Sunday, August 12, 2012

Could Bethune-Cookman Land Mathieu? Not as Far Fetched as You Might Think

DAYTONA BEACH, Florida  —  As soon as the shocking news rocked the college football world on Friday that former Heisman Trophy Finalist and LSU defensive back Tyrann Mathieu was released from the team for violating school and team policies, I immediately reached out to a media colleague of mine to discuss possibilities about where he would continue his football career.

Knowing Mathieu had two years of eligibility left eliminated the notion he would choose a Division II school, (much like former University of Florida DB Janoris Jenkins had done when selecting South Alabama), so we started to wonder aloud what Football Championship Subdivision programs might be a good fit for him.

We went through the local universities such as Southern, Grambling and McNeese State and formulated arguments as to why those schools would have the inside track on landing him. We also wondered whether he would seriously consider Alabama State who had just acquired former University of Georgia freshman phenom Isaiah Crowell.

We ended the conversation jokingly discussing the possibility of him landing at Bethune-Cookman and speculated on ...

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