Earlier Tuesday, Phidarian Mathis, the four-star defensive tackle out of Monroe, La. spurned his hometown LSU Tigers and signed with the Alabama Crimson Tide.
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Now, we know why. He wasn't happy with the coaching situation at LSU, and didn't feel like they came after him hard enough.
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He told SEC Country, after he made his announcement:
"First off, they lost Les Miles and they got a lot of things going on over there. They got Pete Jenkins over there, the D-line coach, and I never got to talk to him because he's busy. If I'm playing for you, you can call me and I can get your contact number from you."
Others have also begun picking up on the discord:
Phidarian Mathis said he never talked to #LSU DL coach Pete Jenkins. Had a great relationship with Karl Dunbar at #Alabama. pic.twitter.com/mwJOABaZVu
— Billy Embody (@BillyEmbody) January 31, 2017
That's going to burn LSU fans. The 6'4", 287-pound tackle who was the No. 4 overall recruit in the state of Louisiana, would have looked great in a Tigers uniform.
Instead, he's headed to an SEC rival.
