Actually Paige never said or was quoted saying that but one of his coaches accused Pruitt of saying that.
Washington assistant coach George Shellang, who was interim head coach during the summer while the Wildcats looked for a head coach to replace Michael Smith, said immediately after Paige's Tuesday transfer that Alabama assistant coach Jeremy Pruitt pushed Paige to transfer because the Lions could "take care of him academically."
"He (Pruitt) then asked me if we could take care of Darius academically, I replied that we did have an academic plan," the post reads. "He then proceeded to tell me that at Foley HS Darius could make up 7 core classes in one year.
And it is no different from this regarding JaQuay Williams, a AU commit who has not yet been cleared.
JaQuay is just working out at the school, Sandy Creek coach Chip Walker told the AJC on Sunday. Were about to get him taken care of. He will hopefully be at Auburn in the next week or so.
And to be honest could care less. These kids are not rocket scienctists, if so the NCAA requirment to qualify would not be set so low.
You're right. It was Pruitt's comment.