Nobody likes waiting for things — especially in the SEC, where patience is a rare commodity.
For the last few years now, LSU fans have been waiting for running back John Emery to break out. The former five-star and top-15 overall recruit has shown flashes but has yet to cement himself as a difference-maker.
Emery’s time at LSU has been anything but a smooth ride. In early 2020, it was reported that he had an operation done to correct his vision. Emery had been playing legally blind in one eye since his early high school days.
Then came the pandemic, which disrupted life for everyone, but Emery and LSU Football as a whole may have been affected as much as anyone across college sports.
Emery was ruled academically ineligible to compete in 2021. As part of his defense, Emery’s lawyer stated that Emery’s step-father spent a long time in the hospital, largely due to issues from COVID-19 and that in 2020, Emery’s grandmother had passed away.
LSU and Emery applied for a waiver on…