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Covington DT Mickey Johnson committed this morning. News was a little bit of a shocker, and questions loom about whether or not he is accepting a full scholarship or if this is a grey shirt offer. But one thing is for certain, Johnson will be at LSU. Johnson is a squatty, quick, powerful DT. He's definitely got good physical potential, but will need to dedicate himself to achieve his potential. Being a state powerlifting champion, the natural strength is obviously there. I do question his dedication and attitude, but he's also just a kid going up against other kids who lack his pure physical talent and the increased competition at LSU may drive him.

I must admit, this is a major shocker to me. I figured Hill wouldn't wind up in this class, but I am definitely glad he did. Hill makes 20 commitments for LSU. Scholarships are tight, but more on that later.

Game starts tonight at 6p.m. CST on ESPN. There are several LSU recruits playing in the game. I will have a post after the weekend detailing how players of interest looked. But for now, here's a list of the players participating tonight: Committed: La'El Collins Anthony "Freak" Johnson Jarvis Landry Prospects of Interest: Jadeveon Clowney (unlikely) Hasean Clinton-Dix (unlikely) There's a ton of other SEC kids playing in this game, and some guys that LSU recruited heavily. Be sure to check it out, and chime in with your thoughts.

Bit puzzled on this one. This comes just a day or so after the news that Dalton Botts officially switched to Miami. This was an expected move, as many thought he was a back-up option in case Brad Wing didn't get eligible. Many, including myself, thought Botts would go elsewhere freeing up a scholarship for a different position, but Miles and co. obviously felt getting a kicker was important. I don't know much about Hairston as a kicker, and this is by no means a shot on his abilities, but this is a puzzling offer/commitment to say the least.

Worst kept secret in college football, but Mettenberger made it official today. And the angels sing. Can you hear the hallelujah chorus? We need LSUFreek for a Mettenberger in purple wings and gold halo (a la our previous savior who forsook us, Zach Lee). I now expect LSU's offense to go from bottom 4th to no. 1 overall with Mettenberger putting up 5,000 passing yards, 50+ TDs, 0 INTs. What, it happened for Auburn? Update:BayouBengalsInsider.com has a telephone interview with him from this morning up in their free section.