Dakota Mosley Commits!

Three star tight end and teammate of Michael Dyer, Dakota Mosley has committed to Auburn. More to come.

Iron Bowl Chat

Weekend Weather

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Iron Bowl Replays

On ESPN Classic this week:

• Tuesday, 1 PM CT: 1984, Alabama 17 Auburn 15
• Tuesday, 4 PM CT: 1982, Auburn 23 Alabama 22
• Wednesday, 1 PM CT: 1985, Alabama 25 Auburn 23
• Wednesday, 4 PM CT: 1983, Auburn 23 Alabama 20

More On Freeman

Eltoro Freeman took "mental reps" at practice today. Chizik went on to say that his answer to any Freeman questions will remain "day-to-day" until game time.

Big Recruiting Update

• Rivals tells us that Auburn will have many visitors for the Iron Bowl.
• The first name is Brandon Mosley (who could play LB, DL, OL or TE). This guy out of Kansas has visited Auburn's campus before and will take an official visit this weekend. He also plans to take officials to Ole Miss and Florida State according to AuburnSports.com.
• JUCO corner Mike Harris will also be officially visiting. This California JUCO four star has offers from Alabama, Florida, Florida State and Miami (his hometown), among many others. Alabama is currently leading for him and he will also officially visit Ole Miss.
• Antonio Goodwin may be wavering on his commitment. He visited Georgia this past weekend. He will visit Auburn, Tennessee, Georgia and North Carolina before making his decision. His commitment is anything but solid in my opinion right now.
• Other official visits this weekend include Roszell Gayden, Akeem Cunningham, C.J. Mosely and Cody Parkey.
• Other unofficial visitors include Vic Beasley and Laurence Gibson, a huge Hargrave lineman who recently picked up an offer from the Tigers.
• Ahmad Dixon tells Auburn Undercover that Tennessee is now his leader along with Baylor. Due to playoffs, he will not be able to visit this weekend but still plans to take an official visit to Auburn after the season.
• Robert Johnson will visit Auburn in January.
• Auburn legacy Davis Dudchock has changed his commitment from Vanderbilt to Stanford.
• Other commitments who will be in Auburn this weekend include Chad Slade, Jawara White, Jeremy Richardson, Kenneth Carter, Shaun Kitchens, Demetruce McNeal and LaDarius Owens.
• Obviously high school playoffs are hurting Auburn's chances at landing some targets on campus Friday.
• Jay Hughes will take an official visit to the Plains January 21-23.
• Marcus Lattimore's high school teammate Nick Jones has committed to South Carolina.
• Michael Dyer rushed for over 200 yards but his team still came up short this weekend in his state semi-finals loss to Greenbrier.
• Info thanks to AuburnSports.com, AuburnUndercover and TechSideline.
• More to come later this week.

Team Updates

• Eltoro Freeman is working his way back from an ankle injury. Gene Chizik says he hopes he will be back in the next couple of days and says Freeman has "made some headway". Freeman may have practiced tonight.
• Freeman has been seen walking in a boot this past week.
• Chizik: "I think your chances of winning a huge rivalry game is in direct proportion to how you prepare for it."
• Charles Goldberg writes that Walt McFadden planned on giving the message boards some trash talk to post about but he has decided against it.
• Not a whole lot else has been coming out lately. Chizik may still comment on tonight's practice later.
• ALSO: A-Day has already been set for April 17, 2010.

Injury Updates

• Eltoro Freeman missed practice yesterday with a lingering injury from the Georgia game. While some news outlets have stated he had a concussion, I have been told that the more serious injury is actually an ankle injury. My sources say it is somewhat minor though and he could be back soon but that has not been confirmed by Gene Chizik. Chizik says Freeman is day-to-day.
• Onterio McCalebb is looking good according to Gus Malzahn. The three day break seems to have been a big relief for McCalebb. Malzahn said McCalebb was playing on only one foot in the fourth quarter against Georgia.
• Former Tiger and current Miami Dolphin Ronnie Brown is out for the season with an ankle/foot injury.

Tuesday News and Notes

• The Auburn team has had Sunday, Monday and Tuesday off of practice.
• Practice will begin for the Iron Bowl tomorrow.
• Jon Solomon of the Birmingham News has confirmed recent rumors regarding the Eric Smith case. Two other football players were involved in the incident but were not named. The plaintiff contends that two unnamed players began the altercation by punching his friend.
• Right now bowl projections have Auburn going to the Liberty Bowl vs. Houston, Outback Bowl vs. Wisconsin, Music City Bowl vs. UNC, Chick-fil-A vs. Clemson and Cotton vs. Oklahoma State.
• Eltoro Freeman's injury has been stated as either a concussion or a tweaked ankle. No word yet as to if he will return for the Iron Bowl and the way Chizik handles injuries, it is unlikely we will know before kickoff.
• According to the Austin-American Statesman, USC could now be the team to beat for Lache Seastrunk but he still appears to be wide open. According to Rivals, he is NO LONGER visiting for the Iron Bowl. He will be spending time with his family for Thanksgiving.
• New offensive line prospect Adrian Hubbard appears to be gone just as quick as he came onto Auburn's radar. He has narrowed his choices to FSU, South Carolina and Alabama.
• According to Auburn Undercover, Jay Hughes will take an official visit to Auburn in January.

Washington Honored

Demond Washington has been honored by the SEC as the Special Teams Player of the Week. Washington had 202 total kickoff return yards (school record) and 229 total return yards. The highlight was obviously his 99 yard kickoff return for a touchdown early in the fourth quarter.

Auburn vs. Georgia Chat

Reed Chooses Auburn!

Four star wide receiver commitment Trovon Reed announced his intention to play for Auburn over LSU and Oregon this morning. The top player out of the state of Louisiana is Auburn's 21st commitment for the 2010 class. Reed is an Army All American and had offers from nearly every school nationwide. He is ranked the 5th best receiver for 2010 and the 37th best player nationally by Rivals.

Reed To Announce

Trovon Reed now will announce his college decision tomorrow at 10:15 am according to Rivals, AuburnUndercover and ITAT. He will do it in similar fashion to Michael Dyer, announcing after receiving his U.S. Army All American invitation. Reed will choose between Auburn, LSU and Oregon. He seemed to be leaning toward Auburn until his visit to Oregon but I have heard Auburn still has a great shot.

Vote For Tate

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Channel Set

Auburn vs. Georgia has been set to be televised on ESPN2.

Malzahn Speaks

Auburn offensive coordinator Gus Malzahn spoke to Evan Woodbery about head coaching openings and gave a quote that will bring a smile to Auburn fans' faces. "I'm flattered if my name gets thrown around, I guess, but I'm extremely happy here...we've got big goals, big dreams here. I'm committed to that. That's the only thing on my mind."

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Byrum A Lou Groza Semi-Finalist

Junior kicker Wes Byrum has more than made up for a mediocre sophomore season. Byrum is now among the 20 finalists for the Lou Groza Award which is given out for the top collegiate kicker. He is among 5 SEC kickers who made the cut. He is 13 for 14 on the season in the field goal department and 43 for 43 on extra points.

Full list of semi-finalists here.

Memphis Not Interested In Malzahn

According to FootballScoop.com, Memphis is not interested in Auburn offensive coordinator Gus Malzahn for their opening at head coach. While their local media is speculating Malzahn, FootballScoop says sources close to the school has denied these rumors.