{"id":26268,"date":"2019-11-27T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-11-27T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordoncollegefootball.com\/?p=26268"},"modified":"2025-09-13T15:12:59","modified_gmt":"2025-09-13T19:12:59","slug":"breiden-fehoko-endured-at-lsu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/2019\/11\/27\/breiden-fehoko-endured-at-lsu\/","title":{"rendered":"Breiden Fehoko\u2019s Legacy At LSU"},"content":{"rendered":"

Breiden Fehoko<\/a> has been a dominant portion of LSU\u2019s defense the past two seasons. The once Texas Tech player, Fehoko left the Red Raiders in 2016 and found a forever home in Baton Rouge. The transfer process wasn\u2019t simple, sure. But Fehoko knew once he visited Baton Rouge that he had a place there. Hailing from Hawaii, the rich tradition of the state and the culture is instilled within one of the Tigers\u2019 best overall players.<\/span><\/p>\n

Breiden Fehoko\u2019s Legacy At LSU<\/h2>\n

We had the opportunity for an exclusive interview with Breiden\u2019s parents, Linda and Vili, about their son\u2019s choice to play for Ed Orgeron<\/strong> and the Tigers.<\/span><\/p>\n

Transfer To LSU<\/h3>\n

One of the main reasons Breiden Fehoko chose LSU was defensive line coach Pete<\/strong> Jenkins.<\/strong> Linda Fehoko<\/strong> said that Breiden was \u201cmarveled by Jenkins\u2019 knowledge and wanted to learn more.\u201d Vili Fehoko was Breiden\u2019s coach during his high school years in Hawaii. When asked what tied into their son\u2019s decision, Linda stated that Breiden is a true student of the game and \u201cneeded to take his developments to the next level.\u201d The Fehoko family is very faith-based, and prayer played a big part in Breiden\u2019s decision to transfer to LSU. <\/span><\/p>\n

Playing football in Hawaii is somewhat different than that of playing in the Lower 48. Vili Fehoko told Last Word On College Football that \u201c the college atmosphere in Hawaii is different. Just like Louisiana, Saturday nights in Death Valley.\u201d Breiden is forever a part of the Polynesian culture, and the mentality that a Polynesian warrior is taught at a young age. \u201cThese days\u201d, Vili said, \u201c there are many Polynesian players in college football in the United States. It\u2019s very exciting to see.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

The coaching staff at LSU played a big part in Fehoko\u2019s decision. Linda said that Coach Orgeron and defensive coordinator Dave Aranda<\/strong> played a big part in landing him in Baton Rouge. Breiden knew Orgeron from the coach was at USC. Now, everything is coming full circle. \u201cThose three individuals (Orgeron, Aranda, and Jenkins) were all a factor in Fehoko\u2019s choice to finish his career at LSU.\u201d
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Fehoko Family Enjoys Watching Breiden Play<\/h3>\n

The best part of watching their son play for the Tigers, Vili said, is the \u201cspecial spirit.\u201d Breiden is full of energy and passion. \u201cIt\u2019s a blessing to see transfers excel.. believe it\u2019s a message from God\u201d, Linda stated.<\/span><\/p>\n

Significance Of The Haka Dance<\/h3>\n

The Haka Dance has been shown nearly every week during the Tiger Walk. It’s a cross-cultural spiritual ritual that is \u201cdone with respect and significance\u201d, according to Vili. The Haka pav\u00e9s the way for the culture. To the Fehoko family, this is a very deep and meaningful part of their roots. \u201cIt\u2019s a sacred dance. LSU is sacred ground. We try to express the meaning for the fans and people that may not know the significance\u201d, Vili told Last Word.<\/span><\/h3>\n

Breiden Fehoko Found A Forever Home in Baton Rouge<\/h3>\n

The amount of success that Breiden Fehoko has cemented at LSU has put the defensive lineman on notice. With his final game approaching on Saturday, Vili said that \u201cSenior Night will be exciting.\u201d It\u2019s the final time that Breiden and his family will get to perform the Haka Dance outside Tiger Stadium. This is the final time that Fehoko will play in Baton Rouge. Entering Saturday against Texas A&M, there will certainly be a lot of emotion for the family. The Fehoko\u2019s acknowledge their son has made them proud during his career. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Breiden Fehoko has been a dominant portion of LSU\u2019s defense the past two seasons. The once Texas Tech player, Fehoko left the Red Raiders in 2016 and found a forever home in Baton Rouge. The transfer process wasn\u2019t simple, sure. But Fehoko knew once he visited Baton Rouge that he had a place there. Hailing […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":187,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2,35584,3],"tags":[5692,1671,580,86,5693,20],"class_list":["post-26268","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-featured","category-lsu-tigers","category-sec","tag-breiden-fehoko","tag-dave-aranda","tag-ed-orgeron","tag-lsu-tigers","tag-pete-jenkins","tag-sec"],"modified_by":"Michael Kovacs, ADMIN","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26268","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/187"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26268"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26268\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":78555,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26268\/revisions\/78555"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26268"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26268"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26268"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}