LSU OL Maea Teuhema Is Transferring

LSU officially announced Wednesday night that offensive lineman Maea Teuhema has been granted his release from the program and will be transferring out of LSU.

Teuhema was suspended indefinitely Wednesday morning for a "violation of team rules," and head coach Ed Orgeron said earlier this week that the sophomore from Keller, Texas was dealing with "academic issues".

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Teuhema was a two-year starter, playing both tackle and guard. He was projected to be LSU's starting right guard in 2017 and leaves the Tigers with just 11 scholarship offensive linemen on the roster.

He becomes the fifth offensive linemen to leave LSU this offseason along with Chidi Okeke, Andy Dodd, Willie Allen, and 2017 signee Seth Stewart.

Redshirt freshman Lloyd Cushenberry and sophomore Donavaughn Campbell will compete for the starting right guard spot now that Teuhema is leaving. Redshirt sophomore Adrian Magee and freshman Austin Deculus could also get reps at the guard spot throughout camp.

Here is what the current O-Line depth chart looks like with the departure of Teuhema:

Left Tackle: KJ Malone, Austin Deculus, Saahdiq Charles
Left Guard: Garrett Brumfield, Ed Ingram
Center: Will Clapp
Right Guard: Lloyd Cushenberry, Donavaughn Campbell
Right Tackle: Toby Weathersby, Jakori Savage

*Adrian Magee can play multiple positions on the offensive