Showing posts with label Recruiting 2010. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Recruiting 2010. Show all posts

Monday, December 28, 2009

Under Armour All American Game

The day after the Outback Bowl, in St. Petersburg (a 30 minute drive from Tampa), the Under Armour All American game will be played at 11 a.m ET. For those Auburn fans who want to see the future of Auburn football but cannot attend, the game will be televised on ESPN. Here are some players to watch:

Commitments:
Targets:

Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Two Notes

  • Tank Sessions has committed to Florida State.
  • I am hearing that commitments may slow down instead of speeding up. I know everyone got all excited (including myself) after Luper's comments but we may not see the big time commitments within the next week you're expecting. Not trying to spoil anyone's week but trying to make sure everyone does not have too high of expectations.

Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Travis Dickson Top 5

Travis Dickson told InsideTheGrove.com that his top five are Auburn, Ole Miss, LSU, Mississippi State and Florida State. Dickson's brother plays for LSU and father played at Mississippi State. Dickson has previously said that it would be "great to be a football player" at Auburn. He is the only tight end I really see left on Auburn's radar.

Sunday, July 19, 2009

Offensive Line Help On The Way?

Auburn lost out on Aubrey Phillips a few days before signing day. Now we may have him after all. Rumors swirled that Phillips showed up to FSU overweight. He now has been released from his scholarship. He visited Auburn today and may stay overnight. He says he will decide tomorrow whether he will go to Auburn, Alabama or Arkansas.

Saturday, July 18, 2009

Whispers

  • LaDarius Owens eliminates Alabama? According to Rivals, Owens' top 3 are Auburn, Florida and Georgia. I like our chances if so...a LOT.
  • Demetruce McNeal could make a decision VERY soon.
  • Huge turnout at camp today. A lot more prospects than first expected. More to come.

Thursday, July 16, 2009

Offensive Linemen

Since a lot of bad news has come Auburn's way in the last few days regarding big name offensive linemen going elsewhere, let's look at some prospects still out there:

Name - Hometown - Offer? - Rivals Rating
Darone Bailey - Cleveland, MS (East Side) - No
O.C. Brown - Memphis, TN (Manassas) - No - ****
Aleon Calhoun - Navasota, TX (Navasota) - Yes - ***
James Carmon - Perkinston, MS (MGCCC) - No - listed as DT, AU recruiting for offense
John Cullen - Fullerton, CA (Fullerton CC) - Yes
Quinterrius Eatmon - Mobile, AL (Vigor) - No
Alex Hill - Slidell, LA (Slidell) - No - ***
Chase Hughes - Springville, AL (Springville) - Yes
Dan Koenig - Cape Coral, FL (Cape Coral) - No - ***
Du'Von Millsap - Buford, GA (Buford) - No
Dakota Mosley - Little Rock, AR (Little Rock Christian) - Yes
Damien Robinson - Olive Branch, MS (Olive Branch) - Yes - ****
Marquee Reddrick - Clay, AL (Clay) - No
Chad Slade - Moody, AL (Moody) - No
James Stone - Nashville, TN (Maplewood) - Yes - ****
Terrence Swift - Fairfield, AL (Fairfield) - No
Zak Tait - Knoxville, TN (Catholic) - No - ***
Daryl Williams - Corinth, TX (Lake Dallas) - Yes - ***

Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Corey Grant Update

Corey Grant says he will make an announcement before school begins which is August the 10th. He will announce at his high school. His father, Ike, says he does not even know where his son is leaning right now. No word yet as to if he will be on the Plains this weekend.

Dixon

It has been confirmed that Waco, Texas Baylor commitment Ahmad Dixon will be in attendance of this weekend's camp. Dixon is a four star on Rivals and reportedly has close ties to Lache Seastrunk. Dixon has already changed his commitment one time, from Texas to Baylor.

ALSO: Hearing rumors that Trovon Reed could actually be coming this weekend...will let you know...anyone have confirmation? I guess it is true from the ITAT article...

Owens To Visit

LaDarius Owens has confirmed that he will be in Auburn this weekend for camp. He is planning on visiting Alabama, Mississippi State and possibly Florida State in the coming weeks.

Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Bonomolo Update

Joel Bonomolo is all but committed to Auburn but Auburn has not accepted the commitment, yet. The staff is reviewing his academic standing. Last I had heard, he was on track to graduate in December. More to come as it comes out...

Confirmed: Dyer To Visit This Weekend

Rivals has confirmed that Michael Dyer, Dakota Mosley and Kenneth Carter will be in Auburn this coming weekend. These are three names I did not have on my original list.

Monday, July 13, 2009

Victor Beasley Update

Vic Beasley recently visited Clemson and reportedly loved it according to the Spartanburg Herald Journal. He says the schools that he currently really likes are Auburn, Alabama, Clemson and Duke and that he plans to visit Clemson, Louisville and Duke again before fall practice begins. He recently picked up offers from Tennessee and Southern Miss. Clemson likes him at tight end or linebacker but he says he prefers playing offense.

