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Interesting tidbit about Quinn Johnson's move to fullback at LSU......
Posted on 2/5/11 at 11:40 am
Posted on 2/5/11 at 11:40 am
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Johnson was a highly-touted prospect and signed with LSU out of West St. John.
At LSU, Dupont said that Johnson was getting lost in the shuffle at linebacker under former coach Nick Saban. After Saban left LSU for the Miami Dolphins, Les Miles was hired and moved Johnson to fullback, which Dupont said was the right decision.
“(Miles) discussed it with me, and I said, ‘Coach that is a great move,’ ” Dupont said. “Miles had recruited Quinn when he was at Oklahoma State to play fullback. Quinn was a great fullback in high school. He could block and run, and he played middle linebacker for us too. He was definite a prototype fullback, and I think everyone saw that when they moved him.
“If he stayed at linebacker, I don’t know if he even gets on the field at LSU.”
Johnson was a highly-touted prospect and signed with LSU out of West St. John.
At LSU, Dupont said that Johnson was getting lost in the shuffle at linebacker under former coach Nick Saban. After Saban left LSU for the Miami Dolphins, Les Miles was hired and moved Johnson to fullback, which Dupont said was the right decision.
“(Miles) discussed it with me, and I said, ‘Coach that is a great move,’ ” Dupont said. “Miles had recruited Quinn when he was at Oklahoma State to play fullback. Quinn was a great fullback in high school. He could block and run, and he played middle linebacker for us too. He was definite a prototype fullback, and I think everyone saw that when they moved him.
“If he stayed at linebacker, I don’t know if he even gets on the field at LSU.”
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Posted on 2/5/11 at 11:46 am to Geauxst
Les Miles knows how to evaluate talent 
Posted on 2/5/11 at 12:21 pm to Geauxst
His high school coach is leaving out one part. Quinn was getting very confused at linebacker. He was not picking up Saban's defense. I remember this like it was yesterday. He wasn't playing there for a reason. Anyway everything turned out for the best. Tyson and Quinn were at the highest 2 to 3 star players because of the small school stigma. It was Saban that saw past all that. It was Saban who signed them not Les. Saban saw their talent. Les took advantage of it.
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