re: D'haquille Williams will sign with Auburn per Auburn rivals mods

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This summer, Kyrian Gray, who is Williams’ 16-year old cousin, was shot and killed at a house party. The Mississippi Gulf Coast star wide receiver has lost two cousins and a close friend in the last year to alleged gang-related violence.
He had reason to believe his life was in danger too.
It’s a big reason why the nation’s top-ranked junior college player signed with Auburn on Wednesday over LSU, the hometown school that recruited him for years.
“That had a lot of impact on it,” Williams said. “Being close to home at LSU, it’s like 30 minutes away from home and I know my friends are going to want to come see me. I don’t want them getting in trouble and I don’t want to get in trouble. ... It’s good to get away from home. It was really to stay out of trouble.”


WDE24 was convinced LSU fans were making all that up

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Regardless, this isn't the first time a recruit has signed with a school away from his home town, to get away from a rough past.