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.

Late Night Studying Notes

Finals are about halfway done.  I have one Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday and then freedom!  Until summer classes at least.  I only have a few more notes for today:

• Prattville athlete Sam Gibson told SuperPrep.com that he believes the next offer he will receive will be from Auburn.
• 2010 commitment Jake Holland also says he has been talking to many other recruits and trying to recruit them to Auburn.  He says he feels like many are very close to committing.
  
• Coaches are back out on the road doing spring evaluations for the 2010 class.
• Bo Jackson will speak at graduation.  Commencement takes place May 9 and 2,823 degrees are expected to be handed out.
• 2009 signees Nick Fairley has been cleared by the NCAA to attend Auburn.  He and DeAngelo Benton will report to Auburn on May 20.  Summer classes begin the 21st (which just so happens to be my birthday, mark that on the calendar).
• Paul Finebaum's new article might surprise some Auburn fans.  He says Auburn's Tiger Prowl has gotten the best of Nick Saban.  Full article here.

Weekend Wrap Up

Hey everyone.  Finals end Thursday so bear with me.  Here's some notes for the weekend:

• Today was the Elite Action Combine.  I have a few quick notes from that:  the state of Alabama's top prospect, Demarcus Milliner, ran a 4.31 on the 40 yard dash.  Milliner claims his all time fastest time at 4.28.  Milliner also recently discussed the Tiger Prowl.  He said that it made an impact on him.  He said what really affected him was all seven coaches visiting.  He said he likes "that Auburn is headed back to being a winning program". 
• Auburn commitment Jake Holland posted a 4.53 40 but by the time he ran it was steadily raining.  Auburn target Sam Gibson ran a 4.55.  Former 2010 commitment B.J. Chitty ran a 4.52 and corner back target Dale Trimble ran a 4.53.
• From an interview with GamecockCentral, Marcus Lattimore says Auburn is still on top.  He also said that he does not intend to graduate early and join a school in the spring semester.  
• Trovon Reed told Warchant.com that he intends to visit Auburn, LSU, USC and Oregon over the summer.
• CollegeFootballNews.com rated the top 10 new coordinators for the 2009 season.  New defensive coordinator Ted Roof came in at number ten and offensive coordinator Gus Malzahn came in at number one.  They stated that if the risk pays off with Malzahn, it could takes years for the SEC to catch up.

Monday Night Notes

• After the first day of the coaching staff's self described "prowl", recruits have responded positively.
• Auburn visited Blount High School in Mobile.  Contact between athletes and coaches is limited to a "Hi" right now but the presence was felt according to Blount's head coach.  Blount is the school of four star Jarrick Williams.  
• Other schools visited Monday included Vigor High School, Williamson High School, Davidson High School and Theodore High School.  At Williamson, Barry James says the "prowl" made him feel special.  One other target was Davidson defensive tackle Pat McNeil.  McNeil is the younger brother of injured safety Mike McNeil.
• C.J. Moseley was also impressed by the seven man visit to Theodore High School.
• Prattville athlete Sam Gibson visited Auburn this weekend. 
• Jonathan Mincy has named his top three as Auburn, Georgia and Tennessee.
• Tank Sessions visited Auburn this weekend.  He included Auburn in his top five along with Georgia, Ole Miss, Florida State and Oregon.  If he picks up a visit from UGA I see him picking them.
• Corey Crawford enjoyed the "environment" on his visit this weekend.