When all was done, Richard Anderson stood before a purple and gold backdrop with an LSU hat atop his head, just as the five-star defensive lineman from Edna Karr had planned for longer than a year.

Only the recent coaching change that brought Lane Kiffin from Ole Miss caused the 6-foot-4, 340-pound standout to have second thoughts about his decision to sign with LSU.

“It got a little rocky toward the end with the signing date,” Anderson said, adding that “I was just in my head a lot.

“At the end of the day, I got another game to go win, so I had to get it over with and stay home.”

Anderson spoke Tuesday night with Kiffin and defensive coordinator Blake Baker, he said Wednesday, and that conversation solidified his long-held choice of LSU.

“It was good,” Anderson said of the talk wit

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