re: Maurice Hampton back in the portal

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How does he end up “failing” in two sports?

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He screwed up his development in both by switching back and forth between two sports instead of picking one and sticking with it or continuing to play both.

2019-2020: Football and Baseball at LSU
2020-2021: Football and Baseball at LSU (left baseball team in March and entered portal)
2021-2022 - baseball only at Samford
2022-2023 - baseball only at Samford
2023-2024 - football only at Memphis

IIRC, at LSU he wanted to quit the football team but also wanted Mainieri to keep him on full scholarship on the baseball team AND guarantee him a starting OF spot. Mainieri couldn't give him a full ride with the scholarship limitations in baseball and also couldn't guarantee him to start because we had a loaded outfield. He was also still very raw in baseball due to splitting time between football and baseball his entire life. So he left and his career has been a mess ever since