Some Notes

• Anthony Gulley is now going by Anthony Gulley-Morgan.
• Paul Finebaum has predicted Auburn to go 9-3 in 2010.
• Jeff Grimes says offensive tackle John Sullen has had a solid spring and in great shape.
• It appears Cam Newton has been taking the majority of first team snaps.
• Probably the biggest news is that it appears Shon Coleman is cancer free. He still has to go through treatment but it is miraculous that he is in remission after just 15 days of treatment.

Now some notes from Saturday's scrimmage:

• Mario Fannin had a 60 yard touchdown run.
• The only touchdown pass was from Newton to Darvin Adams. Neil Caudle threw an interception to Demond Washington.
• The offense won the scrimmage.
• Stick with me...I know I have not updated a ton lately but that is about to change.

Early Practice Notes

Spring practice has kicked off. I can not be there today but here is what I am gathering from other sources:

• Cameron Newton will wear number 2.
• Tyrik Rollison is still with the team and focusing on academics. He will not participate in spring practice.
• Anthony Gulley has changed his name to Anthony Morgan.
• Morgan Hull, Darrell Roseman, John Douglas and Jason King are all no longer with the team. Douglas and King got DUIs and Hull and Roseman graduated and have moved on.
• Other new numbers: Gayden - 78, B Moseley - 75, Curry - 33, Sanders - 13.

Updates

• Trying something new...since I have links to recruits and not actual players...I will now link players to their previous stories on the blog.
• No word on Travante Stallworth's knee injury he suffered on Saturday. If I had to guess, I would say he misses this weekend's game at Georgia.
• Onterio McCalebb will likely be back this weekend after missing the last two games with an ankle injury.
• It appears linebacker Adam Herring will likely miss the rest of the regular season with an undisclosed injury.
• While we saw Anthony Gulley in a ton of different positions this weekend (receiver, running the ball, corner back), Gene Chizik says not to expect to see him thrown into the action at corner in these big games. Gulley definitely proved himself worthy down the road to get some serious PT on offense or defense.
• You could, however, see Gulley returning punts this weekend. After Philip Pierre-Louis' mishap this weekend and Gulley proving his athleticism, I like Gulley to return the first punt from the Bulldogs. He fielded substantial punts in practice Sunday.
• Auburn is down to four healthy scholarship linebackers (Freeman, Bynes, Stevens and Evans).
• Let's take a look at recruiting...
• Rivals tells us star receiver Trovon Reed has delayed his public announcement from early this Friday to anytime from immediately following the game on. Auburn Undercover tells us Reed may be leaning toward Oregon over Auburn and LSU following an official visit last weekend.
• AuburnSports.com, Scout.com and Auburn Undercover reported about Vanderbilt commitment Bradley Roby visiting the Plains this weekend. Don't be fooled by him being committed to Vanderbilt nor his three star ranking, Roby is a stud. He previously listed Auburn his leader before committing to Vandy. He says he has renewed interest in Auburn and make take an official visit to the Plains but will not be able to make it for the Iron Bowl.
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News Wrap Up

• I've been informed Philip Lutzenkirchen has suffered an undisclosed injury.
• Gabe McKenzie has been working back at defensive end recently.
• The focus of practice this week has been tackling and special teams.
• A lot of fundamentals work is being done like taking good angles.
• We could begin to see more of Anthony Gulley in the coming weeks.
• Trainers say Mike McNeil is looking good but is likely weeks away from returning.
• Tracy Rocker has had a lot of praise for Jake Ricks this week.
• Josh Bynes is on track for 112 tackles this season. The last two seasons combined, he had 63.
• Shon Coleman could be wavering on his commitment. He says his parents are pushing him to check out Ole Miss more.
• Stay tuned in the next three days...that is all I will say...

Practice Notes

• Drew Cole will miss this week with an injury.
• Tommy Trott is not expected to play this weekend.
• Tim Hawthorne has really been coming on the last 3-4 days and could be back soon.
• Aairon Savage was walking without a boot today.
• We will likely see more of Anthony Gulley this weekend.
• Fannin, Gulley or Washington will likely be punt returner.
• Mike Blanc is first team over Nick Fairley.
• Antoine Carter is close to returning but is not 100%.

News Updates

• Eric Smith will play on Saturday. Eltoro Freeman might. Chizik said he really hoped Freeman will play.
• Curtis Luper says he hopes to redshirt Dontae Aycock.
• Tommy Thigpen complimented his safeties but says they need to do better tackling and says Bates should have had another pick and Etheridge missed an opportunity for one.
• Jay Boulware has come down hard on Mario Fannin and I would not expect to see him returning kicks this weekend.
• Curtis Luper says he wants to lower Onterio McCalebb's touches to about 15.
• Anthony Gulley, Emory Blake, Demond Washington, Quindarious Carr, Zac Etheridge and Walt McFadden are all being considered at punt returner.
• The offensive line appeared to be in shape on Saturday but Jeff Grimes says the linemen need to work on their conditioning.

Notes

• Trooper Taylor says to expect to see DeAngelo Benton, Emory Blake, Travante Stallworth and Anthony Gulley all to see action.
• Tracy Rocker plans to rotate a ton of defensive linemen. We could see up to nine.
• Darvin Adams is not a sure thing to play Saturday. He has been hindered by an off and on ankle injury. More to come on this...
• During today's practice, Aubrey Phillips was at study hall.

