Five-star wide receiver Rakim Jarrett took it personal during the Early Signing Period when LSU, a program he had been committed to since the spring, dropped fellow 2020 prospect Demon Clowney from its recruiting class.

Clowney, a four-star defensive end, had been a part of LSU's class since March but that changed last week after the Tigers looked elsewhere this cycle. Clowney remained loyal to the Tigers during the recruiting process and is now expected to sign with a different program in February.

LSU's decision to drop Clowney had serious repercussions, Jarrett tweeted on Monday, pointing to Tigers fans who weren't happy following the five-star's decommitment and flip to Maryland.

"Oh they mad when it happened to them tho. Demon Clowney family ties 4L," Jarrett posted on Twitter.

Oh they mad when it happened to them tho. @DemonClowney family ties 4L. — Rak (@RakimJarrett) December 23, 2019

Jarrett's decision to sign with Maryland was a surprise for Ed Orgeron and staff, who expected Jarrett to join an elite room of wide receivers and be the next big thing in Baton Rouge. The Terps got Jarrett's last official visit in early December and Maryland coach Mike Locksley was able to sell him on the idea of being the face of an offense in his own backyard.

Jarrett, a Washington, D.C. native, has a game similar to Minnesota Vikings wideout Stefon Diggs, a former Maryland star he idolized.

“[The biggest impact] was moreso Coach Locks and the plan he presented,” Jarrett told Testudo Times. “How you’re going to develop me as a player and as a person and use my face to kind of brand myself even more than what I kind of do now in high school. How being in the hometown is a big thing, going further than just football.”

“We have our first real shocker and look, Mike Locksley was brought in to Maryland with the promise that he was going to really have success recruiting the DMV,” 247Sports Director of Scouting Barton Simmons said during the CBS Sports HQ Early Signing Period special. "I don’t think anyone was doubting he could do that and was going to do that, but the reality is, look at the 247Sports rankings. He had no commits prior to this one in the Top 10 from D.C.

"So perhaps this is that first springboard catalyst that Maryland needs because this dude is electric. This is going to be a real important test for Locksley to show you can be a great football player and can come to Maryland and we can make you successful.”

Jarrett, the No. 2 wide receiver and No. 20 player in the 2020 cycle per the 247Sports Composite, had been committed to LSU since April and was one of the gems in the Tigers' Top 5 class.

“I saw coach Locksley tweeted the other day his little brick wall tweet, so maybe he was referring to Rakim Jarrett here,” 247Sports Director of Recruiting Steve Wiltfong said last week. “I had a college coach tell me his recruitment was a Category 5 storm, so here we go."