As the LSU football program finished off the early signing period, Ed Orgeron’s greatest takeaway was this: The Tigers didn’t lose a single Louisiana player to whom they offered a scholarship.

LSU’s recruiting haul — which included the nation’s No. 1 cornerback (The Dunham School’s Derek Stingley) and No. 2 running back (Destrehan’s John Emery), according to 247Sports — followed up on a directive Orgeron had made last year.