The loss of Johnson was noticed by most of the big name websites covering College Football. That’s not a good look for the Miami football program. Johnson did thank Richt before mentioning anyone else in his tweet announcing his decision to attend LSU.
The decision by Johnson not to attend Miami was bigger than his commitment to attend LSU. Deadspin, ESPN, Sports Illustrated and Yahoo all referenced Richt in their articles about Johnson deciding to commit to the Tigers. The headlines were very critical of Richt’s inability to recruit his own nephew.
The Headlines about Johnson’s decision focused more on where he chose not to attend school than where he will be playing two autumns from now.