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Within the span of a week, Louis Cloud went from preparing to take his first fall classes at the University of Tennessee to enrolling at Southern Methodist University. He went from hitting with his Vol teammates to meeting his new Mustang teammates.

Former Blue Chip Recruit Louis Cloud

Cloud arrived at Tennessee in June and began voluntarily working out with the team on a daily basis. But after multiple meetings with the coaches, his outlook for the future changed.

The San Antonio, Texas native started to wonder where he would fit in the lineup, and the two parties mutually agreed it would be best for him to find a new school before his eligibility clock began so he could play the upcoming season.

“They said they wanted what was best for me and said if I didn’t play here I wouldn’t be happy and that they wanted me to be happy,” said Cloud, a former blue chip recruit. “They knew I wouldn’t want to hear it, but they said they wanted me to compete for a team and that it would probably be better if I went somewhere else to get that chance.”