Top 2027 OL Albert Simien will be back at LSU next month

Traditionally, LSU has been able to lock down the Boot and keep the vast majority of Louisiana talent at home.

As the landscape of college athletics has shifted during the NIL era and the SEC has expanded with conference realignment and opened its doors to big oil backed programs like Texas, it's more vital than ever for the Tigers to make sure they dominate in-state recruiting.