SEC Media Days officially began on Monday, starting with LSU’s representatives led by head coach Brian Kelly, starting quarterback Garrett Nussmeier, left tackle Mason Taylor, and linebacker Harold Perkins Jr, who Aggie fans are well acquainted with after the Cypress, Texas native was previously committed to Texas A&M.
While the focus was on how LSU would forge on without Heisman-winning quarterback Jayden Daniels and his elite wide receiver corps of Malk Nabers and Brian Thomas Jr., who were all drafted in the first round of the 2024 NFL Draft, Harold Perkins might have stolen the show after several quotes regarding his ongoing connection with Texas A&M.
A brief member of the Aggies’ historically talented 2022 recruiting class, Perkins decommitted from the program before committing to LSU in February of 2022; his surprising decision is still talked about to this day, as former head coach Jimbo Fisher’s inability to hold onto elite linebacker talent became a continuous joke until current A&M sophomore LB Taurean York came on the scene.
During Monday’s Q&A, Perkins was asked by TexAgs’ Olin Buchanan about what led to his flip to the Tigers and if A&M “dropped the ball” during his recruitment under Fisher, leading to an unsurprising answer from the third-year vet:
“It was more from a development standoint” he stated. “LSU is always home, so that’s reall what that came to.”
Due to LSU’s history of producing NFL-level linebackers, Perkins made the right choice for his future at the time but stated that it was always a tough decision.
“It was a difficult decision. It was a moment that I feel I have no regrets on. It was a difficult decision.”
Texas A&M will take on LSU during the middle of the 2024 season on Saturday, Oct. 26, when the Tigers will head to Kyle Field.
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