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Auburn picked up a big-time addition to its defense in 4-star DL Charles Moore Wednesday.
Moore, the Louisville, Mississippi, native had been committed to Mississippi State from August 2017 to January 2019, but things changed late in the process.
Moore’s decision came down to Auburn or LSU, and in the end, the Plains Tigers won out. Following his announcement, Moore had somewhat of an interesting explanation for why he chose AU over LSU.
The Clarion Ledger’s Tyler Horka had his comments:
“Auburn wasn’t the place initially that I wanted to go to because it’s in a secluded, country area. I wanted to live a flamboyant lifestyle. But actually, going to college isn’t about that life. When you go to college, that 3-4 years is to set you up for the rest of your life…”
— Tyler Horka (@tbhorka) February 6, 2019
Recruiting decisions are personal, and Moore feels as if there are more distractions at LSU as compared to Auburn.
Only time will tell, but Moore is certainly one talented player.
I’m sure Baton Rouge is more of a party town than Auburn, but LSU does have more guys in the NFL. Whatever makes him comfortable.
If you got the goods and get decent coaching you can make the NFL going to either school.
LSUSMC, Moore’s message weeks ago suggest he is going to be a problem no matter where he goes. Nobody should say “who is going to take care of me once i put up my cleats (he has not seen the field yet) and the statement of “as a black man” only suggest immaturity and future problems with a team as a “team player.” I think he will end up being the cancer of someones locker room.
It makes sense for a high school athlete to think about their future beyond playing a sport, and they should be encouraged to do so. Also, he is black and he likely has personal and anecdotal accounts, along with plenty of statistics and hard evidence, to suggest that black men do have different employment experiences than other demographics. If you feel that’s wrong, I’d encourage you to approach both positions skeptically and try to discover a more reasonable, informed position. We can all still reach different conclusions after we educate ourselves, but we’re all in a better place when we’re open-minded & informed.
Feel free to support your team, but spitefully lashing out at a kid/young adult from a position of ignorance is unnecessary.
Don’t know how you got “cancer to a team” in those statements..
1) You should want the team you are going to play for to help you reach your goals and to be there for you after you are done.
2) He is a black man but to think that statement leads to immaturity is a far reach. You do not know his upbringing nor what he has faced.
Rodney Garner will keep him on the straight and narrow.