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A podcast from the beat writers, columnists and editors covering LSU athletics for The Advocate, NOLA.com and the Times-Picayune. Scott Rabalais, Wilson Alexander, Sheldon Mickles, Reed Darcey and more give you the latest news and analysis on LSU athletics and college sports nationwide.
The Advocate hosts LSU Sports Insider, a sports show with 265 episodes published.
Every game is important in a college football season, but when you have a schedule as stacked as LSU does in 2026, there are some games you simply can't afford to lose. In this episode, the LSU Insiders rank their top fi
On this episode, the LSU Insiders welcome a new member: Jon Blau, The Advocate's new LSU football beat writer. Jon joins us from South Carolina, where he was covering Clemson for the Post & Courier newspaper. Today he'll
We are still 11 weeks away from LSU's 2026 football season, but it's time to start the countdown. Our LSU Sports Insiders take a look at the schedule windows for the Tigers' 2026 season, give our thoughts on an early kic
With LSU sports mostly in their summer slumber, the LSU Sports Insiders take a look at the big-picture story affecting all of college sports: Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby, who was found to have gambled on games
With the college athletic calendar nearing its finish line, the LSU Sports Insiders take a moment to examine the health of each sports program at LSU. Which is in the best position to compete for championships, now and i
As has become his custom, LSU football coach Lane Kiffin found himself in the spotlight at the SEC Spring Meetings this week, defending his comments about Ole Miss and reacting to the "Lane Kiffin Rule" in a congressiona
The LSU baseball team suffered through its worst season in decades, a year that officially ended Monday when the Tigers weren't selected for the NCAA tournament. It was a whiplash change from the previous three seasons t
One of the most LSU headlines possible hit the college football world on Wednesday night, with news that Ed Orgeron is returning to the Tigers to coach on Lane Kiffin's staff. Coach O won the 2019 national championship a
The LSU men's basketball team still only has four players confirmed on its roster, but that's three more than a couple of weeks ago. Our LSU Sports Insiders break down the new signees, whether we can expect immediate imp
A jam-packed episode of the LSU Sports Insider dives into the following: • The Lane Kiffin story in Vanity Fair and whether we learned anything • The context and motivation for Kiffin's comment about diversity in Oxford
The LSU football team secured a verbal commitment from the nation's top tight end, Ahmad Hudson, this weekend, continuing some recruiting momentum for Lane Kiffin and his staff. Our LSU Sports Insiders talk about what it
Advocate columnist Scott Rabalais joins the LSU Insiders for a chat about all things LSU sports. We talk about the baseball team, whose SEC losing streak has reached historic proportions. We talk the first spring footbal
The LSU football team wraps up spring football this week, and the LSU Sports Insiders are here to talk about impressions over the past few weeks. We discuss the backup quarterbacks, Landen Clark and Husan Longstreet, and
The LSU baseball team was swept again this past weekend, losing all three games to Texas A&M without really coming close in any of them. The LSU Sports Insiders take a look at how slim the margin for error is for the Tig
The LSU gymnastics team heads to Fort Worth, Texas, this weekend for the national championships as the Tigers look for their second national title in three years. LSU failed in the semifinals last year, and the LSU Insid
It's a busy spring at LSU, where the football team is deep into spring practices. What have our LSU Insiders observed from the open sessions? Is the offense a step behind the defense without Sam Leavitt participating? An
If the LSU baseball team turns its season around, we may point to last weekend in Knoxville as the reason why. The Tigers took two of three from the Tennessee Volunteers in remarkable fashion, rallying to win Friday and
The Will Wade era 2.0 has begun for LSU men's basketball, and the LSU Sports Insiders are back to discuss his introductory press conference, the reason the connection between Wade and LSU is so strong and some early expe
The LSU women's basketball team lost a heartbreaker to Duke in the Sweet Sixteen on Friday night, and the LSU Sports Insiders are here to talk about it. What exactly went wrong, and how do you grade this LSU season? And
The LSU men's basketball program received a shot in the arm Thursday when news broke that former coach Will Wade — who was fired after receiving a Notice of Allegations of NCAA violations in 2022 — is returning to LSU. W
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