College Football Futures - Will LSU Tigers Rise Without Ryan Perilloux?

[Shame About Ray]

LSU coach Les Miles pretty much did all he could to help Ryan Perilloux fulfill his potential as one of the most-hyped quarterbacks to come out of high school in a number of years. Miles looked the other way as Perilloux got into trouble on almost a daily basis - - using a fake I.D. to get into a casino, allegations of being involved in counterfeiting and, finally, failing a drug test.

The drug test is what did it. Miles finally had enough of his star quarterback and had no choice but to release Ryan Perilloux from his commitment to the LSU Tigers. Now, Perilloux faces the prospect of living out his remaining two years of eligibility at a Division 1-AA school like Jackson State or Alabama A&M. Time is running out for Perilloux. His ability to prove himself a capable quarterback at the Division 1-A college level has already dissipated. Whatever chances Perilloux had of making the NFL were probably squashed by the fact that Miles and LSU had to boot him from the team.

For Perilloux things don’t look so good, but what about the LSU Tigers? This is a team coming off an NCAA National Championship. They recently signed their head coach to a mega-deal. They are one of the best recruiting teams in all of college football and now they have to start a red-shirt freshman in Jarrett Lee or - - get this - - a Harvard transfer in Andrew Hatch. Either way, LSU doesn’t look as good during spring 2008 as they did during spring 2007.

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