LSU loses commitment from one of top recruits from 2018 class
By Nick Cole
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Five-star athlete Justin Watkins, a former LSU commitment for the 2018 signing class, has re-opened his recruitment, according to a report from 247Sports.
Watkins, who is rated as the No. 2 athlete and No. 15 overall player in his recruiting class, told the recruiting website that he wanted to take some time to look around and survey his options:
“I want to open up all my options,” Watkins said. “My mom is an LSU fan and I grew up liking them. I felt I made an early decision the day I got that offer and want to visit other places and see how everything is there, too.”
According to the report, Watkins has a visit with Auburn scheduled for Saturday and one with Florida State later in the month.
He also mentioned Clemson as a team that is pursuing him pretty aggressively.
With nearly two years until Watkins will need to put a pen to his National Letter of Intent, there is still plenty of time for him to come back around to the idea of being a Tiger.
Nick Cole is a former print journalist with several years of experience covering the SEC. Born and raised in SEC country, he has taken in the game-day experience at all 14 stadiums.
