FL DT Travonte Valentine (LSU Signee)

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Bayside HS (Palm Bay, FL)
Ht: 6'4"
Wt: 295 lbs
Class: 2014 (High School)

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https://twitter.com/MistaAlderman

Rivals 100 DT Travonte Valentine says #OhioState is his latest offer

 

[RB07OSU]

Kids on pace to break the Barksdale record Great player though, just end up in Columbus.

 

[MD Buckeye]

https://twitter.com/MistaAlderman

#UCLA is the latest to offer rivals 100 DT Travonte Valentine. Former #Gator commit

 

[MD Buckeye]

https://twitter.com/CANEINSIDER

2014 DT Travonte Valentine Commits To #Canes http://www.caneinsider.com/?p=8205

 

[MililaniBuckeye]

 

[ShowMeBuck]

Just noticed this guy as the top rated JUCO player regardless of position. Wonder if the staff is looking at him at all. Seem like a good year to look at a JUCO guy to fill a spot without much depth like we are looking at with our DT situation.

No idea on the kids situation or our history with him.

*edit - didn't take much research: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/...r-reportedly-failing-drug-tests-missing-class

Still seems like a decent approach, looking at a JUCO guy for DT, especially if we missed on the big 3 on our board.

 

[pnuts34]

Just noticed this guy as the top rated JUCO player regardless of position. Wonder if the staff is looking at him at all. Seem like a good year to look at a JUCO guy to fill a spot without much depth like we are looking at with our DT situation.

No idea on the kids situation or our history with him.

*edit - didn't take much research: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/...r-reportedly-failing-drug-tests-missing-class

Still seems like a decent approach, looking at a JUCO guy for DT, especially if we missed on the big 3 on our board.

I thought this kid was headed to LSU

 

[ShowMeBuck]

I thought this kid was headed to LSU

Yeah, I just looked and he did land there.....briefly.

 

[ScriptOhio]

Report: SEC gives thumbs up to Travonte Valentine’s 2016 return to LSU

It appears one obstacle in Travonte Valentine‘s journey back to Baton Rouge has been removed.

Citing an unidentified source, Ross Dellenger of the Baton Rouge Advocate has reported that LSU has “received assurances from the Southeastern Conference this week that Valentine would be eligible for the 2016 season if he did, in fact, rejoin the program.” The conference’s decision comes a couple of weeks after it was reported that Valentine’s return to the Tigers was a serious possibility.

Like one of his former teammates, Valentine will need to get his academic house in order — although that won’t be as stringent as it could be. From Dellenger:

Valentine still needs to complete 13 hours of course work over the summer to qualify, another source confirmed. The 6-foot-3, 345-pounder has spent the last year at two junior colleges – Arizona Western and, currently, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College.

If he does return to LSU, the 6-foot-3, 345-pounder isn’t obligated to meet the normal requirements for junior college transfers. He can use an “exception” because he’s returning to his original school, according to NCAA rules.
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Then in April of last year, head coach Les Miles confirmed that Valentine had been suspended, with the specific reason being, again, academics. At the time of his departure from the program, it was reported that Valentine, in addition to the academic issues, had failed multiple drug tests.

Entire article: http://collegefootballtalk.nbcsport...up-to-travonte-valentines-2016-return-to-lsu/