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LSU sophomore walk-on running back Justin Jones has entered his name into the NCAA transfer portal, according to NOLA.com:
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Jones, a sophomore, is not obligated to transfer by entering the transfer database, but it does allow other programs to contact him if he does choose to leave LSU.

Jones is a 5-foot-8, 184-pound walk-on running back from Dallas. He saw time in four games this season, suiting up against Louisiana Tech, Ole Miss, Rice and UCF, but did not record any statistics.
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LoveThatMoney64 months
Wish the guy well. Hope he learned a lot and has some fond memories to cherish.
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225Tyga64 months
Best of luck! Thanks for your time as a tiger
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poncho villa64 months
you can't say who? lol k bye, get downvoted to hell and then make this comment. I honestly hope you step on a fricking multiple single pieces of legos tonight.
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Bige1164 months
Off your meds again poncho?
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tygersgm64 months
“On. A. Multiple. Single. Pieces.”
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peccow20664 months
I hope the young man does well at his next destination.
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rob6264 months
Good luck to you young man and thanks.
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KCT64 months
Okay, what exactly is a transfer portal? Hearing this for the first time.
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Tigers eyes64 months
It's an NCAA designed list of players who want to transfer. The transfer enters their name on the Portal List and other programs get the list and are allowed to contact said player.
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StupidBinder64 months
Basically it cuts the school out of the transfer process. Before, you’d have to get permission from the school whom you’re currently on scholarship with (and that school could try to stop you). With the transfer portal, the student just enters his name and that immediately allows him to talk to/visit other schools.
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crewdepoo64 months
The portal has been taking our players for far too long
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LSU FSU Grad64 months
I'm not sure I understand. If you're a walk on and, I assume, not on scholarship...why can't you just leave and go where you want?
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arcalades64 months
Baker Mayfield I think was the one that really opened up this can of worms. Nothing was ever officially, permanently decided on this gray area.
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StupidBinder64 months
He might have been a preferred walk-on. Good question.
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HooDooWitch64 months
He has been in LSU's offence this year, why let him take that knowledge to another school you may compete against. If this is allowed, Saban will offer a scholarship to a walk on from every SEC School.
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Godfather164 months
“Transfer portal” sounds so weird. Kind of like asking Scotty to beam you from LSU to your destination school of choice.
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themunch64 months
Why does a walkon need a transfer?
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CanebreakCajun64 months
The transfer pool is for other schools to have an easier way to see who's available.
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allsports3464 months
Even a walk on will have to sit out a year unless he transfers down to D1AA (Southeastern size) or lower.He probably realized after walking on the talent level at LSU and does not see a chance to ever earn a scholly or play...Good luck to the young man...The portal has made transferring into free agency now...Before they had to be released before they could talk to another program.... This will hurt many schools depth chart as now every kid doesn't want to wait to play they can shop themselves...
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StupidBinder64 months
I disagree. I think this is good for college football. The “sit out a year rule” is still in place And once you enter your name in the portal, the school has the right to yank your scholly if they choose, so it’s not like transferring no longer has consequences. It just streamlines things and prevents schools from screwing a kid out of a chance to play elsewhere.
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Space Cowboy64 months
Uhm...why is this even news?
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75503Tiger64 months
It took a lot of courage to pass up other offers and test his skills. I wish him the best. There are many with dreams of being a Tiger, recruiting doesn’t find them all so they have to have enough chest to come
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Spankum64 months
No problem with this...if he has no scholarship and doesn’t expect playing time, I see no reason to expect hi or feel committed to stay. Best of luck to him...
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