The most dominant player in college basketball was secretly offered a scholarship to play football at LSU

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November 15, 2018 6:00 PM

Zion Williamson has made Duke basketball must-see TV, but his size and explosiveness prompted one coach to attempt to convince him to switch sports.

Zion Williamson has taken the college basketball world by storm.
Three games into his college career, Williamson has lived up to the hype, throwing down explosive dunks and turning Duke basketball into must-see television.
A recent ESPN story revealed that Williamson's dunks in high school were so impressive, LSU reached out to him to offer him a scholarship to switch to football.

Zion Williamson has lived up to the hype.

After years of high school highlight reels uploaded to YouTube showing off his explosive dunks, Williamson has transitioned to college ball with ease, dominating opponents and helping Duke off to a 3-0 start to the season.

Despite being just three games into his college career, Williamson has already earned praise from the highest echelons of the basketball world, and his dunks continue to leave viewers in shock and awe every time he throws one down.

On film, Williamson is so impressive that while he was in high school, he was offered a scholarship to LSU... to play football.

According to ESPN's Jeff Borzello, Williamson came onto the radar of

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