Free Dyer Article

Here is an article regarding Michael Dyer's high school career so far and goals for the next season. They also list his top five (in no particular order) as Arkansas, Auburn, LSU, Oklahoma and Notre Dame. Click here.

Wes Rea

BulldogBlitz.com is speculating that Wes Rea could commit to Mississippi State to play baseball before the day is done. He has an offer to play football and baseball there. Auburn and Tulane are the only other two schools to offer him in baseball and football.

Sunday, July 12, 2009

Bonomolo Note

Joel Bonomolo has not made an official announcement. My source comes from someone close to the situation. An official announcement should be out tomorrow morning. I am going to stick by my source for now...I do not see anything changing from yesterday and tomorrow morning. I will post when it comes across as official.

A Few Names To Look For Next Weekend

Next weekend looks to be a big weekend for Auburn. They are hosting their one day senior mini-camp as well as many unofficial visitors. Here are some faces you could see: Lache Seastrunk, Evan Washington, C.J. Mosley, Jeffrey Whitaker, Antonio Goodwin, Anthony Williams, Demetruce McNeal, Tres Houston and possibly Michael Dyer (he is planning a trip to Auburn but we do not yet know if it will be this weekend). Those are a few but they are not set in stone. Also, look for many more names. More names and details will come out as the weekend approaches.

Saturday, July 11, 2009

More Rea

Wes Rea picked up a baseball offer this weekend from Auburn. Today he met with offensive coordinator Gus Malzahn and baseball coach Pawlowski. Mississippi State, Tulane and I believe Ole Miss have all offered him in football and baseball. That is all.

Saturday Night Update

  • Tyrone Cornileus was planning on announcing a decision between Miami and Georgia Tech today. He has now delayed a decision and does not know when he will commit. He will look at other schools.
  • Wes Rea is on campus visiting today. That's all I have on that point right now.
  • I will try to have a list of visitors for this weekend up early next week. Lache Seastrunk is one among many that will be on the Plains. Auburn is having their one day senior mini camp and also hosting multiple unofficial visitors. This is likely the "Stars and Stripes Weekend". Trovon Reed will not be attending due to a fundraiser his sister is holding for their late mother. More info here. (Before you think about contributing, I would consider possible NCAA violations. I do not know if that is against the rules but just putting the warning out there.)
  • Seastrunk stood out in the recent 7-on-7 at Texas. He caught a 30 yard touchdown pass. I will say yes, Seastrunk was wearing a LSU shirt and USC sweatbands but says they do not indicate anything. Just dispelling rumors before they take flight.
  • DeMarco Cobbs has eliminated Auburn from his list of leaders.
  • I will hopefully be posting a conversation with LaDarius Owens and a projecting signing class soon. I would like to stress how early it is in the process so my projections should not be considered sure things. They are just players I have a good feeling about.

Stud JUCO Defensive End Becomes Commitment Number 9

It had appeared that all it was going to take to secure the commitment of Fullerton Community College defensive end Joel Bonomolo was a trip to the Plains. That occurred Saturday when Bonomolo made an official visit. Soon after, he committed to the Tigers.

Bonomolo is originally from Rummel High School in New Orleans, Louisiana but has been playing at Fullerton CC in Fullerton, CA alongside fellow recruit John Cullen. Bonomolo often said that if LSU had offered him, they would jump to the front of his list but he had backed off that statement more recently. He stated that LSU would be too close to home but he still wanted to play in the SEC, making Auburn the perfect choice.

The 6'3", 245 lb. strongside defensive end is clocked at a 4.65 second 40 yard dash. He chose Auburn over schools such as Utah, Tennessee, Iowa State, Washington, Washington State, Arizona, Arizona State and San Diego State. His final three were Auburn, Utah and Tennessee.

He was honorable mention All-State as a senior at Rummel. He was All District as a junior and senior, All District MVP and All Metro. Even though he had 17 sacks as a senior, his only solid scholarship offer out of high school was Southern Illinois, most likely due to his low ACT score. He then sat out of football in 2007.

After a year of classes at Delgado CC, Bonomolo decided to fly to California and play for Fullerton. He was Week 8 SCFA Southern Conference Defensive Player of the Week for Fullerton in 2008, racking up 6 solo tackles, 3 assists, 1 forced fumble, 1 fumble recovery and 1 sack. Overall, his 2008 stats include 24 solo tackles, 17 assists, 17 tackles for loss, 9.5 sacks, two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries in 10 games.

He was recruited by Trooper Taylor. He is Taylor's third commitment (Coleman and Holland).

Bonomolo will graduate from Fullerton in December and enroll in Auburn in January. He appears to be in good academic standing. He will have three years to play two.

Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Parkey Impresses

Auburn kicker commitment Cody Parkey impressed this week at the three day Top 12 Camp. Chris Sailer says this group of kickers is top to bottom the most impressive he has seen. The top 40 kickers and punters gathered to show to compete for the top spot. Sailer says Parkey stood out from the rest. He says he sits at the top with no one near him. Sailer called him the strongest and most consistent kicker in the class. Parkey won the kicking competition ranks ahead of Alabama kicking commitment Cade Foster in Sailer's rankings. Parkey is a four star on Scout.com.
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