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LSU football still awaits word on one big-time recruit
Posted by James Varney/The Times-Picayune February 04, 2009 7:25PM
Categories: football
BATON ROUGE - A formal announcement hasn't been made and the paperword hasn't been filed, so the LSU faithful and coaches still have to take Lake Charles defensive back Janzen Jackson at his word that he will chose the Tigers.
And while recruiting season always holds an element of paranoia, head coach Les Miles, without using Jackson's name to avoid running afoul of NCAA regulations, hinted Wednesday he believes Jackson's verbal commitment will hold.
"I have had some confirming conversations so I'm pretty trustworthy," Miles said, after noting one in-state player remains unaccounted for in a 2009 recruiting class ranked by the national services as one of the nation's best.
"I spoke with the dad and it's being directed this way so far as I know," Miles added.
Jackson, a five-star recruit, verbally committed to LSU last year but doubts about this solidity of that commitment have begun to surface. Last month he paid visits to Tennessee and Alabama, according to published reports.
Jackson was supposed to announce his decision at a press conference Wednesday morning but he did not appear. His coach later said the mixup was due to Jackson's desire to have his entire family present for his announcement and his mother was unable to make it from California in time.
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