Handicapping Malachi Dupre

My latest take-

There are 4 dogs in the race- LSU, Bama, FSU, UCLA. I think Bama and FSU somewhat negate each other. Both very strong football programs, but they cannot build a substantial enough case that they are any better in history, facilities, coaching, location, than LSU. Moreover, Dupre has been to LSU six times and has a close affinity with the coaches, players, and commits. He has an inhome today with Coach Miles. The question remains, does Dupre want to go out of state? If so, then the 'dark horse' so to speak is UCLA. He went out to UCLA in February, on his own dime, for their Junior Day. He returned in April (on his own dime) for the Spring game. He went back in June (on his own dime) for the B2G Elite Camp. UCLA coaches came out to his game in September. He also has an inhome with Mora today, and maybe most importantly, has his last visit to UCLA on Jan 31. That visit, as mentioned before, will be with KY and McGraw, who also have UCLA high to leader.

A lot may be known after his big site visit to LSU this weekend. The prevailing sentiment is that he will ultimately choose LSU….but very, very close.