Founded in 1860, 163 years ago, Louisiana State University is one of the most prestigious universities in the U.S. today. LSU first began as a military academy. While it no longer serves that purpose, the institute is famous for its military tradition and is even fondly called ‘The Old War Skule.’ While the university has a rich history with the military the school today is more notable for its research activities and is classified amongst R1 doctoral universities making LSU a prime destination for many aspiring students.

Despite being an elite research university with top-ranked programs across the nation, LSU has become increasingly synonymous with athletics in recent years. Gymnast Olivia Dunne and basketball star Angel Reese are a few notable athletes who suit up for LSU currently. The latter recently blushed over another LSU alumni’s words as she set her targets for the upcoming NCAA season.

Angel Reese blushes over former LSU alumni Shaquille O’Neal’s comments

LSU alumni and NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal recently shared his opinions on Angel Reese. This was followed by the forward giving her take on the comments. Shaq, who went to LSU between 1989-1992 recently gave Reese a huge honor on ‘The Big Podcast’ as he labeled her the “greatest athlete ever to come out of LSU sports.”

Reese who refers to Shaq as ‘uncle’, recently replied to his comments in an interview. The star blushed over the NBA legend’s comments before responding to the praise.

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Continuing to speak about Shaq’s comments, the 2022 NCAA champion then gave a humble response to the LA Lakers legend’s assessment, saying, “Yes Shaq told me that I was the best player to come out of LSU I mean it puts a lot of pressure on me and I feel like I haven’t done anything yet.” However, it seems the words have motivated Reese to keep working on her craft. She continued on to talk about her goals for the upcoming season.

Angel Reese sets an ambitious goal for the coming season

While Reese tried to keep it humble and dismissed Shaq’s claims, she then expressed her goals for the upcoming year as she looks to repeat the success achieved by her team last season. The Tigers won their first-ever national championship under Reese’s command, defeating Caitlin Clark’s Iowa in the finals. Reese is looking forward to repeating history next year.

While Caitlin Clark wowed 55,646 fans with her triple-double this off-season. Reese, on the other hand, expressed her ambitious goals for this season in an interview as she stated, “It’s so much more I want to do and bring to LSU so my big goal this year is to win another one.”

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