QB To Transfer

Tyrik Rollison will transfer to Sam Houston State according to his Facebook and AuburnSports.com. The star quarterback was suspended at the end of last season, in which he was redshirting. His father says he wanted to be closer to his home in Sulphur Springs, TX. This cuts the quarterback race down to Cameron Newton, Neil Caudle, Barrett Trotter and Clint Moseley.

Know A Signee: Clint Moseley

• Number 11? Previously 15? This is up in the air...
• Three star, ranked the number 19 dual threat quarterback in the nation by Rivals. Two star, ranked the 79th quarterback by Scout. Given a 73/100 on ESPN.com and ranked the number 111 quarterback.
• Leroy, Alabama (Leroy High School)
• Born: December 26, 1990
• Committed: 1/18/2009
• 6'4", 200 lbs. 4.71 sec 40 yard dash
• 2008 stats: 209-313 passing for 3,758 yards and 35 touchdowns. He also rushed for 670 yards and 15 touchdowns. Also was kicker, making one field goal, 23-29 on extra points and 18 punts for an average of 33.9 yards. Led team to a 15-0 record and a third straight 2A state championship and was named MVP of the game. 2007 stats: 2700 yards passing, 537 rushing yards rushing and 22 touchdowns passing and 10 rushing. Lead team to their second state championship win. 2006 stats: 100-168 passing for 1500 yards and 20 touchdowns. Led team to their first state championship win.
• Named Mr. Football for the state of Alabama, 2A Back of the Year and 2A All State team by ASWA. Named to Orlando Sentinel All Southern football team. Rated the 31st best player in the state of Alabama by Rivals. Ranked 23rd on the Birmingham News' Super Senior list.
• Had offers from Auburn, Arkansas State, Marshall, South Alabama and UAB.
• Took official visits to Auburn and Arkansas State.
• On campus and likely to redshirt this season. Grew up an Alabama fan. Says he never in a million years expected to sign with Auburn. Says if he did not sign with Auburn, he would have gone to South Alabama to play baseball.

Early Practice Notes

• Practice was shoulder pads, helmets, shorts...
• A lot has been asked about Jay Wisner and Philip Pierre-Louis both wearing number 82. Today, Pierre-Louis was wearing 6.
• Freshman John Sullen was working with first team at right guard. Byron Isom was not wearing pads.
• Daren Bates was working with linebackers.
• Terrell Zachary has some sort of injury but no need for concern right now.
• Eltoro Freeman is now wearing a plaster cast on his right wrist.
• Clint Moseley was wearing number 11 tonight.
• Not sure if Spencer Pybus was out there...
• Ben Tate was not in pads today.
• Kodi Burns was taking a few snaps with quarterbacks tonight.

A Few More Notes

• Today was Auburn's last two-a-day.
• Malzahn says Clint Moseley will continue to get a lot of reps even though he is likely to redshirt. Malzahn is impressed with Moseley.
• Kodi Burns will continue to work some with quarterbacks, likely preparing him for possible Wildcat situations.
• The second practice today was just shells and was cut short. The team will eat dinner together and have a team building exercise tonight.
• Scrimmage tomorrow, fan day Sunday....

Practice Notes... BREAKING NEWS...Burns A WR

• Kodi Burns worked as a wide receiver all practice.
• Caudle, Todd, Moseley and Rollison had bright spots but were inconsistent overall.
• I did not see Burns drop any passes.
• Eltoro Freeman missed yesterday and today's practices. He is reportedly wearing a cast on his hand. More to come on that.
• I see Kodi Burns transferring....more to come on that also...

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.

Early Practice Notes

• All five quarterbacks are practicing on the same field together (Caudle, Burns, Todd, Rollison and Moseley).
• Practice is completely shut off to media today.
• Aubrey Phillips missed practice due to a non-football related issue. He is "undergoing tests". He also missed yesterday. Phillips is "out indefinitely".
• The practice was not split up at all. Chizik says this could differ from practice to practice.
• Practice was better than yesterday's practice according to Chizik.
• DeAngelo Benton missed practice with a hand injury but is fine.
• Clint Moseley believes he will redshirt this season.

MLB Draft and Other Notes

• Today the Major League Baseball draft begins and runs through Thursday. Brandon Jacobs is likely to be drafted and Clint Moseley is a possibility. Jacobs has visited the Red Sox, Yankees, Royals and Brewers. He has been projected to go in the 3rd through the 6th round. The draft just began with Stephen Stasburg going first overall.
• Anthony Williams said he did not want to name a top school right now but that he really likes Auburn right now. He will make a decision in the fall.
• Athlete Sam Gibson committed to LSU.