Brandon Harris, at one time, was a highly rated four-star dual-threat QB out of Louisiana. As such, Ohio State was in on Harris early in his recruitment process, but as highly rated Louisianan products are want to do, Harris ended up in Baton Rouge playing for LSU.
Harris had his moments this season, but ultimately, the talented freshman failed to register a single pass attempt in LSU's last six games, despite general LSU offensive ineptitude.
Bossier City-Parkway High School coach David Feaster, Harris' high school coach, appeared on Louisiana radio today to blast LSU and voice his desire for Harris to get the hell out of dodge.
From Jim Kleinpeter of Nola.com:
"Please get out of there," Feaster said he told Harris. "I wanted him to go to junior college. Go to a junior college, and because he's a qualifier, he can just be there one year, leave at the midterm and restart the recruiting process all over again."
Harris played in eight games and started one, a disastrous 41-7 loss at Auburn. Harris didn't play a snap in LSU's final three games.
"You've got the worst passing game in the country, and the best quarterback in the country sitting on the bench," Feaster said. "Why don't we even try him against Arkansas? He almost saved you against Mississippi State, did save you against New Mexico State. Why don't we even give him a shot in some of these other games we can't get a first down?"
Feaster, bizarrely, went onto note Harris is happy at LSU and has no plans to transfer.
Why couldn't Harris crack the rotation?
Insiders say Harris struggled with running the team in SEC games and that his practice performance and dedication to studying tape and the playbook were the reason he stayed behind starter Anthony Jennings.
Feaster said those were "lies" which made Harris look bad.
Well, that certainly makes you think, that's for sure.
