Obviously Kelly would've loved keeping all 3...

but if he had to pick one to lose, would he have picked Howard? I would have to think so. The point that's been made ad nauseam here, which was almost always a stone cold lock, was that he in fact, would lose one.

Ok...here's the more controversial take. CFB has created the environment for these kids to come and go through colleges like a Wendy's drive-thru. Loyalty on both sides of this equation is long gone.

Maybe it's all in how things get handled. Maybe in Howard's case, he was the QB version of Leonard Fournette. We have been waiting on him since 8th grade because he was an La. kid, a H.S. legend and a legacy. It stings more I think, because of those factors.

Having said that, anyone blaming this kid for leaving has either never played in the modern era of CFB or never had kids go through this. I have and it's not so simple when it's your family. This kid, who has spent his whole life prepping for CFB was being asked to spend at least half his college eligibility running scout team offenses. Would you advise your kid to do that if you were Jaime? Think about it before you blow me up.

Listen, I don't like what's happened to CFB. If there were no portal, we wouldn't have 3 excellent QB's on our roster. Kid's now can "roll the dice" on going to their "dream school" and if it doesn't break their way, they can go do it again.

I think CFB caused this and I find it hard to blame a kid for taking advantage of it. I wish every kid that signed with LSU loved it like I do. The truth is, they love playing football more than the school they sign with. Now they love the money and fame from NIL more than the schools they sign with.

Again, Howard is an La. kid. He was supposed to stay because of his love for the state, school and his legacy dad. He will now be hated by a portion of this fanbase and I personally think unfairly. I bet you there's one person that understands this and doesn't blame the kid...Brian Kelly!