Maason Smith, a 5-star defensive tackle from Terrebonne High in Houma, Louisiana, is staying close to home after committing to LSU on Wednesday.
Smith told Sam Spiegelman of Rivals.com that the appeal of playing for Ed Orgeron was too great to pass up:
"There are other coaches at other big-time schools, but no other coach is from where I'm from. He's from LaRose, La.—that's 20 minutes from my house. I have friends at (Orgeron's alma mater) South LaFourche. I have great friends at South LaFourche, and he knows exactly what goes around around here in the Bayou region, how people talk around here and that makes me feel like home.