re: What's the real story behind Clifton Garrett?

Most high school players would see an LSU offer as an opportunity to play at a high level. A rational person would increase the workouts in a manner suggested by the coaches at LSU prior to coming in as a freshman. If you double down on the commitment and work, and put in the extra time to succeed in the classroom, you can either play professionally or have an educational and disciplinary foundation to do other things well.

Or you can choose not to. My suspicion is that Garrett chose a different path, which very quickly led to the exit.