LSU announces addition of former Group of 5 transfer
The LSU Tigers announced a big addition for the special teams unit on Thursday. Former East Carolina Pirate Slade Roy is headed to Baton Rouge as the Tigers’ newest long snapper.
Roy appeared in 12 games as a true freshman for the Pirates in 2021. He has four years to play three seasons. As this is the first transfer of his career, he is immediately eligible to play for Brian Kelly’s squad.
In his role as starting long snapper, Slade Roy helped lead ECU to a 7-5 mark and a berth in the Military Bowl.
The Charlotte, North Carolina native, announced his decision to transfer to LSU at the end of December. He joins a slew of transfer additions for the Tigers this month.
So far, Florida International offensive lineman Miles Frazier, Arkansas safety Joe Foucha, Arkansas defensive back Greg Brooks, Louisiana defensive back Mekhi Garner, Notre Dame punter Jay Bramblett, Virginia linebacker West Weeks, Penn State running back Noah Cain, Louisiana wide receiver Kyren Lacy, East Tennessee State offensive lineman Tre’Mond Shorts and Missouri defensive lineman Mekhi Wingo have all pledged to transfer to LSU.
LSU in the mix for former Georgia wideout
Georgia wide receiver Jermaine Burton made the decision to enter the transfer portal and is now a hot name on the market. The 6 foot, 200-pound receiver from Calabasas, California had 26 receptions this season. He totaled 497 yards and five touchdowns.
247Sports’ Chris Hummer sees three potential landing spots for the former Georgia receiver. And unfortunately for the Bulldogs, all three destinations named are in the SEC.
“Have heard Alabama brought up as an option for Burton early on, per a source. LSU (if he wants to reunite with Cortez Hankton) and Texas A&M (where James Cooley now resides) also make some sense,” Hummer said on Twitter.
Burton ranked as the nation’s No. 77 player in the class of 2020, according to the On3 Consensus, a complete and equally weighted industry-generated average that utilizes all four major recruiting companies. He was 9th overall in the state of California, and the 16th amongst wide receivers.
On3’s Justin Rudolph contributed to this report.