Lane Kiffin admitted concerns for LSU’s cornerback depth when second-year player Aidan Anding‘s strong spring ended three weeks ago with an Achilles injury.
The Tigers landed some potential immediate help late Saturday with the commitment announcement of Georgia Military College athlete Lavonte Williams.
“First off, I would just like to thank all of my family and friends and coaches who have all helped me to get to this point,” he posted via Twitter during a visit to Baton Rouge with a picture alongside Kiffin. “But for certain I would like to thank my coach Cedrick Malone for believing and pushing me every day on and off the fields. I would like to thank my dad for believing in me and helping me through this journey. I wouldn’t be the same person without him. I would like to give all glory to God. Without him I wouldn’t be here today. Thank you to Georgia Military College for the best year of education and football that I could’ve ever asked for.
“With that being said, I am 100% committed to LSU! Geaux Tigers.”
Kiffin and company were limited in viable routes to recruit as a result of the NCAA’s removal of the spring transfer-portal window, a dynamic the challenges of which the coach explained at length in April when discussing Anding’s injury.
But in the available junior-college avenue, the Tigers found the type of athlete in the 6-foot-3, 180-pound Williams that fits the protoype that secondary coach Corey Raymond likes at the position.
