JaMarcus Russell knows a thing or two about Lane Kiffin and LSU football, and the former number one overall pick in the 2007 NFL Draft is pumped to see what the polarizing head coach has in store for his alma mater!

TMZ Sports chatted it up with Russell and Dwayne Bowe — former star teammates at LSU — about their school’s hiring of Kiffin, and both are pumped to see how he makes his mark on one of the country’s top programs.

Russell, in particular has a unique view of the 50-year-old … since Lane was his head coach in Oakland with the Raiders until Al Davis fired him four games into the 2008 season.

As for Bowe, he expects to see results right away … saying when you get LSU, “You don’t have time.”

“They’re bringing you in for right now,” Dwayne said. “And I think with his coaching ability and the guys that’s there and the support he have from us, the fans, the energy he gonna receive, and just that grittiness that he’s gonna bring back, I think it’s gonna be right now.”

“We got a lot of dogs over there.”

Despite all the debate about the massive shakeup with Ole Miss and LSU, fans will still have to wait nine months until the Tigers kick off the 2026 season under their new head coach.

In the meantime, Russell and Bowe are staying busy doing a bit of coaching themselves … at their All Pro Academy — which they founded together — with the goal of teaching hopeful NFL players “how to be a pro’s pro.”

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Earlier this week, the 28-year-old actress rocked a sparkly gown for “The Housemaid” New York screening! … say what you want, but Sydney slays!

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George Pickens just wrote another chapter in his “Book of Deleted Instagram Disses” — this time, the Cowboys receiver ripped into ex-NFLer Richard Sherman for comments made on “Thursday Night Football.”

Just a week after Pickens set his sights on Philadelphia and Eagles fans and said they’re only good for sandwiches, the 24-year-old athlete shifted focus to the Prime Video analyst.

Sherman criticized Pickens for seeming “uninterested” and giving a “half-assed” performance in CeeDee Lamb‘s absence after the loss to the Detroit Lions … something, he said, simply can’t happen if No. 3 wants to be the best in the NFL.

Pickens deflected blame and pointed to the fact it’s a team game … and that’s something Sherman should understand.

“Lots of shh has to go right for. Explosive. Plays,” Pickens said in the removed IG Story “… and it’s funny cause I thought former players would know that such as. RICHARD P**** ASS SHERMAN WHO BTW AINT SHH WITHOUT THE LEGION OF BOOM WE ALL REMEMBER SAN FRANCISCO BROTHER..”

Worth noting — Sherman was a superstar on the Seattle Seahawks and a key member of its’ legendary defense … but Pickens seems to think he was no good with his second team.

Interestingly, Pickens then tried to spread “love” to Sherman for a second … while also instructing him to never talk about him again if he’s going to keep “d***riding.”

He then went back to his roast … calling Sherman a “LEACH WIERDO” for not noting the fact he was being double teamed during the game.