I have also heard rumors about him not showing up at classes. My cousin is a sophomore at AU and a couple of weekends ago when he came home, he was giving me the scuttlebutt among students about certain things going on with the program. Blackmon not being in classes was one of them. Franklin showing up at coaches meetings and the practice field, with the smell of alcohol on him was another one.
Blackmon has barely played two seasons worth of college football while never playing a whole season (played in 21 games in 3 seasons of eligibility), been hurt this year and last year, and has averaged just 4 tackles a game in his college career. Yet, somebody has convinced him to quit school and the team, forgoing his senior year to turn pro? Genius.