Does Valentine take a red shirt?

no one knows but I'd guess he's a longshot to play this year

If he's good enough he will play this year even if it means not playing against Wisconsin in the opener. Injuries could play a factor as well where he might have to play out of necessity. A lot will depend on his conditioning and even though he reports he still cannot have contact until he goes through acclimation period.

I think a lot of it depends on how quickly Quentin Thomas rehabilitates

I don't think there is a date you have to decide if a player redshirts.

I think he will play but not sure how productive he will be with the lack of conditioning.

I doubt he redshirts. He's probably not ready to play consistently due to conditioning, but I imagine he'll see some reps during the season after he's been practicing for a couple of months. There's really little point in redshirting a guy of his potential considering the amount of guys leaving early with eligibility left. The days of "wasting a year" seem to be in the past. If he can contribute and get better this year in anticipation of a greater role in 2015, that's worth burning the redshirt.

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Coming in this late in the season do you guys think he gets red shirted?

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This topic probably belongs on the rant.

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If he is as good as advertised and comes in in decent shape, he won't red shirt.

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If you watch his tape, I think both of these things are longshots. People need to temper their expectations for him a little as a true freshman. Not that he isn't good, but I think most of his rating came from his potential. He has a lot of bad weight to lose and technique to learn. I hope he redshirts, but I'll let the coaches make that call.

good man

LSU isn't thin at DT. They are young at DT:
Lacouture
Thomas
Herron
Bain
Gilmore
Valentine
Godchaux
Trey L (redshirt)