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.”

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.”

You can read the whole article about Bryant here.

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lsualum01•83 months

What does the linebackers we got have to do with Bryant. I thought he was a DE?

rsylve•83 months

OLB in our 3-4.

TigerFanFromBama•83 months

I can respect that. Everybody doesn't handle distance the same way.

BIWO•83 months

Can't say this kid doesn't have his head on straight. LSU does have some good looking ladies.

stowns•83 months

Sounds like his ma really has his best interests at heart ;)

Farkwad•83 months

looks like a character from The Simpsons

roger79•83 months

“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.” In other words, Mom got paid.

tigerfoot•83 months

Understood, 7-8 hours makes things hard in a family if they plan on seeing all games

SoFresh•83 months

He's right. The ladies are smokin

lsu480•83 months

Alabama would have moved the school to be closer to his family....or at least moved his family to Alabama

Drizzt•83 months

Not a ringing endorsement of Auburn

TemplarTheSaint•83 months

Momma got Paid

BlackTiger89•83 months

I have nothing but the upmost respect for this kid.. He didnt talk bad or slander the university in anyway..all positives! Good luck on your journey kid..

BayouBengal99•83 months

Once he finds out how real this defense is with Aranda and O he will be transfering back to LSU. Airplane tickets are cheap these days and it's only a 1 hour flight so you can say your an hour away big cat!

Spankum•83 months

I have lived in several parts of this country and have to say that I will never have a problem with anyone who wants to be near family...nothing is more important, IMO. I wish him nothing but the best in his career.

JakeFromStateFarm•83 months

It also didn't hurt that his HS coach got a job on Auburn's staff right before NSD...

CrazyCadillac•83 months

Please tell me when he's on the Auburn staff

CP3forMVP•83 months

I obviously respect his decision to stay close to home, but the way he talked about LSU leads me to believe that's a decision he will always question or regret.

Lexman1•83 months

That sums up recruiting. A coaching staff can do everything right, and still miss out on a recruit due to circumstances beyond their control. I like the kids honesty. Not sure how his Auburn coaches and teammates will though.

Bristol Dawg•83 months

Hopefully we smoke Auburn for the next few years.

Black n Gold•83 months

When he says he's seen better looking women walking around LSU's campus, he means it.

kjntgr•83 months

This makes no sense to me, does he think he has to move to BR for life? 3-4 years goes by in the blink of an eye. Then he can move right back to mommas titty, frickin pussy

Walt OReilly•83 months

Makes sense to me. No reason to call an 18 yr old a pussy just because he wants to stay closer to home.

kjntgr•83 months

That's what college is all about, experiencing new things, we people, new areas, it builds character, hundreds of thousands of kids go to college way further from GA to LA

Solo Cam•83 months

So Dylan Moses and Chris Allen made good decisions to leave and "experience new things" then?

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