Jayden Daniels NIL Deals, LSU Football On Preseason Coaches All-SEC Teams & Flau'Jae Johnson News

LSU Football news is headlined by the Maason Smith Suspension and 2023 Preseason Coaches All-SEC teams.Maason Smith will not play in the season-opener against FSU because of an autograph signing he did with Kayshon Boutte in 2021. However, if he would have been able to serve his suspensions last year, he would have been able to choose which game he missed. But because he could not serve the suspension due to his ACL injury, Smith's ability to choose which game he'd miss was taken away. The NCAA decided for him, and they chose the FSU game. 1st Team - Preseason Coaches All-SEC: Jayden Daniels Malik Nabers Will Campbell Mekhi Wingo Maason Smith Harold Perkins 2nd team - Preseason Coaches All-SEC: Mason Taylor Emery Jones Nathan Dibert 3rd team - Preseason Coaches All-SEC: Greg Brooks Slade Roy Maason Smith will not play in the season-opener against FSU because of an autograph signing he did with Kayshon Boutte in 2021. However, if he would have been able to serve his suspensions last year, he would have been able to choose which game he missed. But because he could not serve the suspension due to his ACL injury, Smith's ability to choose which game he'd miss was taken away. The NCAA decided for him, and they chose the FSU game. Jayden Daniels has recently attained NIL deals with both Powerade and Beats By Dre. Powerade chose four other college football players to partner with alongside Daniels, including Florida State‘s Jared Verse, Georgia cornerback Malaki Starks, USC wide receiver Mario Williams and Iowa running back Kaleb Johnson. Daniels gifted the entire LSU Football team a pair of Beats with a message. Jayden Daniels quote on Beats gift: "They all doubt us. It's us against the world. Let's lock in and finish what we started. 1-0 mentality." LSU Men's Basketball hired a new coordinator in Tam Davis. LSU described her role with the team as the following: "“For LSU Basketball, Davis will oversee the daily operations of the department and coaching staff including travel arrangements, Coach McMahon’s schedule and assist in recruiting efforts along with other duties while being the liaison for LSU basketball fans with the LSU Tipoff Club and the Tiger Athletic Foundation.” LSU Baseball head coach Jay Johnson told the media that RHP Bryce Collins won’t return to the Tigers in 2024. Collins has one more year of eligibility but has chosen to pursue other things. Collins was recruited by Johnson for four years and coached by him for five. Today's Tiger Tea surrounds former LSU Tigers and current LSU Tigers giving back to the community in various ways. Paul Mainieri has been appointed the special advisor to BRCC’s head coach to provide mentorship & guidance to the coaching staff & team. He put his name in for the University of Miami head coaching job a few months ago but later withdrew it. Former LSU Baseball and current Colorado Rockies' RHP Jaden Hill is putting on his first annual 4thecity charity event in his hometown in Ashdown, Arkansas. And current LSU women's Basketball guard Flau’Jae Johnson had an intersection in Savannah, Georgia named after her. not only for her careers in basketball and music, but also for her community service work. Johnson donated $10k to a Boys and Girls Club and $100,000 with of basketball equipment.