Here's Why Markaviest "Big Cat" Bryant Ended Up At Auburn, Not LSU

Four-star pass rusher Markaviest "Big Cat" Bryant recently spoke with DawgNation.com and explained why he ended up choosing Auburn over LSU on National Signing Day.

Bryant, who was a silent Georgia commit at one point, ultimately passed on LSU just because of the distance between Baton Rouge and his home state of Georgia.

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If LSU was closer to home, then they’d have the name “Big Cat” Bryant on their website. He said if LSU had been only two hours away from home, then that would have been his choice. “I was inches away from signing with LSU,” he said.

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“I honestly thought I was going to go to LSU,” Bryant said. “I was getting ready to sit down and sign the papers to go with LSU. Then I sat down with my Mom. We talked. When we talked, then I felt real good about Auburn.”

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“LSU couldn’t have done anything better,” Bryant said. “It was great. It was just the distance. Sometimes it is good to branch off but I just felt maybe out of my comfort zone being eight-to-nine hours away at LSU. Don’t get me wrong now because if LSU was just two hours away I would be in purple-and-gold today.”

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Bryant also talked about his relationship with LSU pass rusher and Georgia native Arden Key. He even mentioned the women at LSU as one of the reason's why he almost ended up in Baton Rouge.

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He also loved LSU. He said that it was his best college visit. By far. Bryant said he will remember the bond he forged with Georgia pass rush import Arden Key plus another big thing.

“I’m not going to lie about this,” Bryant said. “Just be honest. Those females in Baton Rouge. Oh. my gosh. They have some nice-looking ladies at LSU.”

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You can read the whole article about Bryant here.

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