The Tigers are welcoming Notre Dame outfielder Bino Watters to Baton Rouge. LSU was in a heated recruiting battle with Texas and Texas A&M for the top-rated transfer, but Jay Johnson and his staff were able to land the slugger to address some glaring needs in the outfield next season. D1Baseball’s Bradley Smart says he can be a day one starter for the Tigers.
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Watters joins a transfer class that already has a top pitcher in Gonzaga lefty Landon Hood and a defensive ace in Texas State infielder Dawson Park.
The SEC announced start times for some of LSU’s conference football matchups this season. LSU will have a night trip to Kentucky, host Mississippi State in the early window, visit Auburn at 11 a.m. and close out the season with an early game at Arkansas. Matchups with Texas A&M, Alabama, Tennessee, and Texas were all given flex start times between 3:30 and 8 p.m.
Former Saints head coach Sean Payton signed a new contract with the Broncos that keeps him in Denver for the next five years. Payton led Denver to a 14-and-3 season and an AFC Championship game appearance last year. He has a 32-and-19 record with the team since New Orleans traded his contract rights in 2023.
The son of LSU baseball legend Eddy Furniss, Will Furniss, is following in his dad’s footsteps at the College World Series. While he won’t be wearing purple and gold, Will has led Ole Miss to Omaha in his senior season. The first baseman hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the bottom of the eighth to clinch a Super Regional win over Auburn. Eddy says that’s just who he is.
The Rebels’ first game in Omaha is set for 6 p.m. tomorrow against UNC.