LSU redshirt freshman offensive lineman Chidi Okeke announced Tuesday morning that he has been granted his request for release and will transfer from the program.
Announcement for all my well wishers and coaches, I just got my release from LSU. I'm looking forward to know where I'm going next!
— Valentine Okeke (@OkekeChidi96) December 13, 2016
To all my fans and friends when I was in LSU I love you all and I will never forget you all Geaux ?.
— Valentine Okeke (@OkekeChidi96) December 13, 2016
Okeke (6-foot-5, 315 pounds), who did not begin playing football until 2013 when he arrived in the United States from Anambra, Nigeria, was a four-star prospect and the No. 5-rated offensive tackle from the 2015 class.
One of the team’s recipients of the Most Improved Award this past spring, Okeke was a reserve in 2016 as one of the backup options to junior K.J. Malone on the left side.
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