Wilson Alexander

Last month, my wife @ALLYCE_TRAPP was diagnosed with angiosarcoma, a rare form of cancer. Thankfully, we have an incredible amount of support. She starts treatment soon, so I won’t be on here regularly for a while. Please keep her in your thoughts.

LSU struggled with running QBs last year, and they're all over the schedule again. @RabalaisAdv says just how much better the defense can be depends on stopping them: theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/sp…

Attorneys have resolved a dispute over how the College Sports Commission handles NIL collectives, sources tell @YahooSports, revising its approach to treat them like other businesses - a major move that paves the way for continued collective operations bit.ly/4kVo5od

I wonder what's next for Tyrann Mathieu. He has talked about coaching. On why it appeals to him, he told me in 2022: "I saw what coaching did for me... I do think I can do that for the next person." theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/sp…

Tyrann Mathieu unexpectedly announces his retirement right before Saints training camp nola.com/sports/saints/…

Hell of a career, Tyrann Mathieu.

Tyrann Mathieu has announced his retirement from the @NFL 🫡

Texas A&M student-athletes received a combined $51.4 million in NIL compensation from July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025, according to figures received through open records . Men's sports received a combined $49.2M. Women's sports received a combined $2.2M: theeagle.com/sports/college…

#Tulane finds its likely starting QB in Jake Retzlaff after Donovan Leary and Kadin Semonza did not secure the job in spring. Brendan Sullivan transferred in from Iowa after spring drills. Retzlaff threw for 2,947 yards and 20 TDs for BYU last season. cbssports.com/college-footba…

LSU already lost 60% of its 2023 recruiting class. Turns out, it's not alone. Arkansas has three players left. Nine SEC teams lost at least half of their HS signees. Looked at what happened to the class at LSU and across the SEC: theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/sp…

Ask about LSU WR Barion Brown, and Kentucky players all bring up the same thing: speed. "He's a blur, dude." "No one can catch that guy." Story: theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/sp…

LSU QB Michael Van Buren's former Mississippi State teammates think highly about his future. "He has every aspect and trait that you need to be a good quarterback." Could he start in 2026? theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/sp…

On Kalen DeBoer replacing Nick Saban, Ty Simpson told me at the MPA: "Not many people — a lot of people trusted him, but they didn’t trust him fully. I think this year, everybody trusts him." Alabama enters his Year 2: theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/sp…

Got a scouting report on LSU DE Jack Pyburn from his former teammate, Florida DL Caleb Banks: "He runs through people's faces. They got a good one, I'm not going to lie." "I'm serious, he runs through people’s faces for real."

Florida QB DJ Lagway has been throwing after he was limited this spring with a shoulder injury. Billy Napier said, "We feel confident in terms of him being ready to go."