Talented five-star safety Jacoby Mathews announced Friday that he is decommitting from LSU and has reopened his recruitment.

The Ponchatoula, LA native originally gave his verbal pledge to Tigers back in November of 2020, picking LSU over schools like Alabama, Georiga, Mississippi State, Texas, Oklahoma, and Michigan State.

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For more info on Mathews, visit his profile page on our 2022 Recruiting Tracker.

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LSU615•53 months

I'm really concerned that all of this NIL stuff is going to honestly ruin my desire to watch college athletics. The fact that they are amateur athletes was the huge appeal to me. I hope I'm wrong but it doesn't look good.

blzr•53 months

They were getting paid already idiot

TNoon•53 months

agree, i'm done. sport is now ruined.

GeauxGutsy•53 months

Zero fricks Given Respect It! CFB as we have known and loved is over.

luciouslou•53 months

It's been over for years.

ItTakesAThief•53 months

This is gonna be a new thing. Shopping around for the best booster supported NIL guarantees is going to be a thing now. Not the kids fault, it’s just the new landscape.

FowlGuy•53 months

Need to make a new rule, you can sign a letter of intent at any point in time during your senior season of highschool. And you can’t enter the portal until after your freshman season. People don’t realize how much time, effort, and resources Are spent on recruits

GumplandTiger•53 months

While I agree, that system will be abused too. The same recruits that flip the I’ll just wait until the last minute to sign. In the case of a very late 5 star flip, it would leave little time for the coaches to find a replacement. IMO, the problems for coaches would still exist. Hidden money has always caused a lot of recruiting mayhem, but now it’s in our face. For most guys without family money or true love for a school, it won’t be about team anymore, it’s gonna be about the money. Amateurism in major college athletics is over.

SouthernInsanity•53 months

"I've decided to see who has the best money for me, thanks to NIL. Respect my decision."

elcid•53 months

kids used to think they won the lottery getting to play football and receive a degree for doing so - what an honor it was. This entire NIL thing will kill college football IMO. There will be so many loopholes that it will just trun in to the NFL. I see a major upheavel coming in a few years.

dolamite•53 months

"Decommit"= My word ain't worth shite.

OchoDedos•53 months

I love CFB, but if it's degenerating into bidding wars, as opposed to actual recruiting, I'm out.

BigTimer23•53 months

1. It degenerated into that 50 years ago 2. “I’m out” Lol yeah okay, I bet you still watch

BigTimer23•53 months

1. It degenerated into that 50 years ago 2. “I’m out” Lol yeah okay, I bet you still watch

BigTimer23•53 months

1. It degenerated into that 50 years ago 2. “I’m out” Lol yeah okay, I bet you still watch

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Mid Iowa Tiger•53 months

Pre-NIL versus post. Needs to see where the money is. Welcome to the brave new world of "amateur" athletics.

castorinho•53 months

Yeah, athletes weren't de committing before NIL.

voodooidotwo•53 months

“Respect it”. No thank you. I respect the players who honor their commitment.

mdomingue•53 months

Do you feel that way about players who flip to LSU?

voodooidotwo•53 months

Absolutely. Keep your word and you have my reapect

rsbd•53 months

Alabama offered more money

lsufan79•53 months

Bama offered him a house.

ChanceOfRainIsNever•53 months

Looks like someone came by with a bigger bag

Domeskeller•53 months

I don't "respect" anyone who breaks a commitment. Funny how the word "respect" gets thrown around all the time and yet a lot of those same people who use it a lot don't practice the word "respect."

go ta hell ole miss•53 months

Respect is earned. If anything, knowing I cannot trust his word makes me lose respect. Ultimately, he’s a kid and I don’t care that much one way or the other whether he comes here because the program will be great with or without him.

Robber DeNiro•53 months

This the reason I quit following recruiting years ago... Sad!!!

Tiger on the Rag•53 months

count me in too. The effort put forth and then they decommit. Not good. Lost time of recruiting another guy in his place. Got to be frustrating for the coaches. It is for the fans for sure. I could not be a college recruiter for sure.

CaptainYaYa•53 months

NIL has reared its ugly head. Highest bidder, talk to me.

Eli Goldfinger•53 months

He’s gonna be advertising Mercedes for Daddy Saban’s dealerships.

CSATiger•53 months

Sorry,no respect

DVinBR•53 months

i sound like a broken record around here, NOTHING MATTERS UNTIL THE PEN HITS THE PAPER IN FEBRUARY, all this commitment shite and star ratings just provides the recruiting sites with income

Geaux Guy•53 months

“Respect it”? Who tells these guys to write this? Empathizing...Maybe they just don’t know how large of a stage they’re on just yet. Like, maybe they just think they’re talking to their coaches, families and friends. Still, it’s absurd. Respect that mfrs! Respect Me!

Hurricane Mike•53 months

It's definitely a trend that needs to stop, it sounds stupid

Jude•53 months

Oh yeah they know only too well. That's the problem. Why even bother making a commitment? That way you can be covered on TV in an elaborate ceremony to post on a;; your social media. UGH!

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