Two-Sport Athlete Maurice Hampton Has Entered The Transfer Portal

Multiple sources are reporting that LSU two-sport athlete Maurice Hampton has entered his name into the NCAA Transfer Portal.

Hampton, a defensive back from Memphis, TN saw action in 13 games during LSU's national championship run in 2019 and played in eight games with five starts this past season as a sophomore.

On the baseball diamond, an early injury in 2019 kept Hampton out of the lineup during a season that was ultimately canceled due to Covid-19. He has played in five games this season as a reserve in a crowded outfielder group. Per The Advocate:

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"I was caught off guard by his decision today," Mainieri said, "but I can’t say I was totally surprised."

Mainieri said Hampton told him in December he intended not to play football anymore. Mainieri cautioned him about only playing baseball because he was behind his teammates in his development after splitting his time with two sports, and LSU had a crowded outfield this season.

"I told him if he was going to put all his eggs in one basket with baseball, I didn’t know how that was going to work out for him because he was so far behind so many guys in our program," Mainieri said. "His opportunity was going to be so far away. He was going to have to be patient in waiting for that opportunity."

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