re: FB/TE/ATH Tory Carter commits to LSU!!

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Coaches certainly know more than me, but I am confused by this one...

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This is the one area of LSU's recruiting that always bothers me. Les loves to give scholarships to guys at positions where walk-on's could easily (and have) fill those roles: Kicker, FB, long snapper. LSU seems to give out a scholarship to a kicker in every class. Yet, the kicking duties have been handled well by walk-on's for the last 5 years. The last two FBs were walk-on's (Moore & Neighbors). Both performed well. Before that, you had a converted DT who did a fine job.

There are plenty of local HS kids who are just a bit too small to play DL or TE, or too slow to play LB or safety at LSU to warrant a scholarship. However, many of those kids would love to walk on as a FB just to be a part of the LSU team. With only ~25 scholarships available in a class why not take a flier on a borderline SEC prospect at another position of greater emphasis? Every year we seem to see a DL, or LB, or some other position player that LSU "just didn't have room for". Yet, part of that room is taken up by a K or FB