re: Patrick Miller, Ol, ex commit....is it really over?

An unconditional release would be just like a transfer and basically would just use up his redshirt like normal. See Mike Blakely from UF to Auburn last year. A conditional release would mean likely that he would be prohibited from transferring to a school within the division without having 2 years of non scholarship play which is the more likely event if it were to happen. No way Auburn releases him outright to go to LSU. If he's okay with paying his own way for 2 years(unlikely since dad scoffed at paying 1 semester) then he could transfer to LSU and join the team. If not then he could choose to tranfer to an allowed school and just sit out a year or go to Juco for 2 years. I'm pretty sure the SEC has a rule that automatically states that a kid that transfers within the division with an unconditional release has to sit pay his own way for 2 years. All the rules and the unlikelihood that Auburn outright releases him means that it's highly unlikely that Miller is LSU bound if he leaves Auburn. Much ado about nothing imo. Would take him in a heartbeat but I'm personally not real high on him though he has a ton of upside. Problem is that he's likely at least 2 years away from playing regardless of where he's at. He needs to add bulk and technique. Not unusual but he's a little rawer than most ranked as highly as he was.