LSU’s 2010 football recruiting class totaled 23 players Monday after Oaks Christian High School in Westlake Village, Calif., and Scout.com four-star defensive tackle Cassius Marsh pledged to LSU coach Les Miles.Only five spots remain for the 2010 class, and two blue-chip recruits are still undecided — running back Lache Seastrunk and wide receiver Trovon Reed.Seastrunk, the Scout.com No. 2 running back from Temple High School in Temple, Texas, has been at the top on the Tigers’ list.The five-star recruit visited Baton Rouge for the LSU-Florida game, but he has remained tight-lipped about his commitment. “There is such little information about him, but LSU has got to like where it is,” said Sonny Shipp, recruiting analyst for Scout. “LSU is in a very good spot.”Running back Spencer Ware of Princeton High School in Cincinnati is the only tailback committed to LSU for 2010. Shipp said Seastrunk would be a important pickup for the Tigers.”Anytime you can get one of the best running backs in the country — and it also fills a big need — it’s huge,” Shipp said.Auburn is another University vying for Seastrunk’s services, as well as four West Coast schools. The running back has officially visited UCLA and California and has another Pac-10 school on his list, USC, mainly because of his favorite player — former USC and current Saints running back Reggie Bush.Shipp said Seastrunk’s running style is similar to Bush’s.”Seastrunk’s more of a slasher and speed guy,” Shipp said. “He can run between the tackles, but he’s not your bruiser like [LSU senior running back] Charles Scott.”The 5-foot-10, 183-pound running back rushed for more than 1,400 yards and 14 touchdowns as a junior and 1,600 yards and 22 touchdowns his sophomore season. The two-sport standout also stars for the Temple High School basketball team.Seastrunk plans to visit Oregon this weekend to watch the Ducks take on the Trojans. The running back will see Reed, his friend and fellow blue-chip recruit, in Eugene, Ore.Reed is the highest-rated in-state recruit remaining on Miles’ radar. The Thibodaux High School star plays quarterback and wide receiver in high school but is projected as a wide receiver at the next level. He ranks as the Scout No. 11 wide receiver in the nation.Reed and Seastrunk are friends on the recruiting trail, but Shipp said it would not affect their decisions.”They may end up at the same school, but one’s not going to go there just because of the other one,” Shipp said.Reed’s visit to Oregon comes after he came to Baton Rouge for the LSU-Florida and LSU-Auburn games. He went to Auburn on Sept. 19 for the Auburn-West Virginia game. Tennessee and Florida are also in the mix for Reed.”It’s a close battle between LSU and Auburn,” Shipp said. “The closer you get to signing day, the more the hometown factor will come into play.”Reed had time to focus on recruiting after he missed four weeks with a knee injury. He is expected to return to the field in two weeks.The four-star recruit led Thibodaux to a 3-1 record while under center before his injury. He recorded seven touchdowns, rushed for 439 yards and passed for 407. Shipp said Reed and Seastrunk’s decisions will not be made anytime soon, but it may be before National Signing Day on Feb. 3.—-Contact Michael Lambert at [email protected]
Football: Two elite recruits remain on LSU’s radar for 2010
October 26, 2009