By BEN LOVE
As May turned to June LSU learned it would lose young cornerback Saivion Smith to transfer.
Smith, a high school blue chipper, likely expected to follow in the footsteps of Patrick Peterson, Morris Claiborne and Tre’Davious White before him – take over a starting job almost immediately and be in place to go pro after three short seasons.
This past spring proved he wasn’t in the top two at his position, and the number may have been even bigger than that.
Wrapping up starting outposts were Kevin Toliver II and Donte Jackson, the fastest man in college football.
Standing in line didn’t suit Smith, which is fine, but it doesn’t mean LSU fans should throw their hands up in the air at either player or program.
Cornerback at LSU is becoming, rapidly, what receiver has been at LSU. If you don’t start in your first two years, go elsewhere and find the field.
The positions have probably been over-recruited, but can you blame Corey Raymond and company? Receivers and corners grow on trees in Louisiana and in many LSU recruiting bases across the Gulf Coast.
Gotta keep your pipelines happy.
You also can’t blame the player, who left on a note of class. The next blue chipper is up, and LSU will be okay.