With Loston on board, new LSU defensive coordinator John Chavis is getting the kind of superstar player at free safety that he's had several times in the past at Tennessee - a perfect example being Eric Berry this year, who was the star of a Vol unit which finished fourth in the country in total defense. Like Berry, Loston isn't exactly a big guy as a safety - what he brings to the table is a downright mean attitude, scary speed and a great nose for the football. He's not terribly small - Rivals and ESPN have him at 6-2, 193 while Scout says he's 6-1, 190 - but on film he looks a lot like Laron Landry did as a freshman at LSU; namely, he's a little on the thin side. He'll drill people just like Landry did, too, and when Tommy Moffitt gets a hold of this guy and puts 10-15 pounds of muscle on him he's going to be a killer safety.

Safety play probably cost LSU a couple of games this past season, and while LSU definitely looks like they may have taken steps to remedy that in the bowl preparations, Loston has got to see an opportunity to get on the field immediately this fall. It's not totally unreasonable to see him as a player with the potential to make an immediate impact at LSU the way Landry did - after all, when a guy is rated as a five-star recruit that's exactly what the services think he's capable of being as a freshman.

When will Chavis be officially announced? I'm also waiting to see how the rest of the staff fills out, especially the DL and DB coaches.