CFB AM: Four-star recruit looks exactly like WWE's Brock Lesnar

Published Mar. 30, 2015 9:15 a.m. ET

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Teddy Mitrosilis

Someday in the relatively near future, Parker Boudreaux will probably be known for what he accomplished on a football field.

He's a four-star offensive line recruit who's getting offers from a bunch of elite college football programs, including Clemson, Alabama, Florida, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, Miami, Arizona State and many others.

Soon, he'll likely be a Saturday star.

For now, though, Boudreaux has a different claim to fame: He looks exactly like a younger version of WWE star Brock Lesnar.

It's almost crazy how striking the resemblance is. You can see in the photo above what Lesnar looks like. Now here's Boudreaux at Mississippi State:

At Ole Miss:

At Alabama:

At Florida:

Boudreaux is a member of the Class of 2016, so he won't officially sign with his college program of choice until next February. Until then, Parker, ride this Lesnar thing out, man.

THREE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW

1. Jonathan Taylor dismissed from Alabama. It was an awful weekend for Alabama for many reasons, but none more important than this: Taylor was kicked off the team after being arrested for domestic assault, the second such incident in less than a year. Nick Saban is catching a lot of heat because he took Taylor in after he was dismissed from Georgia last summer due to a domestic violence arrest. Saban said Taylor deserved a second chance, and he released this statement on Sunday after the decision was made to boot Taylor: "Jonathan Taylor has been dismissed from the team and is no longer a part of our program. This will still need to go through the legal process, but when he was given an opportunity here, it was under strict guidelines and we made it clear there was a zero tolerance policy."

Nick Saban blew it with Taylor, writes Jon Solomon, which is the general opinion of fan and commenters around the country. Some are asking what Saban's responsibility is for providing a safe environment on campus and want him held accountable for allowing a player with a domestic violence record into his program. Domestic violence experts -- see Solomon's piece above for a sample -- say Taylor's second act of domestic assault was inevitable.

Nobody would disagree with the sentiment that players who commit this kind of crime should be dealt with extremely harshly. My one issue with the general conversation around this topic is that it's very difficult to find a domestic violence expert offering thoughts on how players like this can be helped. How can the system be altered so players like Jonathan Taylor aren't simply dismissed as people who can never change, but rather subjected to a rigorous process where they can earn another chance? It's probably a complete failure to give such a player his football career back immediately. Maybe there's a two-year waiting process --€“ like a double redshirt -- where the player spends a significant amount of time doing domestic violence work and proves over an extended period of time that there's been change.

It's a difficult situation, to be sure, but I don't think it's a good enough answer to simple conclude, "If he committed this crime once, it's only a matter of time before he commits it again." That said, two chances at college football is more than enough.

In other Bama news, safety Geno Smith was arrested for his second DUI. On the field, an Alabama wide receiver reportedly tore his ACL over the weekend.

2. Jimbo Fisher: Jameis Winston was a victim of "character assassination." So Fisher had some interesting comments on the radio the other day about his former Florida State QB whose off-field problems -- most notably sexual assault allegations for which he was not charged -- have been well documented over the last two years. I'll print Fisher's words verbatim and leave them without comment.

Fisher responding to a question about Winston's character: "Why is there a question? Because of the character assassination that he's lived through in the media, and the (misinformation) and half-truths that have been printed. What amazes me about this whole process is the un-professionalism of a lot of major newspapers, and a lot of major outlets that did not report the whole truth of the situation and only slanted it for their own opinion.

"Jameis has great character. Did he make mistakes? Yes. Did he make silly mistakes? Yes. I mean, he's still a 20-year-old kid. He and Johnny Manziel are the only two who have ever gone through that pressure of winning a Heisman (as an underclassman). Plus, he won a national championship. No one had ever done what he had done.

"Some of his mistakes come from wanting to be normal. He likes being seen as a normal student, and not Jameis Winston. That got him in trouble by making some poor choices. It wasn't from malice, but just from a little bit of immaturity. He's still just 20 years old. He'll grow through that."

3. Jim McElwain says Florida lacks talent. The new Gators coach has gotten a better look at his team during spring practice and says Florida's talent is "insufficient" in certain areas. McElwain said the numbers in certain spots left over by former coach Will Muschamp are in such rough shape that McElwain has had to alter the way he wants Florida to practice for the time being.

By the way: If you're a Florida fan in the Gainesville area, they're hosting a movie night at The Swamp on May 9. Should be a fun time for all ages.

Have a great Monday, everybody.

Teddy Mitrosilis works in content production at FOX Sports Digital. Follow him on Twitter @TMitrosilis and email him at tmitrosilis@gmail.com.

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