Amp Hill Quits at LSU

[GeauxTo]

Just heard a news flash on a Baton Rouge radio station saying that WR Amp Hill has quit the LSU football team. No details available yet.
:(

[Djshockley3]

What #WR was he on the depth chart.

[GeauxTo]

What #WR was he on the depth chart.
#6 on the depth chart, but a lot of potential.

[Djshockley3]

#6 on the depth chart, but a lot of potential.


Well thats why he quit,lol. :D

[OrangeCrush]

Wow the Tigers have lost a top RB and one of their WR with the season not even here yet. Good thing LSU has all that depth. :cool:

[autiger1126]

i heard that he was upset that the coaches weren't giving him more opportunity to play. he felt that he was recovered enough to get a shot, but the coaches didn't seem to feel the same way. it would have been tough to make it up that depth chart though. good luck to him.

[palmettocock]

maybe he should transfer to sc:) we definetly have some roster space after this off season

[GatorNation]

Just heard a news flash on a Baton Rouge radio station saying that WR Amp Hill has quit the LSU football team. No details available yet.
:(

They should change "Murphy's Law" to "Miles' Law." The l-essU decline is starting, Geaux....just like I said.

:D

[GeauxTo]

They should change "Murphy's Law" to "Miles' Law." The l-essU decline is starting, Geaux....just like I said.
:D
Here's the latest on Amp Hill, reported today on the LSU Website. I wonder what school he will transfer to?? Maybe Florida or South Carolina??

Amp Hill Quits Football Team
Football (08/17/2005)


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Amp Hill, a native of Jacksonville, Fla., played in three games with no catches for the Tigers in 2004.


BATON ROUGE -- Sophomore wide receiver Amp Hill (http://www.lsusports.net/index.cfm?md=personnel&tmp=bio&personnelid=579&category=FB) has left the LSU football team and will transfer to another school, LSU coach Les Miles (http://www.lsusports.net/index.cfm?md=personnel&tmp=bio&personnelid=32&category=FB) announced on Wednesday.

Hill, a native of Jacksonville, Fla., played in three games with no catches for the Tigers in 2004. Hill redshirted as a true freshman in 2003 after suffering a season-ending knee injury during fall camp.

[BayouBengal]

They should change "Murphy's Law" to "Miles' Law." The l-essU decline is starting, Geaux....just like I said.
:D
I wouldn't exactly call it a decline when Broussard is lost for the season and nobody panics and as far as Amp Hill is concerned he only played 15 snaps at LSU with no receptions so with all his "potential" he still couldn't crack the dept chart. I think LSU will be alright despite these "setbacks"

[GeauxTo]

Here's today's newspaper report on Hill...

Amp Hill's injury-marred career at LSU over

By SCOTT RABALAIS
srabalais@theadvocate.com (srabalais@theadvocate.com)
Advocate sportswriter
Amp Hill to transfer to another school

The lights have officially gone out on Amp Hill's injury marred career at LSU.
LSU announced Wednesday that the sophomore wide receiver will seek a transfer to an unspecified school. Coach Les Miles said he will grant Hill's release.

Miles said he spoke twice to Hill, who returned home to Florida, before announcing his release. "I certainly understand it," Miles said after Wednesday's two-a-day practices. "I don't necessarily want it. He had every opportunity to succeed here. The combination of the talent in front of him and his severe injury put him behind in his playing."

Hill, a native of Jacksonville, was considered one of the nation's top receiver prospects when he signed with LSU as part of its No. 1-ranked recruiting class in 2003. He was rated as high as the nation's ninth-best receiver prospect that year. But Hill's LSU career was short circuited when he tore the medial collateral ligament in his right knee during practice on Aug. 12, 2003.

He was forced to redshirt and saw only brief action in 2004. Hill never caught a single pass as an LSU Tiger. He played only 15 snaps last season: 10 against Mississippi State, one against Alabama and four at Arkansas.

Hill, who was running no better than third-string at one of the wide receiver positions, never lettered for LSU.

Miles contended that he tried to persuade Hill to stay with the team or at least in school. "He would have to pursue rehabilitation and work hard at it and compete," Miles said. "Our talent level is good and getting better. It's not an easy hurdle to overcome.

"Me personally, I think getting a degree from LSU is special, and I told him so."

Hill's departure is the second loss for the Tigers in less than a week.

Friday, LSU lost starting tailback Alley Broussard to a season-ending knee injury. Broussard is expected to return to the team in 2006.

Miles excited over two-a-days

Talk of Hill's departure did little to diminish Miles' enthusiasm over the way his Tigers practiced Wednesday.

"Good practice. Good practice," he said. "Aggressive. Competitive. Just what we needed."

What his team really seems to need is a game, but that won't come until Sept. 3 when North Texas visits Tiger Stadium.

"I think they're kind of ready to play," Miles said. "There's some want to. Maybe we can get another team to come in here and play.

"Unfortunately there's a little time left before we get to do that."

The Tigers will have a brief 25-30 play scrimmage today, go through their final two-a-day session Friday and scrimmage again Saturday.

Miles noted competition in several areas, including between the offense and defense.

"This morning the offense called the defense out," Miles said. "This afternoon, the defense answered that call. That's great."

He made a point of talking about the battle between quarterbacks JaMarcus Russell and Matt Flynn when freshman Ryan Perrilloux giving chase.

"I like what's going on at quarterback. I think both guys are stepping up. Perrilloux is talented and bright, has some moxie going to him for a young guy. I like what's going on there."

In the linebacker corps, Miles said Ali Highsmith is pushing Kenny Hollis at the strongside position, while Luke Sanders is doing the same at middle linebacker behind Cameron Vaughn.

One player not factoring into the mix right now is defensive end Kirston Pittman.

"I don't know," Miles said. "He's been slowed by injury and hasn't shown the flashes of the Kirston Pittman you might recall."

Cornerback Mario Stevenson (ankle) was one of several players who missed practice along with tight end Doug Planchard (knee) and offensive lineman Max Holmes (leg). Offensive guard Garrett Wibel practiced in a green (no contact) jersey, as did the quarterbacks.

Friday practice on ESPN

ESPN's preseason tour of college football camps will bring its cameras to LSU's Charles McClendon Football Practice Facility on Friday.

The network will air a one-hour special on LSU starting at noon Friday, condensing tape from Friday's 8 a.m. workout into a 60-minute show.

The program can be seen locally on Cox Cable Ch. 35.

This is the second straight year ESPN has done a show from LSU.

"It's wonderful exposure for the program," Miles said. "But it'll be business as usual, minus the stages and all that other stuff."

In addition to taping the practice, ESPN will also put a live microphone on Miles during the workout, while also taking a close look at some of the individual drills done at each position.

Hosting the telecast will be ESPN college football play-by-play announcer Ron Franklin, color analyst Bill Curry and studio analyst Mark May.

Toledo transfer

LSU has added an extra offensive lineman since the start of fall practice.

Andrew Decker is a 6-foot-4, 275-pound transfer from Toledo. He is a freshman on this year's team and will be required to sit out this season before becoming eligible in 2006. Like Miles, Decker is a native of Ohio. He hails from Holland, a suburb of Toledo, while Miles is from Elyria, a suburb of Cleveland.