Autry is a Juco AA with offers from Baylor, Arky, Florida, Ole Miss & South Carolina and likely our next commitment. Try to enjoy this fans.
We're on the verge of a breakout season and need immediate help on the OL to make it happen. Who cares why he played at a Juco? Hopw can anyone equate Juco with Autry being a bad kid? Or suggest that we're recruiting a lower character player since Kill left? I didn't care when Kill recruited Jucos Malcom Mouton, John Rabe, Josh Campion (prep school = same concern), Ge'Shun Harris (even though he was arrested and kicked off the team), Drayquan Crawford (who never made it past admissions), Roland Johnson, Martez Shabazz, BBC, James Gilliam (who was the next Adrian Peterson according to Kill), Jordan Hinojosa (who never made it to campus a couple times, before quitting once he did), De'Vondre Campbell, Damien Wilson or Cody Poock. Why would I be against bringing in another Juco?
He was released from his scholarship, not kicked off the team. He wasn't fired, he quit. The staff knows all the details. Can you blame Autry? Would you want to be part of that before you even got started? The scandal and coaching change may end up earning him the opportunity to play right away. I imagine the staff already has the NCAA petition drawn up?
Autry was implicated in a sexual assault situation and was cleared of wrongdoing. Stop. The coaches know the details and offered him anyhow. His Juco coach is now on staff, you can bet he knows the kid.
If Claeys is good with Autry, so am I.