Chase Hughes

Has committed to Ole Miss. Not sure that he had a committable offer from Auburn...

Recruiting Updates

• Nigel Terrell is set to make his decision on Thursday. He is expected to pick between Ole Miss and Florida State. I see the Seminoles in his future.
• Jeffrey Whitaker plans to make an unofficial visit to Auburn on September 19th for the West Virginia game. He plans to make an official following that. A decision is not expected until after the season.
• An offensive lineman to keep your eyes on is Tristan Hardin. He believes Auburn is close to offering.
• Shon Coleman says he will still take official visits to other schools. His offer list continues to grow.
• Chase Hughes nearly committed to Ole Miss over the weekend but decided to think about it and wait it out.

Recruiting Updates

• Chase Hughes has named a new leader: Ole Miss. He says after a visit they slightly lead.
• The guys at Rivals seem to think Auburn has a shot at getting one of Kyle Prater's official visits even though he has cut Auburn from his top choices. Trooper Taylor is quietly working hard on Prater.
• LaDarius Owens says he will take a long look at each school before he pulls the trigger and that could be in late fall.
• Owens also says he has started to get a lot of attention from UCLA, Oklahoma and Miami but does not have an offer yet.
• Marcus Lattimore says he plans to take his official visits to Auburn, South Carolina, North Carolina, Penn State and Oregon.
• Some new offensive linemen Auburn is likely to begin looking at are Kyle Brown and Jake Smith.

State Rankings

Alabama's Rivals state rankings have been released. Prospects of interest for Auburn fans include (Auburn commits, uncommitted targets): LaDarius Owens (3), Jeremy Richardson (6), C.J. Mosley (8), Jake Holland (12), Jawara White (13), Pee Wee Cobb (19), Anthony Wilson (20), Kenneth Carter (22), Chase Hughes (24), Quinterrious Eatmon (31), D.J. Howard (37) and Dale Trimble (38). Full top 40 here.

More News From The Weekend

• I do not know if we are seriously pursuing a tight end in this class but if we are it looks like our goal is Travis Dickson. He says he thinks he would be a good fit at Auburn and his recruitment by Auburn seems to have really flourished. I think he really does like us and could return in July for camp.
• Dakota Mosley finally picked up an offer from Auburn after this weekend. He is a teammate of Michael Dyer. He is being recruited as an offensive lineman and not a tight end. His only other current offers are Tulsa and Louisiana Tech.
• Auburn is still the leader for Chase Hughes, an offensive lineman who plays with commitment Jeremy Richardson. He also likes Vanderbilt and may look at Alabama. His brother currently attends Auburn.
• Nigel Terrell says he will have a list of his top schools by the end of the month. I am not sure that he has a committable offer from Auburn right now but Auburn has been near the top of his list.
• A new name, Jared Morse, attended camp this weekend and really seemed to enjoy it. He currently holds offers from Vanderbilt, Arkansas and Kentucky. He says Auburn has the "whole package".
• LaDarius Owens visited this weekend with his uncle, James Owens, who was the first black football player at Auburn. Owens could be nearing a decision but still plans to visit Florida State, Clemson and Auburn, once again, and possibly others this summer.
• The only quarterback I really could have seen us going for in the 2010 class, Barry Brunetti, ended his recruitment by committing to West Virginia. We were hardly pursuing him.
• I do not like supporting rumors but I will inform you that there is one swirling involving Aairon Savage and a pretty bad injury that occurred during conditioning. Again, rumor, so do not take that as even half-true, but you will know when I do if there is anything to this. Last I have heard is that he was recovering very well from last season's injury. I will probably know tomorrow.
• It's late. I'm going to bed.

Richardson

Okie dokie let's look at the new commitment.  Jeremy Richardson is a 6'4", 220 lb wide receiver from Springville, AL.  He is a four star on Rivals and a three star on Scout.  I would not be surprised to see him pick up another star on Scout or possibly a fifth on Rivals although it is unlikely.  He also had offers from Alabama, LSU, Tennessee and Mississippi State (even though some sites have taken down listing of an offer to him).  Coming into recruiting this year, Chizik and the staff just about named Richardson as the top priority overall.  In 2008, as a junior, Richardson caught 61 passes for 1,228 yards and 18 touchdowns.  He was first team all-state by ASWA and Birmingham News.

He called the decision an easy one once he got to know the coaches.  He announced at the UAB Hospital in Birmingham along side his grandfather.  Rivals ranks him as the number 26 wide receiver in the nation.  ESPN.com gave him a grade of 78.  One of his teammates, Chase Hughes, also recently named Auburn as his leader.  

Sunday Fun Day

Sorry for no post yesterday so I will sum everything up today:

• The draft is not over yet but thus far three Auburn players have been drafted. Sen'Derrick Marks went in the second round to the Tennessee Titans with the 62nd overall pick. Jerraud Powers went to the Indianapolis Colts in the third round with the 92nd overall pick and Tyronne Green went in the fourth round to the Chargers with the 133rd overall pick.
• Auburn's top 2010 recruiting target and 141st best player in the nation, Jeremy Richardson, has named Auburn as his leader. He visited Auburn this weekend. He is a four star who says the coaching staff has told him that he would be the number one receiver right away. The bad news is that he wants to wait until Signing Day to decide. Other schools to watch out for are LSU, Florida, Alabama and Georgia.
• Auburn offered Richardson's Springville teammate Chase Hughes this weekend. The center has named Auburn as his number one and his older brother is a student at Auburn.
• Four star safety Alec Ogletree and his twin brother Alexander visited Auburn this weekend. Alec and Alexander are considered a package deal and want to play together in college. Auburn is recruiting Alec as a safety and Alexander as an outside linebacker. They both enjoyed their visit. Alec currently has an offer from Auburn while Alexander does not. Alec is the number 31 player in the nation.
• Anthony Williams picked up an offer from South Carolina this weekend. In a GamecockCentral article he mentioned his love of Auburn.