LSU football star linebacker Harold Perkins is returning for his senior season with the Tigers instead of entering the 2025 NFL Draft, bringing one of the most athletic defenders in college football back to Baton Rouge.

LSU football will get one of its biggest names back in 2025. Star linebacker Harold Perkins took to Instagram to announce his return. Perkins missed most of 2024 after tearing his ACL while making a tackle in LSU's win over UCLA.

LSU football got some much-needed good news as it aims to move past a disappointing 2024 season. Star linebacker Harold Perkins Jr. will return to the Tigers for the 2025 season, the program announced on social media Friday,

Northwestern redshirt junior offensive lineman Josh Thompson is transferring to LSU football, he announced on social media on Friday afternoon. "Geaux Tigers," Thompson posted in a simple announcement message that went along with a graphic of him in a Tiger uniform.

Harold Perkins, Jr. announced his return to LSU for the 2025 season via an Instagram post Friday afternoon. Perkins missed eight games in 2024, after suffering a torn ACL in the fourth quarter of the Tigers’ 34-17 win over UCLA.