LSU coach Les Miles announced on Thursday wide receiver Ricky Dixon decided to transfer.Michael Bonnette, LSU sports information director, told The Daily Reveille early Thursday afternoon that Dixon had left the program but could not confirm rumors he was transferring.Miles later confirmed Dixon’s decision Thursday afternoon through a news release.”Coach [Les Miles] confirmed it for me this afternoon that Ricky has decided to leave the program,” Bonnette said.Larry Dauterive, Dixon’s high school coach at East St. John, told The Advocate on Thursday that Dixon will transfer to Texas Southern.”I talked to him, and he told me that’s what he’s doing,” Dauterive said. “He said he felt like he was too far down on the depth chart at LSU, and with only two years left, he wanted a chance to get on the field a lot quicker at that level.”Rodney Bush, Texas Southern sports information director, said as of Thursday that Dixon had not enrolled at the university. Bonnette said Dixon cited a lack of playing time as the main reason for leaving.”He wants to go somewhere that he can play,” Bonnette said.Dixon played in a total of 15 games during his LSU career. He caught only one pass last season, on Sept. 13 against North Texas, and one pass his freshman season for 9 yards.Dixon would not lose a year of eligibility if he transferred to Texas Southern because the school is a Division I-AA — or Football Championship Subdivision — school.If Dixon transfers to Texas Southern, he would join another Miles recruit — former Oklahoma State quarterback Bobby Reid.Reid was redshirted during Miles’ last season as Oklahoma State’s head coach and transferred to Texas Southern before the start of last season after losing his starting job midseason to rising senior Zac Robinson.—-Contact Amos Morale at [email protected]