LSU football missed out on signing four-star SDE Charles Moore, who inked his letter of intent with Auburn on Wednesday.
Moore was later quoted as saying that if he wanted to live a "flamboyant" lifestyle he would have picked LSU.
“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," Moore said, according to Tyler Horka of the Clarion Ledger. "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...”
Moore added, “...If I was to go to LSU, me being the person that I am, I probably could have got in trouble or something could have came up. Things could’ve just happened. I actually feel like Auburn is where my blessing is.”
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Moore says if he wanted to live a “flamboyant” lifestyle, he would have went to LSU. He feared he would “get into trouble” at a school like LSU. He says choosing Auburn is a decision that will allow him to focus on playing professional football someday.
— Tyler Horka (@tbhorka) February 6, 2019
Moore was strongly considered an Auburn lock by multiple recruiting services entering national signing day, including 247Sports and Rivals.
The Louisville, Mississippi, prospect made a late visit to Baton Rouge over the weekend.
247Sports ranks Moore as the No. 69 player nationally, the sixth-best strongside defensive end and the No. 4 prospect from the state.
Other schools in contention included Florida and Florida State. He held nine offers.