LSU defender, former 4-star recruit, reportedly enters transfer portal
By Sydney Hunte
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Ed Orgeron and LSU has lost a defensive lineman to the transfer portal.
As first reported by Shea Dixon of 247Sports, Eric Taylor has left the program with an intent to transfer.
Taylor, a native of Trussville, Ala., committed to the Tigers in June 2019 and joined the program in time for the 2020 season. He was considered by 247Sports to be the No. 29 defensive tackle in the country and the No. 11 player in the state of Alabama. In his senior season at Hewitt-Trussville High School, the Huskies finished 6-4.
Taylor was redshirted in 2020 and was poised to potentially be a part of the defensive tackle picture in 2021, but that will no longer be the case, likely due in part to the depth the Tigers already enjoy in that department.
LSU finished the 2020 campaign with a 5-5 mark, one year after winning the College Football Playoff National Championship. It opens its season on Sept. 4 at UCLA inside the Rose Bowl.
Sydney is an Atlanta-based journalist who has covered everything from SEC and ACC football to MLS, the U.S. men's national soccer team and professional tennis. His work has appeared on such platforms as SB Nation, Cox Media Group and FanSided.
