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Brian Kelly and the LSU Tigers shook up the college football scene in December after signing Oklahoma star Nick Anderson.

Anderson set the Oklahoma freshman record for touchdown receptions with 10 in 2023. after a standout campaign with the Sooners.

Along with the double-digit touchdowns, his 798 receiving yards that year rank second in Oklahoma history for a freshman.

In two years with the Sooners, Anderson appeared in 17 games with six starts, all coming as a redshirt freshman in 2023. Anderson missed the entire 2024 season with an injury.

Anderson earned Freshman All-America honors from The Athletic in 2023. and was named Big 12 Newcomer of the Week twice. He had three 100-yard games with a career-high 120 yards on three receptions against Tulsa. All three of his receptions against Tulsa were for touchdowns.

Other 100-yard games in 2023 were against West Virginia (119 yards) and Central Florida (105 yards). He scored a touchdown in seven games, including three against Tulsa and two against Central Florida. He became the first freshman in Oklahoma history to catch three TDs in a game.

In OU’s 2023 win over Texas, Anderson caught the game-winning TD pass with 15 seconds left in a 34-30 win over the Longhorns.

He finished his redshirt freshman season with seven receptions for 73 yards and a touchdown against Arizona in the Alamo Bowl.

Anderson was a four-star prospect at Katy High School and was ranked the No. 15 wide receiver prospect in the country by ESPN.

Anderson became LSU’s seventh transfer port and second from Oklahoma, where he joins OU teammate Bauer Sharp in the Bayou State.

Anderson is now officially in Baton Rouge and going through spring practice with the LSU program. It’s been a quick two-week stretch, but the 6-foot-4, 215-pounder has looked the part for LSU so far:

Anderson looks a whole 215 pounds as he prepares for a critical offseason in Baton Rouge. All signs point to the Oklahoma star emerging as the Tigers’ WR1.

But Anderson isn’t the only star to reveal a transfer decision to join the Bayou Bengals this offseason.

Brown went public with his decision to sign with the LSU Tigers last month after a midweek visit to Baton Rouge.

After a three-year stint at Kentucky, Brown now heads to LSU with over 120 career catches, 1,500+ receiving yards and double-digit touchdowns.

Brown also holds the record for most kicking touchdowns in SEC history with five in his college career. Look for Brown to be an integral part of LSU’s success in 2025.

“Explosiveness, veteran presence, maturity that he brings to the room. We have some young players and I think it’s pretty clear when you’re recruiting receivers, you look at who your quarterback is. You have a veteran quarterback, someone who can push the ball down the field. He looked to the success of the receivers at LSU. He’s an explosive player and I think it would be a great fit for him,” Kelly said in December.

Now, the No. 8 ranked prospect on the NCAA transfer portal heads to Baton Rouge with proven experience and an impressive track record alongside a rising star in Anderson.

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