The spring semester was a busy time in the recruiting world. LSU football coach Les Miles landed one of the top recruiting classes in the nation for 2009 and is already building the 2010 class.The football team locked up the No. 3 and No. 2 recruiting classes, according to Scout.com and Rivals.com, respectively.”Miles and his staff have done a great job of going out and getting the best players in the country,” said LSU Athletic Director Joe Alleva.Miles signed five five-star prospects.Quarterback Russell Shepard (Houston), wide receiver Rueben Randle (Bastrop), defensive lineman Chris Davenport (Mansfield), safety Craig Loston (Houston) and running back Michael Ford (Leesville) committed to play for the Tigers next season.”There’s going to be very few difference makers in this class, but Rueben Randle’s definitely going to be one of them,” said Sonny Shipp, recruiting analyst for Scout.com. “He’s going to come in and play as a true freshman. He’s not going to redshirt.”Several 2009 recruits enrolled for the spring semester including Shepard, quarterback Chris Garrett (Tupelo, Miss.), athlete Drayton Calhoun (Tucker, Ga.), punter Derek Helton (Fort Scott Community College) and linebacker Kevin Minter (Suwanee, Ga.).Both Shepard and Garrett impressed in the spring game on April 18. Shepard completed seven of 12 passes for 70 yards and rushed for 27 yards in the game. Garrett connected on eight of 14 passes for 49 yards.”With how LSU finished [the 2009] class, they would have liked to have another receiver and another running back,” said Mike Scarborough, recruiting analyst for Rivals.com. “They need a solid group numbers-wise, but they need to be solid players — no guys that might be two or three years up the road. They need guys who have the ability to come in and play early with that kind of ability.”The Tigers have already added one receiver to the 2010 class with the commitment of Mike Davis from Houston.”They are recruiting nationally for wide receivers, and I think they need to sign at least three,” Scarborough said. “In Louisiana, the wide receivers start with Trovon Reed from Thibodeaux.”The Tigers currently have eight commits for the class of 2010 including Davis, offensive tackle Jermarcus Hardrick (Fort Scott Community College), linebacker Luke Muncie (Klein, Texas), safety Eric Reid (Geismar), defensive back Tharold Simon (Eunice), tightend Nick Jacobs (Many), linebacker D.J. Welter (Crowley) and fullback Brandon Worle (LaGrange).MEN’S BASKETBALLMen’s basketball coach Trent Johnson is still adding members to his 2009 class with the recent commitment of Ole Miss transfer Malcolm White. The 6-foot-10-inch forward became the third signee of Johnson’s 2009 recruiting class when he signed just less than a week ago, but he will not be eligible to play next season due to NCAA transfer rules. He averaged 7.2 points and 5.7 rebounds per game while starting 27 games for Ole Miss.Aaron Dotson, a 6-foot-4-inch guard from Seattle and Eddie Ludwig, a 6-foot-8-inch forward from New Orleans, have been signed for several months and are expected to contribute to the returning Southeastern Conference regular season champions.”Both Eddie and Aaron know they’re coming into a situation where, because of how they are as kids and as players, they have a chance to make an immediate impact, and we need them to do that,” Johnson said.——Contact Tyler Harvey at [email protected]