Keylan Moses made an early declaration for the in-state LSU Tigers as one of the early pieces of Brian Kelly's 2025 recruiting class ranked No. 3 in the Rivals team rankings.

That didn't stop schools like Texas A&M and Oregon from continuing to chip away at Moses, the No. 6-ranked linebacker in the Rivals250 for this cycle out of Baton Rouge (La.) University Lab.

Moses made official visits to both programs in June and will open his senior season on Friday night. His focus is now completely off his recruitment and onto the season. Moses told Rivals he's locked in with LSU.

"I'm fully 1,000-percent committed,' Moses told Rivals. "I shut down my recruitment. Those schools were really recruiting me. Oregon pushed really hard, I love Coach (Jay) Bateman at Texas A&M."

"It was real close, very very close," he continued. "My full focus is on the Tigers. I'm home. There's no point in going anywhere else when I can leave my legacy at home."

Moses will be on campus in Tiger Stadium this weekend for the home opener vs. Nicholls State, then back again the following Saturday when UCLA comes to town.

Part of what appealed to Moses is the family aspect of LSU. That includes his connections to the staff and players in Baton Rouge and also keeping close to his family there, too.

"Those are amazing schools and I can definitely see myself there, but nothing is better than being home in The Boot," said Moses. "Oregon is a good school. Dan Lanning is doing a good job and I see them winning a national championship soon, especially under him. I'm a family man and I have to do what I can to keep my family straight first. There's a lot of aspects about LSU and being at home -- like family, city, friends, people who have been there my whole life."

"There's nothing better than being home in The Boot."