Maryland OL transfer Mason Lunsford signs with LSU
Maryland graduate transfer offensive lineman Mason Lunsford signed with LSU, according to multiple reports on Tuesday. Lunsford visited Baton Rouge this weekend, he announced on Twitter. Wilson Alexander of The Advocate was first to report the news.
Schools like Arkansas, Louisville, Houston, James Madison and others lined up with offers for Lunsford already. The Razorbacks were supposed to host him next weekend, he told On3.
In February, Lunsford announced he’ll be leaving Maryland to play out this final two seasons of eligibility. Lunsford started all 13 games in 2021 and 12 of 13 games in 2022 after being moved to left guard.
“Dear Terps, I want to thank the University of Maryland and the entire Maryland community for giving me a shot to play football at my dream school,” Lunsford said in a tweet. “I want to thank the endless amount of people that helped me get here and anyone that has helped me throughout these past 4 years.
“With that being said I will be entering the transfer portal as a grad transfer with two years of eligibility left! Thank you Maryland!”
In 2020, he played in three of five games with his first career start coming at guard in the final regular season game against Rutgers. In 2019, he played in two contests.
A former three-star prospect in 2019 out of Good Counsel (Md.), Lunsford ranked as the No. 132 overall offensive tackle and No. 22 overall prospect in Maryland, according to the On3 Consensus, a complete and equally weighted industry-generated average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies.
