LSU Football Recruiting News: Tigers Land Three-Star Athlete Lanard Fournette

The LSU Tigers have added yet another recruit to their Class of 2015, and for the second time in three seasons, they will sign the younger brother of a player on the current roster.

Per Shea Dixon of 247Sports, "St. Augustine standout Lanard Fournette, the younger brother of current LSU freshman running back Leonard Fournette, announced his decision to commit to the Tigers during his official visit this weekend, which runs from Friday through Sunday. Fournette isn't available to make comments to the media until he checks out of his visit, but he took to social media with the news on Saturday, and Geaux247 has confirmed through sources on the LSU side that the commitment was accepted."

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Fournette is officially listed as an "athlete/specialist," per a source cited by Geaux247. Ranked as the #94 athlete in the Class of 2015 by 247Sports, Fournette chose LSU over the likes of Miami, and Tulane.

The Fournette brothers will join Sione Teuhema and Maea Teuhema and Blake Ferguson and Reid Ferguson as sibling pairings on LSU's upcoming roster.

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