South Carolina led by as many as 28 points in the first half and was up 25 on LSU at the half. USC slowed to a near halt in the second half, shooting 40.9% from the floor and 25% on 3-pointers, but the game’s hot start was enough to make LSU’s late efforts all for naught.

At the end of the game, A&M wrapped up the afternoon shooting 42 percent from the field, 29 percent from downtown, and finishing with 29 bench points. Graduate Rashaun Agee led the scoring with 15 points, as the defense held off LSU enough.

Brown started all 13 games for the Monarchs in 2025, reeling in 38 catches for 762 yards and four touchdowns. He finished the year as one of the most explosive wide receivers in the nation, averaging a Sun Belt-leading 20.1 yards per reception. The 6-foot-2 WR had touchdown receptions of 71 and 98 yards for Old Dominion this past season.

Lane Kiffin and the LSU Tigers scored another major transfer portal victory with the addition of Kansas State wide receiver Jayce Brown.

The Houston Cougars defeated the LSU Tigers 38-35 in the Kinder’s Texas Bowl on Saturday night inside NRG Stadium. The Cougars collected their first 10-win season since 2021, and they won their first bowl game since 2022.

Shea Ralph recruited Mikayla Blakes asking the guard to join her in doing the “uncommon thing” of building Vanderbilt back to the ranks of the nation’s best.

Berry was a five-star recruit and the No. 1 running back in the country in the 2025 class, according to the 247Sports composite rankings. He was a priority for Kiffin’s new staff, and his return gives LSU a promising player to build around heading into the 2026 season.