Heisman Star vs LSU Jersey War | Los Angeles News

Heisman winner Jayden Daniels is clashing with LSU over his retired jersey number five, now assigned to sophomore cornerback DJ Pickett — a move Daniels’ camp says disrespects his legacy and violates his expired name, image, and likeness rights. Pickett’s family counters that he’s worn the number his whole life, even tattooed it, and was promised it during recruitment — a claim backed by former coaches who say LSU held off assigning it until Joe Burrow agreed to let his number be worn. With LSU’s policy on retired numbers murky and legal threats looming, this feud exposes the messy tension between honoring past greatness and letting current athletes carve their own identities — all while families, lawyers, and coaches get tangled in the middle. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/f60889f4f718f464 Presented by The Plant Daddies — rare specimen trees, living art, and hand-carved limestone vessels and fountains for extraordinary spaces. Showrooms in Los Angeles and Irvine. Listeners of Los Angeles News Today receive 10% off with code LANEWS10. theplantdaddies.com/lanews