LSU soccer added to its quarterback room on Sunday, securing a commitment from Mississippi State switch Michael Van Buren.
Regardless of LSU starter Garrett Nussmeier asserting his return, LSU was available in the market for a quarterback with a number of years of eligibility left after backup QB Ricky Collins hit the switch portal and five-star QB Bryce Underwood flipped to Michigan, leaving LSU with no highschool signee in its 2025 class.
With Van Buren, LSU is getting a QB with SEC expertise and three years of eligibility.
Van Buren was a four-star recruit within the class of 2024 and noticed quick motion as a real freshman with Mississippi State. He threw for 1,885 yards and totaled 16 touchdowns with the Bulldogs in 2024. Certainly one of Van Buren’s greatest video games got here on the highway vs Georgia, the place he threw for 306 yards and three touchdowns.
For a freshman, Van Buren was superior when working the center of the sphere. He accomplished 14 passes for 20+ yards, too.
If LSU’s QB room stays intact, it would enter 2025 with Nussmeier, Van Buren, AJ Swann, and Colin Hurley.
Van Buren performed his highschool soccer at St. Frances Academy. The identical highschool that produced LSU ladies’s basketball legend Angel Reese.
LSU has been busy within the switch portal, with Van Buren marking LSU’s fifth addition.
