In just a few hours Wednesday afternoon, a lot changed and a lot stayed the same for LSU’s football team.Team officials said quarterback Andrew Hatch is leaving LSU, but the Tigers will have two of their most accomplished offensive players back for their senior seasons. Hatch saw little playing time after a concussion he suffered September against Auburn.”I don’t know what his plans are, but I know [Hatch] is leaving LSU,” said LSU sports information director Michael Bonnette.Two juniors, running back Charles Scott and offensive tackle Ciron Black, announced Wednesday they will return to continue their education and boost the team’s leadership.”The past three years, it’s been my home,”  Scott, who needs 30 more hours to graduate, said. “The atmosphere is great, and I love all the fans. I’m definitely coming back next year. I don’t think I could leave this place without graduating.”Black said his purpose in college was to get an education and the decision was easy.”That’s the best decision I’ve ever made,” Black said. “I’m really close to graduating, and that’s what I want to do … I also have a lot more I need to do in college, just becoming more of a man and more of a leader for my team.”Miles said he was thrilled with their decisions and praised Scott and Black’s maturity.”If you listen to those guys, they put a priority on their team and put a priority on their education,” Miles said. “This is a time when decisions are made by the people who are affected most. It’s a very unselfish decision. Both men would have made quality livings in the NFL. Both men are postponing a good, high-paying career to be seniors at LSU, to get their degree, to enjoy being part of a team.” NFL draft analyst Mike Detillier said Scott and Black are better off returning for their senior seasons. He projected Scott to be a third-round pick and Black to go in round two.”[Scott] is a very talented back, and as a pure runner he’s got more skills than [former LSU running back] Joseph Addai,” Detillier said. “Charles has great running vision, he runs with power and he’s got great body lean. I already think Charles would be better suited to come back to play another season at LSU.”Detillier said it would be best for Black to come back because of his importance to the offensive line and the competition he would face in the draft.”Ciron is the guy who’s probably the most critical,” Detillier said. “LSU has only had two left tackles in seven years (Andrew Whitworth for four and Ciron Black for three), so who’s going to fill that spot? He’d be better off coming back for another season at LSU. Again he is facing a much stronger senior crop of players.”Miles also announced junior defensive lineman Ricky Jean-Francois will enter the 2009 NFL draft, confirming multiple reports saying Jean-Francois was headed for the NFL.Jean-Francois was the Defensive Most Outstanding Player in the 2008 BCS National Championship game as a sophomore despite playing in just two games. As a junior, he started six games but battled a groin injury and missed the Florida and South Carolina contests.Detillier said he projects Jean-Francois will be an early third-round pick.”You have to base your assessment on what happened in the latter part of 2007,” Detillier said. “You have seen some erratic play based on the fact that he was hurt. I think he’s a very talented athlete – he can rush the quarterback extremely well, and he’s a very disruptive player.”While the intentions of some LSU players were made clear Wednesday, the status of one is still up in the air.ESPN reported Wednesday morning junior wide receiver Brandon LaFell will declare for the draft. But Miles and Bonnette both said Wednesday afternoon LaFell had not made up his mind about his future with the Tigers.”I know [LaFell] is certainly weighing his options and evaluating it more fully,” Miles said. “Again these are very personal decisions, and those are decisions that are made by their family, their friends, their support groups and themselves. Understandably they come up with different conclusions. I think we’ll know [about LaFell] in the next four days to be honest with you.”Detillier said LaFell probably had the toughest decision to make because of the low crop of senior wide receivers in this year’s draft.”I do not have a senior wide receiver as a first-round pick,” Detillier said. “He’s a big physical receiver, and he has become more consistent catching the football even though he’s had some tendencies to drop some easy catches. If he runs well, he could put himself into being a first round pick. I think he would end up going in the second round if he came out early.” Today is the final day for underclassmen to declare for the draft.—-Contact Rachel Whittaker at [email protected]