LSU screws kid worse than SMU did Hall/Jackson

[mt327]

Jones 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.

[BUS]

Weight, Height, shuttle, bench, squat - Grades.
OMG could this be a Blessing for SMU. We SO need an DT/NG

Please have him a a chubby 315 but quick.

[mt327]

Rivals has his listed at 6'4" 280lbs. 3.3 GPA

[mt327]

http://rivals.yahoo.com/smu/football/re ... rter-92128

[Junior]

Man, we probably have no chance at him, but he would be a huge win for us.

[NickSMU17]

Someone e-mail reinbold...that is his territory...

[Hoofprint]

Same high school as Lawrence Breaud.

viewtopic.php?f=2&t=46523

[smuuth]

I bet the coaches monitor this board closely so they can get the expert advice and tips. What would they do without us? Too bad they don't have as good of connections as we do with rivals and scout.com bogs to help us.

[BUS]

I bet they are SO on this guy.
Trust a Mason.

Be a traveling man.
Square with those you meet.
And be on the level with those you talk to.

[Pony Soup]

I bet the coaches monitor this board closely so they can get the expert advice and tips. What would they do without us? Too bad they don't have as good of connections as we do with rivals and scout.com bogs to help us.

really?

[Special_Delivery_Smu_Fans]

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

Elliott you can't go wrong with SMU:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9Yn93GD3WE

(Especially like the segment that starts at the 58 second mark)

[NickSMU17]

16 on the ACT...might be hard to get him in..

[smupony94]

16 on the ACT...might be hard to get him in..

I got a 32 and SMU let me in. Just sayin'

I am hoping they have changed the scoring since 1989

[Stallion]

The lowest possible qualifying score on the ACT is 37 so you are both non-qualifiers. The scoring system on the ACT recently changed-I think 16 or 17 used to be the lowest possible qualifying score and then only with something probably better than a 3.2+ GPA