The Daily Gamecock

Issue date: 2/21/08 Section: Sports

Due to a violation of team rules LSU's Ryan Perrilloux has been suspended indefinitely.

NEW ORLEANS - Ryan Perrilloux - heir-apparent to the departing starting quarterback of LSU's national championship team - is in trouble again.

On Monday, head coach Les Miles suspended Perrilloux for an indefinite period. Miles would say only that Perrilloux, 21, had violated unspecified team rules. Miles has not been available for comment since and neither has Perrilloux.

With senior Matt Flynn moving on - likely to the NFL - and the Tigers' thin at quarterback, it's a headache Miles could do without.

Perrilloux was a spot player in the 2007 season. But his physical talents made him a factor in several games as LSU marched to the BCS championship game in January.

Last fall, Miles said he thought Perrilloux understood the conduct that was expected of him.

"Well, I know he missed a mandatory meeting," said Larry Dauterive, who coached Perrilloux at East St. John High School in Reserve. "He was the only one on the team that missed it. You know he shouldn't have done that."

The team meeting, the week after LSU won the national championship, was to set the tone for the offseason, Dauterive said.

Dauterive said Perrilloux also apparently missed classes to attend his father's funeral, but didn't tell Miles or his coaches where he was going or why. Dale Perrilloux Sr., 53, died Feb. 7.

"I just don't understand it," said Dauterive. "In high school he caused zero trouble. He was always the first one at practice, the last one to leave. I've been doing this for 39 years and he's the best I've ever seen."

Now, the LSU community is wondering whether Perrilloux's third team suspension will be the last.

"I love Ryan like a son, but I will understand whatever Les Miles does," Dauterive said. "You have to wonder how many second chances he'll give Ryan."

Perrilloux did not make the trip to Alabama last season, left behind after he was said to have been in a fight in a Baton Rouge bar. He was not charged after a police investigation.

In May 2007, Perrilloux was suspended when he was issued a misdemeanor summons by police after allegedly trying to use his older brother's driving license to enter the Hollywood Casino in Baton Rouge, sports information director Michael Bonnette said.

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