NCAAF: 'Perfect storm' busts LSU's recruiting class Views4798Comments25 08:20 AM ET 01.30 | Earlier in the month, LSU lost a title game, plus more than a few high-profile players -- Landon Collins to Alabama, Patrick Miller to Auburn and Davante Bourque to Tennessee to rival SEC programs. And on Jan. 17, LSU commitment Gunner Kiel -- the No. 1 quarterback in the nation out of Columbus, Ind. -- changed his mind about early enrollment at LSU and enrolled at Notre Dame instead, partly because his mother did not want him so far away. "It was a perfect storm of events, some of which were related, that led to a bad finish," said Mike Farrell, national recruiting analyst for Rivals.com. As a result, LSU fell from No. 4 in the Rivals.com recruiting rankings in December to its current ranking of 15th. The News Star Read more: FanNation - The Republic of Sport
I know it's nitpicking, but I'm big on sourcing. It's not a Sports Illustrated article, it's their mediocre blog simply linking to Guilbeau article. Sports Illustrated vs. Guilbeau is NFL vs. Canadian. Speaking of Canadian, Crowton got a new job: Blue Bombers hire Gary Crowton as offensive coordinator
I like how one post said. Move LSU to the east and they should win that division.. Funny. LSU won the division AND the conference last year. Man the Internet is full of idiots..