How Glen Logan almost transferred from LSU and finally grew up

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His mom tiptoes around it. His teammates don't quite want to say it. Ed Orgeron leaves it vague.

But Glen Logan will tell you himself what was wrong last year.

"I needed to grow up."

The defensive end was out of shape, eating pizza nonstop. He wasn't studying football enough. He wasn't studying his classwork, either. The adjustment from high school football star to SEC defensive lineman was more difficult than he expected.

He wanted to transfer from LSU. He was young. He was immature. It all felt so overwhelming. He started looking into other options.

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He and his mother, Kenosha Sampson, did their research. She was often calling Orgeron and then-defensive line coach Pete Jenkins, wanting their advice. Sampson told him to give LSU another chance, to make the best of it..

Logan sat down with Orgeron and told him how he felt. They discussed it and came to an agreement. There was no reason to leave LSU.

"Thank God for his mother and our relationship," Orgeron said. "We got him to come back and I think that's when he made the decision. He said 'I'm at LSU, and I'm going to give everything I can.'"

A year later, Logan is the starting left end for the Tigers.

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He thinks it started last year with guys like Rashard Lawrence, Greg Gilmore, Frank Herron and Christian LaCouture getting on him and taking him under their wings.

Lawrence is the only one left of that group, but he lives with Logan. He's making sure Logan stays on track.

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