By Jack Yungblut, Columnist
Ben Simmons, the 6-foot-10 freshman Louisiana State University basketball star, played his final game in the purple and gold March 12, as the Tigers were defeated 71-38 by the Texas A&M Aggies.
The defeat came a week after the announcement that Simmons was disqualified from consideration for the John R. Wooden Award, one of college basketball’s top prizes, due to his inability to meet the 2.0 GPA requirement.
Sports pundits far and wide were quick to jump on Simmons, an easy target, as his Tigers floundered in the home stretch of the season.