Sources: LSU’s Howard bound for transfer portal
7:42 PM ET Adam Rittenberg Close Adam Rittenberg ESPN Senior Author College football press reporter. Signed up with ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University.Tom VanHaaren Close
Tom VanHaaren
ESPN Staff Author ESPN personnel writer Signed up with ESPN in 2011 Finished from Central Michigan LSU freshman quarterback Walker Howard is planning to enter the transfer portal, sources have actually validated to ESPN.Howard was the No. 42 possibility in general in the 2022 class and among the very first crucial prospects for
coach Brian Kelly after he was employed at LSU. TigerBait.com was very first to report the news.Howard had already been devoted to LSU when Kelly was hired, however he reaffirmed his commitment once Kelly was brought in as coach. Howard had been recruited by Kelly at Notre Dame and was intently listening to the pitch from the Irish
until Kelly came to LSU.Editor’s Picks 1 Associated He was the No. 3 dual-threat quarterback in the class and the No. 3 possibility in the state
of Louisiana out of St. Thomas More High School. Howard had not officially entered the transfer website as of Wednesday night, but sources said that when he does, TCU and Florida could be potential landing areas for him.With Howard moving, the Tigers will return starter Jayden Daniels, who threw for 2,913 yards and 17 touchdowns with three interceptions this season. Backup Garrett Nussmeier is also returning, and the staff signed ESPN 300 quarterback Rickie Collins in the 2023 recruiting class.