LSU will have several of Detroit’s best on campus for Saturday night’s opener against Clemson. The group includes Rivals’ No. 1 offensive tackle Antijuan Wilkes from Detroit Cass Tech. Wilkes (6-6, 265 pounds) has not been to campus but is looking forward to his first time seeing the Tigers.
“The atmosphere,” he said when asked what he is excited to see. “I just want to see how it feels to be in Louisiana. Really just how their coaches are in their first game. I want to see how they coach. I want to see Coach Wolf (offensive line coach Eric Wolford) coach.”
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Wilkes’ teammate Mylan Griggs is a heavily-recruited wide receiver who is due to earn more this fall as he has had two big games as the Technicians new feature-receiver after last year’s star C.J. Sadler signed with North Carolina. Michigan, Nebraska, Michigan State and more are pursuing Griggs, a 6-foot-1, 180-pound junior with exceptional body control and ball skills.
“LSU hit me up, and were really excited about getting me down there. So I’m about to go down there and check them out, see what’s going on,” Griggs said.
Tyler Trusel has also been a standout this season for Brother Rice after playing two seasons of varsity already. Some schools like the 6-foot-3, 190-pound Trusel’s frame as a safety but more schools see him at receiver, which is where LSU likes him.
“I like that LSU is WRU,” Trusel said. “I’m excited to get out there to Death Valley and see what Lane Kiffin does. I watch guys like Jayce Brown. He’s a smooth gadget wide receiver, so trying to take pieces of his game and adding it to mine is kind of cool.”
Joining them will be DeAndre Bidden, a four-star wide receiver/athlete from Harper Woods with explosive speed.