A Few More Scrimmage Notes

• Mario Fannin returned a punt for a 70 yard touchdown.
• Anthony Gulley returned one punt for about 20 yards.
• Tyrik Rollison's touchdown to Stallworth was approximately 65 yards with the ball traveling about 62 yards in the air.
• Daren Bates received a ton of praise and has been getting a lot of help from Mike McNeil.
• Dontae Aycock was impressive.

A Few Notes From Practice

• Neil Caudle says he feels good about his chances at being named the starter.
• They worked some Wildcat formation today with Kodi at quarterback.
• Trooper Taylor says newcomers Emory Blake, Anthony Gulley, Travante Stallworth and DeAngelo Benton all are on track to play this fall.

Scrimmage Wrap Up

• Offense won 41-32
• No real word on the quarterback battle.
• Tyrik Rollison and Clint Moseley took the most reps at quarterback with Burns, Caudle and Todd only participating in two series.
• Emory Blake caught a 40 yard touchdown pass from Moseley.
• Onterio McCalebb had a 30 yard touchdown run.
• Others scoring include Philip Lutzenkirchen, Eric Smith and Anthony Gulley. Lutz's was a 15 yard pass and Gulley's was on a reverse.
• Demond Washington and Harry Adams picked off passes.
• The biggest hits came from Antonio Coleman, Demond Washington and Daren Bates.
• D'Antoine Hood did not play due to an ankle injury.
• Coleman says the number one defense played better against the number one offense and the number two offense played better than the number two defense.
• Ted Roof said there were some good things and some bad things. He apparently seemed very angry afterwards.
• Gene Chizik says it was a little sloppy and there were many turnovers.
• Chizik says there will be two more scrimmages before the season opener.
• More likely to come.

Thursday Wrap-Up

• Auburn does not appear interested in transfer DE Sidell Corley.
• Practice has been split into two groups. The first group seems to have the more experienced and more likely to play players. Demond Washington and Nosa Eguae have impressed and moved to the first group. Other newcomers in the first group include Emory Blake, Philip Lutzenkirchen and DeAngelo Benton.
• Travante Stallworth and Anthony Gulley were taking reps at receiver.
• Aubrey Phillips has been taking reps at left tackle.
• Lutzenkirchen has moved to the number 5 position after playing the number 3. He is now behind Tommy Trott. Gabe McKenzie is playing the number 3 behind Mario Fannin.
• DeAngelo Benton got reps with the first and second group today.
• Mike McNeil was dressed out but not participating in drills. He did not appear to have a limp.

Know A Signee: Anthony Gulley

• Will wear number 24
• Three star, 39th best all purpose back in the nation by Rivals. Ranked number 30 on the Alabama Postseason Top 40 by Rivals. Two star all purpose back on Scout. Rated 67/100 on ESPN.com.
• Brantley, Alabama (Brantley High School)
• Born: September 8, 1990
• Committed: 1/28/2009
• 5'11", 185 lbs., 4.4 sec 40 yard dash
• 2008 stats: 58 rushes for 1,162 yards and 18 touchdowns. Caught 17 passes for 543 yards and 9 touchdowns. Returned six kickoffs for 244 yards and two touchdowns and 5 punts for 203 yards and 2 touchdowns. Had 48 solo tackles, 9 sacks, 2 interceptions and one fumble recovery. 2007 stats: had 167 rushes for 1,604 yards and 18 touchdowns and 11 catches for 173 yards and four touchdowns.
• Named 2008 ASWA 1A All-State and honorable mention All-State as a junior. Star of Alabama Week 3 and Week 4. ScoutSouth.com Star of Alabama. State of Alabama All-Star in baseball.
• Had offers from Auburn and Troy.
• Took officials visits to Auburn and Troy.
• Star baseball player. Helped lead Brantley Bulldogs baseball to their first ever state championship. Named Class 1A hitter of the year and 1A MVP in baseball. Wants to play football and baseball at Auburn. Says he was shocked when Coach Willis left and was afraid he would not receive an offer. Looked primarily at schools who would let him play football and baseball. Says if he did not sign with Auburn he would have gone to Troy. Will play slot receiver at Auburn.
• Qualified and on campus.

Congrats To Gulley (Baseball)

2009 football signee Anthony Gulley was named the class 1A hitter of the year, 1A MVP and named to the Super All-State Team. His Brantley Bulldogs won their first state title this season.

Lattimore Expected At A-Day

Running Back U has made great strides so far in the 2010 recruiting season for the top running backs. The number one running back, Lache Seastrunk, visited Auburn and said it was the best visit he's had and I believe Auburn is in his top 2. The third best running back in the nation, Michael Dyer, has visited Auburn and lists them in his top 3. It's not surprising, then, that the number two running back in the nation, five star Marcus Lattimore, will take in A-Day. The ESPNU 150 back out of South Carolina has not really mentioned much about Auburn but will be one of many recruits in attendance. Lattimore has previously mentioned Auburn in his top 10.

There are expected to be around 60 recruits in Auburn on Saturday. Auburn has to compete with other spring games this weekend such as Alabama, West Virginia and Tennessee. Damien Robinson was originally supposed to visit this weekend has since backed out. Brian Vogler attended practice today.

2008 signees Robert Cooper, Anthony Gulley, Daren Bates, Andre Harris, John Sullen, Philip Lutzenkirchen, Taikwon Paige and Travante Stallworth will also be in attendance.