Jacob Hester Speaks Up About The John Emery Jr. Speculation

The John Emery Jr. academics situation took an unwanted turn on Monday when Ed Orgeron revealed that the junior running back would not be available for the rest of the season.

Back on on August 10, Orgeron said that Emery Jr. was working hard in the classroom this summer and was happy with his progress.

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"John Emery was finishing up some school yesterday. I'm very proud of our players in summer school. We had some guys that had some work to do and we'll have a final report on Thursday but it's looking positive. John Emery was one of the guys and I'm very proud of his work in the classroom this summer."

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As the season opener vs. UCLA approached, news of Emery Jr. being out caught many off guard based on Orgeron's prior comments.

Unconfirmed reports have since surfaced that Emery Jr. was taking the wrong class this summer resulting in his ineligible standing with the team. Orgeron was asked about the "wrong class" report on Monday but did not answer.

Fast forward to this afternoon and former LSU running back and radio host Jacob Hester chimed in on Twitter saying that the "wrong class" report is false.

Orgeron did say on Monday that Emery's status could possibly change at some point this season but that it was out of his control. Mike Scarborough of Tiger Bait is reporting that John Emery's family is "pursuing all legal options" in order to get him eligible this season.

Hopefully, this story has a good ending but we probably won't know anytime soon.