee with LSU.
Ricks went to Twitter to post his excitement about officially becoming a Tiger.
7:58 a.m.- Linebacker Antoine Sampah, one of the best in the 2020 class, officially signs with LSU. Tigers have four signees before the 8 a.m. hour
8:08 a.m.- Ranked the second best player in Louisiana, four-star defensive tackle Jaquelin Roy officially signs with LSU. Roy attended University High, right in LSU's back yard. Won't have to move very far.
8:20 a.m.- Four-star defensive lineman Jacobian Guillory becomes the second defensive tackle to sign with LSU this morning, joining Jaquelin Roy.
8:30 a.m.- Ponchatoula quarterback TJ Finley makes it official by signing with the Tigers on Fox 8 New Orleans Wednesday morning. Finley will be an early enrollee and start practicing with the Tigers on Thursday.
LSU set to have four scholarship quarterbacks in 2020 with the departure of Heisman winner Joe Burrow.
9:42 a.m.- JUCO defensive end Ali Gaye makes signee No. 8 for LSU in the morning hours of Early Signing Period.
Four-star offensive tackle Marcus Dumervil set to make his decision at the top of the hour
10:05 a.m.- Four-star offensive tackle Marcus Dumervil signs with LSU on ESPN2. Dumervil gives LSU its first offensive tackle of the 2020 class.
LSU passing game coordinator Joe Brady was quite excited when Dumervil announced his intent to sign with the Tigers.
Here's a link to our story on new offensive tackle Marcus Dumervil. Some great insights from SI All-American's John Garcia as well.
10:30 a.m.- Four-star BJ Ojulari makes 10 commits to now sign with LSU on Wednesday. Ojulari will sign and will start practicing with the Tigers in January.
10:40 a.m.- A Early Signing Period stunner as five-star receiver Rakim Jarrett flips from LSU to Maryland to stay closer to home. Tigers have three committed receivers now in the 2020 class.
10:45 a.m.- Four star receiver Koy Moore officially signs with LSU. Tigers have a solid receiver class even without Jarrett.
11:10 a.m.- Four-star linebacker Phillip Webb signs with LSU. First outside linebacker of the 2020 class for the Tigers.
11:30 a.m.- Five-star tight end Arik Gilbert makes it official, signs with LSU. No. 9 overall player in the country became the first tight end to be named Gatorade Player of the Year.
11:30 a.m.- Safety Jordan Toles has signed with LSU officially. Toles is a four-star player out of Baltimore.
11:40 a.m.- Three-star offensive lineman Xavier Hill has officially signed with LSU. Third o-lineman to sign with the Tigers thus far.
12:41 p.m.- Three-star tight end Kole Taylor joins Arik Gilbert in the 2020 recruiting class. Tigers up to 16 signees.
1:30 p.m.- LSU target Jordan Burch signs with South Carolina. LSU was considered a contender until the end.
1:39 p.m.- It's official, four-star wide receiver Kayshon Boutte signs with LSU. He's the second receiver to sign with the Tigers in the 2020 recruiting class, Koy Moore being the other.
2:46 p.m.- Four-star defensive tackle Eric Taylor officially signs with LSU. Taylor is the third defensive tackle to sign with the Tigers.
Wide receiver Jermaine Burton also has flipped his commitment from the Tigers, will sign with Georgia. Tigers lose second receiver of the day/
3:02 p.m- Four-star linebacker Josh White officially signs with the Tigers. LSU closes in on the afternoon with 19 players signed. Some work to be done but Tigers have a few more open slots than initially thought.
