Sorry, but these 'last name' and 'attractive to Arch Manning' explanations for why Bo Bordelon has been offered a scholarship are silly and becoming annoying to me.

Watching his Jr. tape - the kid is athletic and aggressive, routinely finishing blocks to the ground &/or reaching the 2nd level of the defense. He plays hard every play, you don't see him take plays off like others his age. His run-blocking appears to be ahead of his pass-pro, and he needs to work-on not leaning/reaching too much, but he's not a finished product at 16-17 years old (nor should he be).

Regarding his size - Bordelon measured 6'-4.5" and 269 lbs. at LSU's OL/DL camp during the first weekend in June. Scarborough's recent tweet suggested he's now at 280 lbs. I doubt he gained 11 pounds in just over a month (5-6 weeks), but I'd believe the kid probably weighs about 275 currently. That being the case, I can easily buy him arriving at LSU in that 285-290 pound range and from there, Moffitt will have Bordelon around 305 lbs. by his second season (which is the same weight his father played at even though he was an inch taller). Bottom line - after constantly reading about how our O-Lineman need to be in better condition, I prefer we go the route of slightly undersized O-Lineman that have to be beefed-up upon arriving on campus (instead of overweight guys that can't slim down).

Regarding his recent LSU camp performance - I watched the kid get beat several times in those 1-on-1 drills at the recent LSU camp, and I also watched Will Campbell get his arse whipped a handful of times in those very same drills (by Quency Wiggins). Point being, those drills aren't the end-all-be-all for evaluating O-Lineman as they are heavily tilted in favor of the D-Lineman who doesn't have any other responsibility besides rushing the passer and trying to sack a stationary QB. O-Lines work as a collective unit in real football, not as isolated 1-on-1 matchups on an island.

Other things I like about his game - similar to Max Johnson at the QB position, Bo grew up with a father that has an intimate knowledge of the position and how to play it. And according to his Newman HS coach, his father has worked with him religiously at playing on the O-Line. Because of this, Bo is a very sound technician and knows the 'tricks of the trade' that will help him along the way. Plus, I like that Bordelon has played a good bit of D-Line in HS, as it gives him that much better of an understanding of what the opponent's trying to accomplish.

Biggest adjustment in college - don't believe he's playing against the most elite competition at Newman, so I'm sure blocking SEC-caliber DTs/DEs will take some getting used too. However, I venture to guess that adjustment is quite a challenge for all O-Lineman.

CONCLUSION - Bordelon's a solid player that's earned a scholarship, and I would gladly bet that the kid ends up being a two (2) year contributor on the O-Line and finishes his LSU career with 18-22 starts (or, somewhere in that range - barring injury)