LSU screws kid worse than SMU did Hall/Jackson
Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2010 6:30 pmJones should give this kid a call...We could certainly use the depth at DT this year.
Brent Hubbs
VolQuest.com Editor
Elliott Porter woke up Tuesday morning planning on taking care of a few personal things and preparing for the start of pre-season camp in Baton Rouge, La., today. But a summons to Les Miles' office changed all of that.
"I got called to coach Miles' office. I had no idea it was coming," Porter said of his being asked by LSU to 'grayshirt' this season and re-enroll next year. "He just told me that they didn't have room for me. I moved out of my dorm today and I am now back home trying to figure everything out. It's been a rough 24 hours."
Porter has received a release from LSU and is free to go to any school he chooses. In order to be eligible somewhere else, Porter has to win an appeal.
"I have to win a waiver, but it shouldn't be a problem," Porter said. "It's unfair how they told me at the last minute."
The unexpected challenge now is to revisit the recruiting process and decide what school fits Porter best.
"I am keeping it open. Tennessee is a place where I might end up," Porter offered. "I talked to Tennessee today. I haven't talked to coach (Derek) Dooley yet, but I know him and coach (Terry) Joseph from when they were at Louisiana Tech."
Porter said he heard from several schools Tuesday afternoon and didn't completely rule out accepting a grayshirt at LSU.
"It's a small consideration," Porter offered. "It all just happened today so I want to keep all my options open."
For now the most likely option appears that Porter will end up somewhere other than LSU, and he plans on having a decision made in the next couple of days.
"I want to be somewhere that I am wanted," Porter said. "I understand how things are going at LSU, and they didn't have room. To me what happened today wasn't fair. But it's how things go. It's a business. And I fully understand that now.
"I am going to go through it all again researching schools and talking to coaches. I plan on having a decision by the end of the week. So I can go somewhere and play right away."
Porter was ranked as a three-star player and the 14th-best player in the state of Louisiana coming out of Archbishop Shaw High School in the class of 2010.
Brent Hubbs
VolQuest.com Editor
Elliott Porter woke up Tuesday morning planning on taking care of a few personal things and preparing for the start of pre-season camp in Baton Rouge, La., today. But a summons to Les Miles' office changed all of that.
"I got called to coach Miles' office. I had no idea it was coming," Porter said of his being asked by LSU to 'grayshirt' this season and re-enroll next year. "He just told me that they didn't have room for me. I moved out of my dorm today and I am now back home trying to figure everything out. It's been a rough 24 hours."
Porter has received a release from LSU and is free to go to any school he chooses. In order to be eligible somewhere else, Porter has to win an appeal.
"I have to win a waiver, but it shouldn't be a problem," Porter said. "It's unfair how they told me at the last minute."
The unexpected challenge now is to revisit the recruiting process and decide what school fits Porter best.
"I am keeping it open. Tennessee is a place where I might end up," Porter offered. "I talked to Tennessee today. I haven't talked to coach (Derek) Dooley yet, but I know him and coach (Terry) Joseph from when they were at Louisiana Tech."
Porter said he heard from several schools Tuesday afternoon and didn't completely rule out accepting a grayshirt at LSU.
"It's a small consideration," Porter offered. "It all just happened today so I want to keep all my options open."
For now the most likely option appears that Porter will end up somewhere other than LSU, and he plans on having a decision made in the next couple of days.
"I want to be somewhere that I am wanted," Porter said. "I understand how things are going at LSU, and they didn't have room. To me what happened today wasn't fair. But it's how things go. It's a business. And I fully understand that now.
"I am going to go through it all again researching schools and talking to coaches. I plan on having a decision by the end of the week. So I can go somewhere and play right away."
Porter was ranked as a three-star player and the 14th-best player in the state of Louisiana coming out of Archbishop Shaw High School in the class of 2010.
