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.

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

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The Torch

Why we all let some high school kid hold us hostage with his commitment is disgusting

Reply•28 months

lsuohiofan

With NIL these recruiting commitments mean nothing anymore. Who can pay the most will be the schools that get them. Buy the best players. It is completely where college sports are going.

Reply•28 months

rob62

This kid never seemed like a firm commitment. There was much talk about him not sticking from the start and I will leave it at that. It’s better than having him switch on signing day. Adios.

Reply•28 months

dbllung

What a effen pussy cat!!

Reply•28 months

rob62

A High School Junior will refer you to his Agent……coming soon to a recruit near you

28 months

mcpotiger

No Respeck earned Zero Respect given!

Reply•28 months

TNoon

this is why i will no longer watch college ball. this is dumb. see you on the river fishing.

Reply•28 months

Welp, better than gaining a DB and losing an OT...so there's that.

Reply•28 months

Tigerwm23

You got to earn respect. You’re losing trust too.

Reply•28 months

tigerpawl

"The Man Above" says to honor your commitment and to not make promises you won't keep. Hypocrites have too much power.

Reply•28 months

alschroed

Lack of want, character, and competition.

Reply•28 months

ShakeandBake

Bama lock

Reply•28 months

BobABooey

That’s a gone Tiger.

Reply•28 months

Lutcher Lad

You have to earn respect...and wishy washy types are not worthy of respect. Be a man and own up to your word or don't give it so easily.

Reply•28 months

CaptainYaYa

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

Reply•28 months

BowDownToLSU

Lacking of chest

Reply•28 months

BayouTiga

Thanks to NIL it is now 'ALL ABOUT da MONEY'! This can work both ways for LSU #GEAUXLSUNIL

Reply•28 months

rob62

It will work both ways for everybody. Wait until a recruit takes money and changes his mind or leaves a school after he takes money before he ever plays. Getting a kid on Campus really means almost nothing anymore. Say a kid goes to school ‘A’ and isn’t a local kid and is not happy with his playing time etc. He can be continually recruited and leave. Therefore, a team’s depth is always under attack. This “free agency” is actually more of a threat than paying these kids.

28 months

voodooidotwo

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

Reply•28 months

mdomingue

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

28 months

voodooidotwo

Absolutely. Keep your word and you have my reapect

28 months

LSU615

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.

Reply•28 months

blzr

They were getting paid already idiot

28 months

TNoon

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

28 months

Eli Goldfinger

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

Reply•28 months

kciDAtaE

I don’t count “commitments” until they have been suspended from the team