Reid mad at LSU and FSU

Recruiting is a tough business, especially with few scholarships left

LSU YA YA YA NO OFFER

Reid had decided he was going to make a verbal commitment to Tennessee on his birthday, Dec. 2, when his father got a call from his high school coach.

“He said, ‘Guess who wants to talk to me about Shanon? LSU,’ ” Reid said. “I was thinking this was an opportunity for me. It messed my head up, because I was supposed to be committing to Tennessee.

“Coach (Corey) Raymond came down and told my parents, ‘We have an offer for your son right here and right now, we’re going to set you up for a visit,’ “ Reid said. “And it was a great visit, the other players there from Florida loved me. But later, after we had dinner, I sat down with Coach (Ed) Orgeron, and he said, ‘We don’t have an open spot for you to enroll.’”

Reid said he didn’t understand what had just happened, but Raymond insisted an offer would be coming.

“He told me ‘It’s OK Shanon, I know you want to be a Tiger,’ ” Reid said. “He said ‘We’ll call you Monday. We’ll make sure we get you.’ “

Reid said Twitter was ablaze once more with all the talk surrounding his recruitment to LSU.

“So Monday, I’m waiting for a call,” Reid said, “and everyone in school is saying, ‘did you get your call yet?’ “

Reid admits he was frustrated from the time Orgeron delivered the shocking news that the scholarship offer he had been promised by Raymond did not, in fact, exist.

“I’m telling you, I wanted to walk out of that office so bad,” Reid said. “I was thinking, ‘I’m just going to wait until I play them, and when I play them …. stay tuned, there’s going to be chaos.”

For the record, LSU plays in Neyland Stadium next season on Nov. 18.

As for what came next in Reid’s recruitment after LSU hung him out to dry, Tennessee was ready to press the issue.

Coach Butch Jones and several members of the Vols’ staff flew down the day after Reid returned from his LSU visit.

“It was Coach Jones, Coach Thigpen, Coach (Bob) Shoop, the defensive backs coach and Coach Scott,” Reid said. “I was thinking that must be big if they are coming down in a private jet to see me.

“I realized they really, really wanted me, and they had stayed with me, even when things got crazy. LSU was a test …. and now I can’t wait to get to Knoxville.”

Today is Reid’s final day of high school before preparing for the next step in his football journey.

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