It was never an announcement ceremony

That's my issue with all of this. Clearly the agenda never intended time for players to "announce" where they were going. It was just to give them their moment in the sun and say thanks and sign their LOI's.

Surely LSU would've known this. The entire Hammond, SC school staff knew. That's why it's hard to buy the "he and coach O were texting right before and we still feel good about him." story.