Despite a strong late push to flip his commitment, LSU football officially missed out on five-star athlete Terry Bussey.
The Timpson (Texas) High School star athlete decided to maintain his pledge and sign with Texas A&M on National Signing Day Wednesday.
Brian Kelly and his LSU coaching staff hosted Bussey for an official visit a week prior to Signing Day but it wasn’t enough to persuade one of top prospects in the 2024 recruiting cycle to switch. Bussey has been committed to A&M since September and the Aggies new head coach Mike Elko and his staff fended off the likes of the Tigers as well as Georgia for Bussey’s signature.
Ranked the No. 1 athlete in the 2024 class per the 247sports Composite, Bussey would’ve been LSU’s highest-rated recruit in its 2024 recruiting class at No. 16 nationally.
Bussey was the second-highest ranked recruit in the country left on the board that did not sign during the early signing period in December.
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Cory Diaz covers the LSU Tigers and Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns for The Daily Advertiser as part of the USA TODAY Network. Follow his Tigers and Cajuns coverage on Twitter: @ByCoryDiaz. Got questions regarding LSU/UL athletics? Send them to Cory Diaz at bdiaz@gannett.com.
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