Kelvin Sheppard's Father - quotes on Chavis

“John Chavis is the man,” said Kelvin Sheppard Sr., the father of LSU linebacker Kelvin Sheppard. “If this is the decision coach Miles has come to, and if we can get our quarterback situation going, LSU will be right back in the national championship picture next season.”

The Sheppards, along with Perry Riley and his father Perry Riley Sr., got to know Chavis well when he was recruiting both players. Sheppard Sr. said his son took LSU and Tennessee hats to his announcement because he hadn’t made a final decision.

“We love coach Peveto and how hard he worked to recruit Kelvin and Perry, but Chavis recruited them just as hard,” Sheppard Sr. said. “He was very sincere in what he was saying. The thing he talked about being the most important to him was getting kids educated. Football is second to him. He said he can’t promise that a kid is going to start, but he can promise a kid is going to graduate. That really stuck in my mind.”

Sheppard Sr. said Chavis is comparable to former LSU defensive coordinator Bo Pelini because “he won’t hesitate to kick some behind.”

“This guy is aggressive and intelligent and gets the best out of his players,” Sheppard Sr. said. “He never had the kind of talent at Tennessee that he’d have at LSU. He took two- and three-star guys and made them five-stars. Now he can start with four- and five-star guys. He’s going to get in their face when they need it. If a player makes a mistake, he’s going to deal with it right then whether it’s at practice, on the field or in the classroom. He’s going to push guys to be as good as they can be.”

Sounds good to me!


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