Louisiana Congressman Cleo Fields is joining with the Congressional Black Caucus and the NAACP in urging Black college athletics prospects to avoid universities in states that are eliminating majority-Black congressional districts, and that includes LSU. But how likely is it that student-athletes will be persuaded?
Glenn Guilbeau of TigerRag says the athletes he's interviewed seldom follow the news, and in the era of NIL, are far more likely to follow the money.
"Now, the main thing athletes are looking for when they're being recruited is what they're going to be paid," Guilbeau said. "It's like when an NFL player goes into free agency. They're looking around, they're going to see who's going to pay them the most."
Race has been an issue in college recruiting before -- LSU head football coach Lane Kiffin says he encountered trouble recruiting athletes to Ole Miss, due to the school's long association with Confederate imagery. But as Guilbeau points out, it's like Kiffin had that much trouble building a winner in Mississippi.
"Lane Kiffin had no trouble recruiting Black athletes while he was at Ole Miss. He out-recruited LSU all over the place," said Guilbeau.
