If you missed the big news out of Baton Rouge on Thursday, Ja’Marr Chase has been named the new No. 7 for LSU.

The rising junior earned the honor after catching 84 passes for 1,780 yards and 20 touchdowns during his sophomore season for LSU. Chase’s receiving yards and touchdowns are both all-time single-season SEC records.

Here’s what Chase had to say upon earning the honor.

“I look at No. 7 as a competitive number. I think the No. 7 at LSU is a challenge,” the junior receiver commented. “There’s a lot of things that go on in the year when you have 7 on, a lot of critics, a lot of people, a lot of expectations from 7, and I want to have that challenge upon me.”

Ed Orgeron also issued this statement following the news:

“Ja’Marr is a tremendous football player from the great state of Louisiana that represents our football program with great character and integrity,” Orgeron said. “(His parents) Jimmy and Toleah have done a great job of raising him and he has worked extremely hard on and off the field to develop as a player, while also becoming an outstanding leader for our team.

“He’s very deserving of having the opportunity to be the next LSU player to wear number 7. I know he will do a great job of representing that number and all of those who have worn the number 7 before him.”

Orgeron wasn’t the only one to comment on the news.

Check out what previous players that wore No. 7 for LSU had to say when they found out Chase was the new member of their select fraternity:

Patrick Peterson

Grant Delpit

DJ Chark

Tyrann Mathieu