Brother Martin star Easton Royal ultimately did announce a flip in his college decision after being committed to Texas for nearly a year.
But when the announcement came Sunday morning, Florida and coach Jon Sumrall — not home-state LSU — landed the major recruiting victory for the highly touted wide receiver who has dominated so many national headlines for the class.
Louisiana vs. All Y’all “Recruit Dat Boot” co-hosts Jerit Roser and Sam Spiegelman unpacked the process and the news: how the Gators surged so effectively the past two months and how to contextualize the Tigers’ miss and potential next moves.
Watch the full episode above, or on the Louisiana vs. All Y’all channel on YouTube, which includes a dedicated “Recruit Dat Boot” playlist with all episodes of the show.
This week’s conversation centers on a deep-dive on Royal’s decision within the bigger picture of modern recruiting and roster building in the NIL era, plus the tough look of Louisiana’s top two prospects and at least three of its top five looking increasingly destined out-of-state for college and the corresponding takeaways on the philosophies of coach Lane Kiffin and general manager Billy Glasscock.
LSU continues to sit at No. 10 in Rivals’ team recruiting rankings for the class with further work in the high school ranks likely still to be done, but another transfer portal class also looming increasingly large.
The guys also discuss some of the outlook for another loaded weekend of Catholic League action as Brother Martin vs. John Curtis on Thursday, Archbishop Rummel vs. Edna Karr on Friday and Jesuit vs. St. Augustine on Saturday pit six of the state’s top teams against one another, all in one district.
