Former Top CFB Recruits Running Out of Chances Ahead of 2025 Season

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Walker Howard, Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Quarterback

Walker Howard is going home, and he is going to try to make the most of what feels like a once-promising collegiate career that's veering toward the ditch.

After a record-setting career at Lafayette's St. Thomas More High School, Howard fulfilled the dream of many Louisiana boys by signing with the LSU Tigers. He'd been the No. 40-ranked overall player and the fifth-rated quarterback in the 2022 class.

But he left Baton Rouge after just one season, deciding instead to play for coach Lane Kiffin and the rival Ole Miss Rebels.

There, however, he couldn't beat out Jaxson Dart, and then he lost the backup job to Austin Simmons, who looked like a future star in limited action in '24. So, Howard is on the move again with two remaining seasons of eligibility, and he will head home.

Michael Desmoreaux's Ragin' Cajuns lost two redshirt senior signal-callers from last year's 10-win team, and they need a quarterback. Howard seems like the perfect fit, and with two seasons of eligibility remaining, he could be a godsend.

But first, he's got to beat out sophomore Daniel Beale and redshirt sophomore Lunch Winfield, who won't go away easily. Obviously, Howard's a local legend and is the faraway leader in the court of public opinion, but he's got to prove it on the field.

That's something he unfortunately hasn't shown yet on the collegiate level.

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