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Now that 6+ years have passed, does anyone actually know why Lanard left the team?

Posted on 2/23/26 at 11:41 pm
Posted by Big Scrub TX
Member since Dec 2013
39175 posts
Posted on 2/23/26 at 11:41 pm
I was really excited for him headed into the 2019 season, especially after the game he had in the 7OT match with TAMU.

I know TDP and Emery were coming in - people even assumed they would start ahead of Clyde (I actually remember Clyde hate.)

But why leave a month in, especially after the Texas win and Vandy beat down?

There were rumors that he just wanted to go be with his brother. But can that really be it?

It seems crazy to have been around JB, Ja'Marr and JJ...and then decide to walk.

I always felt bad after all the time he put in.

Does anyone know?
Posted by Broski
Member since Jun 2011
79983 posts
Posted on 2/23/26 at 11:52 pm to
quote:

But why leave a month in, especially after the Texas win and Vandy beat down?



Didn't he leave after he played 4 games, thus keeping his redshirt?
Posted by JimTiger72
LA
Member since Jun 2023
17878 posts
Posted on 2/24/26 at 12:00 am to
He went from being the #3 guy in 2018 to the #4 or #5 guy in 2019. They probably asked him to go do scout team & he was “too good” for that.

Or I’ll stick with the rumor that Frank Wilson was tampering to bring him to UTSA before he got fired
Posted by lsufball19
Franklin, TN
Member since Sep 2008
71959 posts
Posted on 2/24/26 at 12:04 am to
quote:

Didn't he leave after he played 4 games, thus keeping his redshirt?

he'd already used his redshirt. he was a 5th year senior in 2019
Posted by mdomingue
Lafayette, LA
Member since Nov 2010
44462 posts
Posted on 2/24/26 at 5:55 am to
quote:

They probably asked him to go do scout team & he was “too good” for that.



Everything I ever heard about Lanard was the polar opposite of that.

quote:

Or I’ll stick with the rumor that Frank Wilson was tampering to bring him to UTSA before he got fired


Jim, you are such an idiot. He had 0 eligibility left.


Posted by mdomingue
Lafayette, LA
Member since Nov 2010
44462 posts
Posted on 2/24/26 at 5:57 am to
My recollection of the time was that he had some nagging injuries and decided it was not worth the toll on his body to play football anymore, especially with his brother getting generational wealth from the NFL and probably offering to take care of him going forward.

Of course, that was all speculation, as well.
Posted by Datsmoneydude
Member since Jun 2021
3083 posts
Posted on 2/24/26 at 6:16 am to
Loft
Posted by LSBoosie
Member since Jun 2020
17927 posts
Posted on 2/24/26 at 6:23 am to
quote:

I was really excited for him headed into the 2019 season, especially after the game he had in the 7OT match with TAMU.

You got excited because of one run?
Posted by HurricaneCamille
Member since Oct 2024
2348 posts
Posted on 2/24/26 at 6:24 am to
Lanyard who?
Position?
Posted by TaderSalad
mudbug territory
Member since Jul 2014
26257 posts
Posted on 2/24/26 at 6:29 am to
No, and I honestly, I haven't wondered why... ever.
Posted by tygersgm
Member since Dec 2007
2097 posts
Posted on 2/24/26 at 6:33 am to
Nm
This post was edited on 2/24/26 at 6:34 am
Posted by PotatoChip
Member since May 2014
4966 posts
Posted on 2/24/26 at 7:57 am to
I thought he was playing early in the year and then got injured if I remember correctly. Not sure if he ever got fully healthy, but got passed up in the depth chart by a couple other backs when he was out.
Posted by ipodking
#StopTalkingAboutWomensSports
Member since Jun 2008
58799 posts
Posted on 2/24/26 at 8:21 am to
What a random arse player to be thinking about on a Tuesday in 2026
Posted by 0
Member since Aug 2011
17780 posts
Posted on 2/24/26 at 8:35 am to
He was a 5th year senior who wasn’t going to play. I don’t think it’s any deeper than that.
Posted by LSUGrad9295
Baton Rouge
Member since May 2007
37273 posts
Posted on 2/24/26 at 8:40 am to
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What a random arse player to be thinking about on a Tuesday in 2026


I was coming to post the same thing, then opine about what ever became of Justin McMillan...
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