J.T. Curtis Screws LSU Again

Yes, it happened again.

Another John Curtis High School football player, this time Joe McKnight, was sent out of state by his coach and did not sign with LSU.

McKnight, the top running back as rated by a number of sports ranking entities, chose Southern Cal over LSU. McKnight said he wanted to be a sports announcer and USC had a great communications school. Opps!  LSU's Mass Communications School is one of the nations public university's top rated programs. So that excuse holds no water.

This is not not the first time this has happened to a John Curtis player.  Highly touted quarterback Josh Booty went to play pro baseball where he was a disaster after graduating from Cutris and then returned to LSU for a lackluster career.  He could have been a Heisman Trophy candidate had he atttended LSU right out of high school.

But, things happen for a reason.  LSU will be in the top 10 for high school recruiting this year and has met its needs at the critical positions.  So LSU should be in good shape to challenge for an SEC Championship and the Natiional Title for a few more years.

As for USC, we will see if the NCAA has the guts to hit the school with sanctions over the Reggie Bush scandal.  Like three years of probation; no bowl games; no shot at the National Championship.

According to McKnight, Carroll and Bush spoke to McKnight about the Bush situation and assured McKnight that there are no problems and that USC is in the clear.  Yes, and Iran will be terminating its nuclear program, too.

Hey, at least McKnight did not select either Florida or Alabama.  And that's good news in itself.