He's already said that he intends to play basketball at LSU so why not just drop it and let him play only one sport? He knows that basketball is his future, so he is focusing on that. Sure, he might be a great football player, but so could have Shaq, and I don't remember many people saying that Shaq should play tight end when he was here. Additionally, it is very, very hard to play both football and basketball (especially at such a physical position like DT). Remember when Clayton and Spears were both supposed to play basketball? After the season, they were too run down and weren't able to play. And this is the best athlete on the team in Clayton who couldn't make the switch. To think that Davis could do it is just wishful thinking. I'm glad that he has decided to play basketball exclusively, where he will have a greater impact. One great player on a basketball team can change the game but can be game-planned out of a football game.
Actually, the rule is that football scholarship players may play other sports, but players attending school on another sport's scholarship may not play football. This keeps the football team from stocking up on more players and circumventing football scholarship numbers.
No. If he signs a basketball scholarship and then plays football, his basketball scholarship would count against the 25/85 FOOTBALL scholarships (IOW, he would be, in effect, signing a football scholarship).
