LSU football loses rising freshman to spring transfer portal

And just like that, a fantastic LSU football offensive line group has lost some big-time depth ahead of the 2024 season. Earlier today, rising freshman offensive lineman Jo Cryer entered the spring transfer portal and will look for a new home this fall.

LSU rising freshman offensive lineman enters spring transfer portal

It’s a tale as old as the transfer portal. Sometimes, there’s such thing as too much competition, and when players find that they’re falling behind on the depth chart, it often leads to a loss or two during the spring transfer window.

For LSU and their impressive group of offensive linemen, it’s almost surprising it didn’t happen sooner. With a nearly set in stone starting lineup and multiple veteran depth pieces, there aren’t exactly immediate snaps available over the next few seasons.

In turn, shortly after the 2023 season came to a conclusion for the Tigers, the purple and gold suffered two offensive line transfer losses to in-conference foes. Senior Marlon Martinez committed to Mississippi State, while freshman Lance Heard is making his way to Tennessee. However, after those two initial losses, coach Brian Kelly and his squad have largely been able to hold strong.

That is, until earlier today, as rising freshman offensive lineman Jo Cryer is now the third Tiger in his position group to enter the transfer portal.

NEWS: LSU IOL Joe Cryer has entered the NCAA Transfer Portal, per @PeteNakos_

Cryer was a 3-star recruit from the 2024 class.https://t.co/l6HDDPGq0I pic.twitter.com/v6xFQldXin

— Transfer Portal (@TransferPortal_) April 23, 2024

Coming out of high school, Cryer signed with the purple and gold as a part of a six-person offensive line class which included several blue chip recruits such as Texas-based Coen Echols and Weston Davis.

Standing at 6-foot-3, 316 pounds, the Natchitoches, LA, product shows immense potential as a powerful run-blocking guard who could eventually find his way into the starting lineup for a Power Four program.

With his most recent decision to enter the spring transfer portal, Cryer can likely be expected to get plenty of attention throughout the country, as he previously held offers from big-time programs such as Missouri, Oklahoma State, Ole Miss and Penn State among others.

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