He was a 5 star more than a year ago, then stopped doing well at camps and posting bad numbers. Then he started talking about how he wanted to be treated like a 5 star wherever he visited. He eventually played himself into a 3 star ranking and was looked over by every major program.
LSU processed major burns a little while back thinking they'd get another top prospect, only to swing and miss. So, they circled back to mcglothern. Out of nowhere mcglothern has a crazy good all American game.
Now because of that one game every fanbase is wondering how they passed over him before.