The Cougars' opportunity to earn their tenth win of the season comes in the Texas Bowl, as the Coogs get to stay home when taking on the LSU Tigers with the matchup being held at NRG Stadium in Houston, TX, on Saturday, Dec. 27.

Echols, a redshirt freshman, started seven games for the Tigers at left guard this season. He was a four-star recruit in 2024, and now he’s the second young offensive lineman who has decided to leave LSU. Carius Curne — a former top-100 recruit who started five contests this year as a true freshman — was the first.

See the latest on LSU football transfer portal news on players entering their name and transferring into LSU here.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/college/lsu as LSU Football Extends Offer to No. 2 Running Back in America, Elite Ohio State Target. Chattanooga (Tenn.) Baylor School five-star running back David Gabriel Georges has emerged as one of America's top prospects with schools from coast-to-coast involved in his recruitment.

LSU offensive guard Coen Echols, a former four-star out of Texas, plans to enter the NCAA transfer portal when it opens in January.

Lane Kiffin is going to step into LSU and immediately provide a shot in the arm to a ground attack that's been stuck in the mud.

Former LSU and Tulane quarterback TJ Finley wants to play for a seventh school within seven years. He talked to us about why he’s entering the transfer portal again.

LSU football made the hire of its new defensive line coach official on Monday, inking Sterling Lucas to Lane Kiffin's staff.

An LSU offensive lineman who gained a starting role for the Tigers in 2025 has made the decision to enter the portal.

The LSU Tigers will take the field in NRG Stadium on Saturday night for a Texas Bowl showdown against the Houston Cougars in the Lone Star State. Interim head c