The former five-star recruit has left the LSU team.
Former Five-Star linebacker Clifton Garrett will transfer to a JUCO college and does not plan on returning to LSU, Justin Hopkins of 247sports reported on Thursday. The transfer was confirmed by LSU shortly after it was first reported.
Exact details about why Garrett transferred are still unknown, but he was a non-factor, even on special teams in 2014, and didn't seem to progress much in the spring.
In April, Garrett had openly discussed his lack of playing time as a true freshman saying he was out of shape but had spent the off-season getting "bigger, faster, and stronger.