Nick LaMantia last wore Texas A&M’s No. 12 jersey nearly a decade ago. John Youngblood just completed his season wearing the No. 38 at Ole Miss. Christian LaCouture has not even donned LSU’s No. 18 in a practice yet, although he will wear it during games this fall.
No matter how much time passes after their college careers have ended, all three players know they will see fans wearing their jersey numbers when they return to campus on fall Saturdays. Not that it will necessarily be in tribute to anything they accomplished individually.
“If you just go to the Ole Miss store and go pick out a jersey or something, 18, 10 and No.