Urban Meyer Is Suddenly Concerned About Patrick Johnson's ACT

From the Gainesville Sun....

Don't be a punk
To borrow an expression from the former head ball coach, Patrick Johnson needs to check his facts before he starts accusing somebody of something.

The Pompano Beach All-America cornerback has been spewing stuff to the recruiting services the past week about his red-flagged test score and the role UF played in it. He called Florida officials "cowards" for tipping off the Clearing House about his recent dramatic increase on his ACT exam (reportedly from 16 to 24.) after Johnson spurned Florida for LSU.

An early enrollee, Johnson is no longer in class (at LSU) and is in limbo while the Clearing House does its thing. (Most likely, Johnson will have to re-take the ACT, which he claims he's fine with.)

Here's the fact: UF had nothing to do with the Clearing House firing up the red flag on Johnson's questionable test score. This is something the Clearing House did (and always does) on its own. When an athlete's score suddenly increases by several points, the red flag goes up. The Clearing House doesn't need to be "tipped off" about someone's test score. And trust me, UF had nothing to do with the process Johnson is going through right now.

To listen to Johnson tell it, though, the only reason the Clearing House even looked into his score is because Florida told it to. That's absolutely absurd. Does he think the Clearing House would not have noticed his score unless someone had pointed it out?

Here's how the process works: the testing agency sends the results of tests directly to the Clearing House. Sometimes it is the testing agency that raises the red flag. Sometimes, it's the Clearing House. This is where the red flag is coming from on Johnson's score. Even if UF officials knew about Johnson's score, they wouldn't have to say anything to the Clearing House because the Clearing House would have automatically been doing its thing.

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its amazing listening to gator fans speak of integrity what a joke. i seem to remmember urban suspending key players their championship yr and then reinstating them for the big games then afterwards re suspending them. meyer has as much integrity as bill clinton.

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what is amazing is when Tiger, or any fans trash Urban Meyer for a lack of integrity and site circumstances which they have obviously not researched. If you look back to the issues you are talking about, you would find that Meyer did everything right and when he had to suspend people for big games, including the SEC and National Championship, he did just that. Maybe you should have some idea of the facts before you type up a bunch of unsubstanciated garbage. Go Gators and I can't wait until the kittys get drowned in the swamp this year.

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Yeah... This is a big deal... Johnson is about as intelligent as dust... He couldn't pass the test, so Florida stopped "loving" him... Johnson (all of a sudden) scores from 16 to 22 and wants to be an LSU Tiger...? This idiot doesn't know what he wants... Last year, he had wanted to play for Miami, since he was 7 years old... A kid, this dumb, doesn't deserve to play in the NCAA... If it were not for sports, this clown, would NEVER go to college...

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He couldn't pass the test, so Florida stopped "loving" him... Johnson (all of a sudden) scores from 16 to 22 and wants to be an LSU Tiger

Florida stopped "loving" him cause LSU helped him cheat and not them..You don't think he would pull out a 22 if he signed with the Gators? LOL

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Man I hate the SEC. Meyer is a complete snake. Are you telling me that UF turned him down due to his test scores? He chose LSU so they are trying to Rat F... him.

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Coaches do not...and cannot flag tests. The Clearing House flags tests. Get your facts straight.

If there has been a consistency to this Patrick Johnson's recruitment is thta Johnson has lied to many people very publicly over a 3 or 4 month period. And it has been fairly common knowledge that there were major irregularities with his test.

Anyway, there is a huge sigh of relief in Miami, Tallahassee, Los Angeles and Gainesville. Hopefully this recruiting saga will end soon...

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No one said the coaches called for it. Just saying.

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Until someone provides evidence that places Meyer or Florida to this topic, it shall be considered complete GARBAGE. You Gator-Haters are sickening.

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Some of you better check out the graduation rate of LSU players before you continue to make ignorant comments about the academic integrity of the LSU program.

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@jeff,

there is nothing in the article that says florida did anything.

@Jason Robertson

fine, 2 of the most recent years lsu you has passed APR requirements for football.

Neither of these is the point. The point is how did this kid just jump 6 points on the SAT after SEVERAL attempts not cracking 16. No one is blaming LSU. No one is saying UF wanted the investigation. What they are saying is 6 points is a huge jump and the NCAA, I'll repeat that again for you, the NCAA is researching this because that is a big jump.

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Let that hood go play with LSU it is a matter of time before he holds up a liquor store or something worse?

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By the by, I'd like to retract the SEVERAL comment. It was twice. Still, the ACT test do not vary that greatly normally. I hope for the kid that it was legit.

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What a buch of cry babies, Urban Meyer is the worst coach in the SEC!!! What a LOSER. LSU fan

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When did Brian Cook become a SEC blogger? Is he still a little bitter about the beat down last year and this year?? First prints garbage about a few LSU fans being ignorant (which is non-existent in the Big Ten) and now he prints garbage about some nearly brain dead kid who thinks Urban Meyer ratted him out as a legit story?!?! To top it off, he then says that tests are automatically flagged, which proves that UF did not turn him in, only did not want to heavily recruit someone until they were cleared by the NCAA. Shame on UF for that! Mr. Cook please try to stick to the Big Ten unless you can get a legit story.

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He wasn't home schooled was he? That's why I hate Florida now. I use to be a fan now all they care about is their two idol coaches.

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jeff are you serious? are you telling me Florida got all the smart players? The whole state is a joke or did it happen in Florida?

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just curious... do you know the reason he gave for committing to LSU? it was because he couldn't gain admission to his first 3 choices. Miami, UF, and FSU. if you followed recruiting at all you would know that he silently committed to different schools before LSU thus ruining any credibility he may have previously had. so, given his credibility issues how beleivable is it that he somehow has inside information about someone i.e. Urban Meyer tipping off the NCAA Clearinghouse rather than them actually doing their job? there are prep schools and junior colleges full of kids every year because they could not get into the college of their choice. why in this case does Patrick Johnson say it's someone else's fault? and you believe him?

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Urban Meyer or someone from Florida telling on poor old Patrick Johnson, is about as phony as Ryan Perrilloux's money. This story has no teeth. Patrick Johnson is a liar and obviously a cheater too. Patrick Johnson will be a great fit at LSU with the rest of the cheats and sorry coaching staff.

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