Former LSU commit Elliot Porter was excited about playing for the Tigers and head coach Les Miles. That was, of course, until Porter was recently summoned into Miles' office and told he was no longer going to receive a scholarship to play football.
Miles informed the offensive lineman from Waggaman, LA, that he was chosen to be grayshirted, a process where he would be delayed from receiving his football scholarship. "He just told me that they didn't have room for me. I moved out of my dorm today and I am now back home trying to figure everything out. It's been a rough 24 hours," said Porter.
Twenty-seven players signed letters of intent to LSU for the 2010 recruiting class, but the NCAA only allows twenty-five scholarships to be given.
The NCAA constantly stresses the "student" in student-athlete, but college football has evolved into big business, where decisions are not always in the best interest of the student.
By taking no action the NCAA demonstrated that what happened to Porter is perfectly acceptable, leaving him hanging.
"I want to be somewhere that I am wanted," Porter said. "I understand how things are going at LSU, and they didn't have room. To me what happened today wasn't fair, but it's how things go. It's a business, and I fully understand that now."
It's a cruel lesson Elliot Porter shouldn't have had to learn.
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