The LSU Sports Insiders are back, even though we're traveling across the South for coverage. Reed Darcey checks in on his way to Oxford, where the LSU women's basketball team will take on Ole Miss on Thursday night, still with a long-shot chance at a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament. We examine what it will take and why the meeting with the Rebels is a tough first step.

Scott Rabalais also joins the show before leaving for Jacksonville, where the LSU baseball team plays this weekend. We have first impressions of the baseball Tigers from their 5-0 start against soft competition.

Also: A check on men's basketball and the fate of Matt McMahon and the second No. 1 vs. No. 2 meeting this season for LSU gymnastics.

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The No. 6 LSU women's basketball team hosts No. 3 South Carolina on Saturday night in a nationally televised spotlight game that gives the Tigers their best opportunity yet to break a long losing streak against the Gamecocks.

Can they do it? Our LSU Sports Insiders break the game down, from LSU's advantages to South Carolina's advantages and finally what the game means and our predictions.

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It's difficult to repeat as a national champion in college baseball, but this year's LSU team starts at No. 1 or No. 2 in virtually every set of national rankings. We break down the Tigers in our 2026 season preview, including:

• Why it's so difficult to repeat

• The lineup has several key holdovers, including Derek Curiel and Steven Milam

• How LSU is filling the rest of the holes

• The new-look pitching staff

• A schedule breakdown and predictions

Also in this episode, a brief discussion on LSU alum Will Campbell and his struggles for the New England Patriots in the Super Bowl.

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LSU football coach Lane Kiffin spoke to the media Wednesday for the first time since his opening week on the job. Our LSU Sports Insiders break down his comments on the Tigers' new transfer-laden roster, Kiffin's dogged pursuit of Sam Leavitt and Jordan Seaton, an injury update on Leavitt and much more. We also offer Super Bowl predictions. #lsu #lsutigers #geauxtigers #lsufootball #secfootball #collegefootball #ncaafootball #superbowl #superbowllx

The LSU women's basketball team thumped Alabama 103-63 on Sunday afternoon, punctuating what is now a seven-game SEC winning streak. The Tigers head to Austin for a rematch with Texas on Thursday night, and our LSU Sports Insiders talk about what is going so well for LSU, what challenges they'll face in trying to sweep the Longhorns and what's at stake in the next couple of weeks.

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The LSU women's basketball team has won five straight, including wins over top-10 foes Texas and Oklahoma, and has put an 0-2 start in SEC play behind it. Our LSU Sports Insiders dissect what makes this LSU team so effective and their hopes to compete for a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament.

Also discussed:

• The dreary season for LSU men's basketball and the shaky future of coach Matt McMahon

• Garrett Nussmeier's comments at the Senior Bowl and that mysterious injury

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The transfer portal is closed, and LSU has 42 new players, plus 16 incoming freshmen, to create an all-new roster for 2026. The Tigers have new quarterbacks, a new receiver room and a new starting left tackle on an offense that will have eight new starters. On defense, there are fewer newcomers but still some significant additions.

Our LSU Sports Insiders break down the new roster, looking at early ideas of strengths and weaknesses and position battles as we head into the spring.

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The college football transfer portal is closed, and while LSU is still waiting on a big decision from a big guy in Colorado offensive tackle Jordan Seaton, the Tigers' new class is mostly complete. And what a class it is: 41 players, including three quarterbacks, top edge rusher Princewill Umanmielen and dozens of top players everywhere.

Our LSU Sports Insiders break it down and discuss what it means for the 2026 season. Are high expectations warranted? Is it too early to say? And what questions do we still have?

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The LSU Sports Insider welcomes a special guest for this episode: LSU baseball coach Jay Johnson, as he prepares for the 2026 season with the reigning national champions. Johnson and our insiders converse about:

• How he reminds himself to enjoy the successes

• The hardest part about repeating as champion

• His thoughts on the 2026 team

• Key lineup and rotation decisions

• LSU baseball's place in the NIL/revenue sharing era

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The college football transfer portal is still churning, and LSU has added another quarterback to its room that already included Sam Leavitt. That would be 5-star freshman Husan Longstreet from USC, who committed to LSU on Wednesday. The result is that the Tigers have gone from no scholarship QBs last week to one of the nation's most promising QB rooms this week. Now, as for the offensive line...

Also, the LSU men's basketball team's NCAA tournament hopes — and Matt McMahon's future at LSU — are on the brink of collapsing after a heartbreaking loss to Kentucky on Wednesday night. We give details on what athletic director Verge Ausberry said about McMahon's future and what's next for LSU basketball.

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