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.

Update

• Khairi Fortt says he will announce his final six at the end of the summer. After a visit to UNC this weekend, he says they will be one of them.
• The SEC Media Days will be July 22-24 at the Wynfrey Hotel in Hoover, AL. Vandy, MSU, Arkansas and Kentucky will be the 22nd, Alabama, UGA, Ole Miss and Florida will be the 23rd and Auburn, South Carolina, Tennessee and LSU will be the 24th.
• Student-athletes representing Auburn at Media Days will be Tommy Trott and Antonio Coleman.
• Marcus Lattimore says he had a great visit to South Carolina. He says he cannot name a leader currently. He will cut his top 8 to a top 5 at the end of summer.
• Davis Dudchock committed to Vanderbilt. The Auburn legacy had an offer from Auburn.
• Kyle Prater would like to trim his list to five soon. Already in are Oklahoma, USC and Illinois.
• That's all for now. Getting some studying in...

Officially In The Prater Sweepstakes

Just two days after Trooper Taylor hinted that he wanted a chance to get one of the best wide receivers in the nation, Kyle Prater released his top ten and Auburn is listed there.  This is pretty big considering Auburn has never been listed as in the running for him.  His top ten are, in no particular order, Illinois, Oklahoma, USC, Michigan, Tennessee, Notre Dame, Alabama, Auburn, Missouri and Miami.

Tuesday Update

• EDITED: Yeah...that was not an actual quote...forget what used to be right here...
• Tank Sessions says that Auburn is now at the top of his list with a few others.  He previously listed Georgia as his favorite but now says he is looking around again.
• LaDarius Owens officially named Auburn as his leader.
• Joel Bonomolo says Auburn is his favorite right now but that could change if LSU offers him.
• Auburn's first team passing camp will begin Thursday.
• Carlos Thompson, Quentin Groves' step-brother, said the staff would offer him when he visits this summer.
• Trooper Taylor spoke in Monroe County last night and hinted that he wanted to get in on the Kyle Prater sweepstakes.  Coaches are not allowed to directly speak of players who have not signed a letter of intent.
• This morning on the radio Curtis Luper said that coming next will be bigger than Tiger Prowl and Big Cat Weekend combined.