Insider says LSU ‘has the ammunition’ to flip No. 1 WR Easton Royal from Texas

“He was back on campus over the weekend for a two-day visit — his second time there this month. Brought mom along for the visit. He said that they took a major step forward.”

Royal discussed his latest trip to campus with Spiegelman, calling the trip “great” while acknowledging the hometown angle the Tigers are taking as they try to flip him away from the Longhorns.

LSU not the only team trying to flip Royal

While all the flip talks surrounding Royal start with the local Tigers, they aren’t the only notable program trying to lure him away from Austin. He’s been back at Florida, Ole Miss and Tennessee this spring, too. Official visits are now on deck — and they’ll be awfully crucial as the five-star works toward making a final decision.

Make no mistake, though, LSU will be in the thick of things until Royal puts pen to paper. Spiegelman certainly isn’t discounting Kiffin and Co. heading into the summer.

“LSU is on the shortlist of teams with the ammunition to flip Royal,” he said. “It doesn’t seem like they are going to go anywhere in this race. Of all the teams we’re watching, you have to keep an eye on Lane Kiffin with the state’s number one prospect.”

Royal is now the No. 4 overall prospect and No. 1 wide receiver in the updated Rivals300 rankings. He headlines a Texas class that sits at No. 12 in the Rivals Industry Team Recruiting Rankings.

“I felt like it was home because the school gives me everything I need,” Royal told Rivals about his decision to commit to Texas. “I know im gonna get developed, the love and stability are there, the way the coaches grow their guys not to just be good players but good men, too. Texas has a lot of opportunities for me — not just for football, but with the business school and how the city is constantly growing. My family is all over Texas and the academics are also top-tier as well.”

LSU currently has the No. 10 class in the nation. It flipped Fort Lauderdale (Fla.) St. Thomas Aquinas four-star WR Ah’Mari Stevens from Miami earlier this month.