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LSU Football, Florida Gators, Ohio State Among Potential Landing Spots for Top OL

Lane Kiffin and Co. are making their presence felt in a prized offensive lineman's recruitment, now among final schools.
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Lansdale Catholic (Penn.) four-star offensive lineman Terrance Smith has narrowed his focus to seven schools with Lane Kiffin and the LSU Tigers among potential destinations for the high-touted prospect.

Smith, a Top-15 interior offensive lineman in the 2027 Recruiting Cycle, has earned offers from a myriad of programs with Ohio State, Alabama, Penn State, Kentucky, Notre Dame, Oregon, and Tennessee, among others, standing out as of late.

The 6-foot-6, 250-pounder revealed a Top-12 list of schools last fall with LSU excluded, but now that Kiffin and Co. have arrived in town, the Tigers are back in the race as legit contenders.

The hometown Penn State Nittany Lions will be a school that is certainly in the thick of it until decision time, but Kiffin and the Bayou Bengals are now firmly in the race.

Kiffin and Co. officially hired former Kentucky Wildcats offensive line coach Eric Wolford this offseason where he's developed a relationship with Smith - with the Kentucky program recently cracking his Top-12 schools.

Now, Kentucky is out with LSU in after announcing his final seven schools on Sunday: LSU, Ohio State, Florida, Rutgers, Auburn, Georgia, and Tennessee.

Smith made his way to Baton Rouge over the weekend on an unofficial visit with the LSU Tigers coaching staff with the Bayou Bengals knocking it out of the park.

Less than 12 hours after his trip in town, Smith has now revealed his finalists with the Tigers firmly in the race.

The Top-15 offensive lineman in America was accompanied by multiple elite prospects in town - including the No. 1 cornerback in the 2027 Recruiting Cycle.

Cornelius (N.C.) William Amos Hough five-star cornerback Joshua Dobson arrived in Baton Rouge on Thursday night for an unofficial visit with Kiffin and the LSU Tigers.

Dobson checks in as the No. 1 rated cornerback in the 2027 Recruiting Cycle where he's emerged as a household name with a myriad of programs entering the race for his services.

The 6-foot-1, 170-pound South Carolina native has reeled in offers from the likes of the Alabama Crimson Tide, Georgia Bulldogs, Texas Longhorns, North Carolina Tar Heels, and Florida State Seminoles, among several others, across his prep career.

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Zack Nagy is the Managing Editor and Publisher of LSU Country, a Sports Illustrated Publication. Nagy has covered Tiger Football, Basketball, Baseball and Recruiting, looking to keep readers updated on anything and everything involving LSU athletics. 

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