how things evolve with recruiting .
In 2014 LSU lost a battle for the services on highly touted Monroe safety Lawrence " Hootie" Jones.
Instead they had to " settle " for the lesser known ( at least to LSU fans) Texas safety Jamal Adams . It's possible that had Jones picked LSU Adams may not have been a high priority for LSU and Adams may have looked elsewhere.
On the SEC ESPN blog one of their best writers picked Adams as his favorite to win SEC defensive player of the year further predicting that he would be All-America at season's end.
Meanwhile Alabama just released their 2015 depth chart . Jones , after his 2nd year in the program , is listed as the 3rd string safety.
In 2014 LSU lost a battle for the services on highly touted Monroe safety Lawrence " Hootie" Jones.
Instead they had to " settle " for the lesser known ( at least to LSU fans) Texas safety Jamal Adams . It's possible that had Jones picked LSU Adams may not have been a high priority for LSU and Adams may have looked elsewhere.
On the SEC ESPN blog one of their best writers picked Adams as his favorite to win SEC defensive player of the year further predicting that he would be All-America at season's end.
Meanwhile Alabama just released their 2015 depth chart . Jones , after his 2nd year in the program , is listed as the 3rd string safety.