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The abrupt departure of Jabbar Juluke from Ed Orgeron’s coaching staff last week has sent shock waves emanating from the New Orleans area in terms of recruiting.
Juluke was taken off his job as the Tigers’ running backs coach — Frank Wilson’s old position for the Tigers — before he was moved into an unannounced off-the-field position.
Earlier today, Juluke was hired by Kliff Kingsbury to join his staff at Texas Tech as running backs coach and associate head coach.
The move could have major ramifications for several schools.
SEC Country.com reported earlier this afternoon that several influential New Orleans-area high school coaches will meet on Thursday to discuss a possible boycott of the LSU program for their players.
The coaches reportedly are unhappy with the way that Oregeron kept Juluke on his staff, utilizing his recruiting talents before taking him off his coaching staff the day before National Signing Day last week.
If this move materializes, it will no doubt boost the Red Raiders’ recruiting presence in “The Crescent City.”
But it also could pay benefits for UTSA coach Frank Wilson and his fledgling program as well.
Wilson already is known for his legendary recruiting success in the area, which dates to his time as head coach at O. Perry Walker High School in New Orleans from 2000-03. Later, he was the youngest athletic director in history for the New Orleans School District before starting his college coaching career.Among his more notable recruits for the Tigers included Leonard Fournette and Tyrann Mathieu.
If recruiting fortunes were to take a significant dip at LSU if their New Orleans pipeline dries up, UTSA might get a few more players from the area.
The Roadrunners attracted two Louisiana players in their 2017 recruiting class announced last week with linebacker Donovan Perkins of Zachary, La., and offensive lineman Keeyon Smart.
Tech’s recruiting should receive a boost with Juluke, he former head coach at Edna Karr (La.) High School, where he coached the team to an undefeated state championship in 2012, the second in the program’s history. He continued to recruit New Orleans after accepting a position on Louisiana Tech’s coaching staff and then for LSU over the past season.
Wilson knows the area well. His first high-school coaching job in the area was at Karr, where he was an assistant from 1997-99.
And if there is a backlash, look for UTSA’s recruiting in the area to improve as long as Wilson is the Roadrunners’ head coach.
Tgriffin@express-news.net
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