re: Any chance Howard backs out of the portal?

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I think he looks at the situation at LSU, sees he’ll be doing the same thing next year he did this year, and figured he’ll just throw his name in the portal and see if something better comes along.

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So you don't think Collins, or some walk-on, wouldn't run the scout team next year? I mean, they're going to now.

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Why not? He’s got nothing to lose. Worst can happen, he loses his scholarship and has to pay in state tuition.

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And be accepted back on the team by Kelly.

I don't think he did himself any favors, waiting until the end of the period to declare. That put the staff in a tight spot. They weren't looking at QBs before, and now you can't get another guy in for spring practice.

If he just "figured he’ll just throw his name in the portal and see if something better comes along" as you put it, he's not committed to the team, after being there a season. If that's the case, he can leave.