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Better Know a New Guy: Mike Jones Jr

Back then, in 2020, LSU’s linebacking group was an unknown, with the thought that the combination of veteran presence and talented upside would get the team through the season. It did not.

One year later, ain’t nothing changed, mostly. Ed Orgeron has assembled a patch work for linebacker, hoping the current group can blow up to provide stability as the young cats come along. Still, the players on campus come with an expectation that they could blow up and become stars. One of those players is none other than, Mike Jones Jr.

The Story

When you land a player in the transfer portal the initial thought often shifts to the negative: why is this player here and not at his old school?