LSU Running Back John Emery Jr. to Return for Seventh College Season

Emery began his college career with the 2019 LSU Tigers, a team that won the national championship with the likes of Joe Burrow and Justin Jefferson.
LSU Running Back John Emery Jr. to Return for Seventh College Season
John Emery Jr. #4 of the LSU Tigers pushes off Jardin Gilbert #20 of the Texas A&M Aggies during the first half at Kyle Field n College Station, Texas, on Nov. 26, 2022. Carmen Mandato/Getty Images
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Most college students can’t wait to finish their studies, move on with their lives and unofficially enter adulthood. But most college students aren’t John Emery Jr. The LSU running back is perfectly content with the college life, as evident by him announcing he’ll return for a seventh year of college in 2025-26.

Using the two-word quote that Michael Jordan made famous when he returned to the Chicago Bulls in 1995 after venturing into baseball, Emery announced his decision to return by saying, “Im Back” in a social media post.
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