{"id":264564,"date":"2026-04-24T16:30:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T16:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/264564\/"},"modified":"2026-04-24T16:30:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T16:30:09","slug":"nations-no-1-wide-receiver-texas-longhorns-commit-sets-return-trip-to-lsu-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/264564\/","title":{"rendered":"Nation&#8217;s No. 1 Wide Receiver, Texas Longhorns Commit Sets Return Trip to LSU Football"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5l\">New Orleans (La.) Brother Martin five-star wide receiver Easton Royal is expected to be in Baton Rouge this weekend on an unofficial visit with Lane Kiffin and the LSU Tigers, a source tells LSU Tigers On SI.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5o\">The No. 1 pass-catcher in America has surged up the recruiting rankings where he checks in as a consensus five-star prospect with schools galore eyeing his services this offseason.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5r\">That includes Kiffin and the Bayou Bengals as the program looks to flip Royal away from his commitment to Steve Sarkisian&#8217;s Texas Longhorns squad.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-3\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5u\">The 5-foot-11, 200-pounder has taken unofficial visits with the LSU Tigers, Texas Longhorns, Florida Gators and Tennessee Volunteers this offseason with the Bayou Bengals now set for a return trip this weekend, a source tells LSU Tigers On SI.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-4\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5x\">It&#8217;s no secret LSU is pushing all its chips in the middle here. Royal, the No. 1 wideout in America, is right down the road from Baton Rouge with the Tigers coaching staff looking to keep the hometown star in The Boot.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-5\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"60\">&#8220;All day at school all of my friends are pushing me to flip to the LSU Tigers,&#8221; Royal\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/garlandgillen\/status\/2030265254781886558?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">told<\/a>\u00a0Fox 8 New Orleans. &#8220;You only get this process once &#8211; so I&#8217;m committed to Texas, but I&#8217;m still trying to figure out if that&#8217;s the best decision for me. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/01k4trk1ycd5mcx8v74b.jpg\" alt=\"Easton Royal: LSU Tigers Football.\" title=\"Easton Royal: LSU Tigers Football.\" width=\"1290\" height=\"1290\" class=\"undefined w-full w-full blur-[5px]\" q:id=\"6a\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Courtesy of Easton Royal&#8217;s Instagram [<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-7\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6e\">&#8220;The ultimate end goal is to make the best decision for me and my family.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-8\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6h\">&#8220;Me and Coach Lane [Kiffin] are building a relationship. He texts me often just telling me to have a good week &#8211; sending me videos, motivating me, and recruiting me to be an LSU Tiger.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-9\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6k\">Royal is coming off of a stellar junior campaign in the Bayou State at Brother Martin High School where he continues cementing his status as the top wide receiver in the 2027 Recruiting Cycle.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-10\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6n\">Now, as he navigates a pivotal offseason in his recuritment, all eyes remain on the LSU Tigers and their aggressive flip pursuit of Royal as the summer months near.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-11\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6q\">Royal will also be back in Baton Rouge in May on an official visit with the LSU Tigers &#8211; marking what will be three visits to campus across a two-month stretch.<\/p>\n<p>More LSU News:\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-13\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6w\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/college\/lsu\/football\/lsu-football-true-freshman-defensive-weapon-drawing-immediate-praise-from-lane-kiffin-01kprjxb641d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">LSU Football True Freshman Defensive Weapon Drawing Immediate Praise From Lane Kiffin<\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-14\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6z\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/college\/lsu\/baseball\/jay-johnson-lsu-baseball-suffers-brutal-loss-in-jake-brown-s-season-ending-injury-01kprdaxg2nr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Jay Johnson, LSU Baseball Suffers Brutal Loss in Jake Brown&#8217;s Season-Ending Injury<\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-15\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"72\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/college\/lsu\/recruiting\/lsu-football-beats-out-ohio-state-buckeyes-texas-a-m-aggies-for-no-5-ath-in-america-01kppjfendcq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">LSU Football Beats Out Ohio State Buckeyes, Texas A&amp;M Aggies for No. 5 ATH in America<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Join the Community:\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-17\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"78\">Follow Zack Nagy on Twitter:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/znagy20\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@znagy20\u00a0<\/a>and LSU Tigers On SI:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/LSUTigersSI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">@LSUTigersSI\u00a0<\/a>for all coverage surrounding the LSU Tigers.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.minutemediacdn.com\/platform\/google_discover_icon.svg\" class=\"shrink-0\"\/>Add us as a preferred source on Google<a aria-label=\"Follow si.com on Google News\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=si.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" class=\"flex h-[30px] w-[30px] shrink-0 items-center justify-center rounded-full bg-primary font-group-large text-sm font-medium text-white transition-colors hover:bg-secondary focus:bg-secondary md:w-auto md:gap-2.5 md:px-4 md:py-[5px]\">Follow<\/a><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"New Orleans (La.) 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