Clemson football: LSU fans say Mike Jones Jr. has moved to the ‘real Death Valley’

Mike Jones Jr. is transferring from Clemson football to LSU

The Clemson football fan base was a little surprised to say the least that starting linebacker Mike Jones Jr. had entered his name in the NCAA Transfer Portal just a few weeks ago.

Jones Jr.- who started every game last season at SLB except for the few he was out with an injury- still has three years of eligibility remaining, but entered the portal as a graduate transfer. He announced Wednesday afternoon that he would be heading down on the Bayou to play for the LSU Tigers.

Of course, the announcement from the former Clemson football linebacker came at a time where LSU fans were looking for a major win

Some LSU fans poked fun at Clemson football, telling Jones Jr. that he was now coming to play at the ‘real Death Valley.’

LSU won a National Championship a little more than a year ago, but that program has fallen off the map since that point.

There has been a continuous battle between Clemson football and LSU over the title of the ‘real Death Valley’ for several decades now and Clemson held the ‘bragging rights’ following the 2012 season. LSU, however, garnered that title- at least in their minds- following the 2019 season when they beat Clemson for the National Title.

We all know the history of ‘Death Valley’ and that Clemson was the first to use the name with their stadium. As a matter of fact, LSU first called its stadium ‘Deaf Valley’ before changing it at a later point.

That being said, it won’t stop the fans from having some fun.

Though it seems like a long time away, Clemson will get a chance to right the ship against LSU in 2025 and 2026. Unfortunately, it’s unlikely that we’ll see LSU before that simply because the Tigers aren’t likely to get back to the CFB Playoff if they continue on their current trajectory with culture problems and transfers that we’re seeing right now.

All of that aside, we wish Mike Jones Jr. the very best moving forward and hope he is able to accomplish all that he has set out to and more with his new team.