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LSU RB John Emery Jr. To Focus On Academics Before He Can Practice, Brian Kelly Says

by Staff Reporter

March 9, 202325 Comments

Maria Lysaker-USA TODAY Sports

LSU veteran running back John Emery Jr. was not with the team during the first day of spring practice on Thursday as he needs to focus on academics, head coach Brian Kelly said.

Kelly met with the media after practice on Thursday and said the fifth-year senior has some "academic marks to hit" before he can practice, and once he meets those, they can talk about football.

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mla0100•14 months

Same reason he can’t hold on to the football, lack of desire, plain and simple!

Geaux Guy•14 months

Had such high hopes

Spankum•14 months

Kelley’s tone it must be an effort or attendance problem. This is his last chance to shine on the field and at this rate he is not gonna get that chance.

ThatTahoeOverThere•15 months

Get yo shite together John

NASA_ISS_Tiger•15 months

C'mon young man. Get your act together.

pecot•15 months

Here we go….SOS

pecot•15 months

You would think by now he would have his shite together, I mean come on man, it’s your 5th year and he still has academic issues!

Morpheus•15 months

The hell is wrong with this kid. Kids with Down syndrome can get through basic classes with the help the get. Dude is gonna have a tough life looks like.

DeafVallyBatnR•15 months

I never saw th 5 star talent in HS. I have never seen the elite RB in College. At Destrehan he was seen because of huge OL and lots of talent on team. He had good film but nothing jumped out as 5 Star. Go watch Reggie Bush in HS go watch other 5 star HS film. Then compare Emery HS film.

With that said CBK is trying to not throw him out with the dish water like a processing coach would have done. CBK is trying to get him a degree. I would bet Emery is a few hours short. But who am I to take personal attacks on a kids intelligence as some in this thread have done.

cajunmud•15 months

It's not intelligence...it's memory! It's reps...plain and simple. TIME WITH MATERIAL EQUALS GRADE.

Here's the recipe to make A's.

1. Read the material
2. Then read it again with a highlight marker.
3. Then write the highlighted material down into a notebook.
4. Then read what you wrote into a recorder.
5. Then play that recording at every waking & sleeping moment until the test.

Then you make straight damn A's! It's that simple...but...that hard. It's how bad do you want it!

G I Jeaux•15 months

And Here we geaux. I have met John and his family.. He is a VERY nice young man. After talking with him I can 't understand. I hope he can get this together soon, not for football but for life.

TSS4LSU•15 months

These kids come from failing public schools. What do u expect? They are functionally illiterate and will struggle in life if you can’t pass these bs classes athletes tend to take.

Ponchy Tiger•15 months

That’s bullshite. Don’t blame Destrehan High it is a good enough school. Emery is not taking care of his business it is as simple as that

Cosmo•15 months

These guys are taking 6th grade level classes. Its pathetic

LSUtiger89•15 months

No they’re not. There’s no excuse for him not doing well. None. But they aren’t 6th grade classes.

ThatTahoeOverThere•15 months

I always lose at Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader. I bet John does as well.

Yeti_Chaser•15 months

How do you have academic problems in your 5th year

Bucktail1•15 months

Just kick the guy off the team at this point. All these guys have to do is show up to half your classes and they’ll pass you