Updates

• Trying something new...since I have links to recruits and not actual players...I will now link players to their previous stories on the blog.
• No word on Travante Stallworth's knee injury he suffered on Saturday. If I had to guess, I would say he misses this weekend's game at Georgia.
• Onterio McCalebb will likely be back this weekend after missing the last two games with an ankle injury.
• It appears linebacker Adam Herring will likely miss the rest of the regular season with an undisclosed injury.
• While we saw Anthony Gulley in a ton of different positions this weekend (receiver, running the ball, corner back), Gene Chizik says not to expect to see him thrown into the action at corner in these big games. Gulley definitely proved himself worthy down the road to get some serious PT on offense or defense.
• You could, however, see Gulley returning punts this weekend. After Philip Pierre-Louis' mishap this weekend and Gulley proving his athleticism, I like Gulley to return the first punt from the Bulldogs. He fielded substantial punts in practice Sunday.
• Auburn is down to four healthy scholarship linebackers (Freeman, Bynes, Stevens and Evans).
• Let's take a look at recruiting...
• Rivals tells us star receiver Trovon Reed has delayed his public announcement from early this Friday to anytime from immediately following the game on. Auburn Undercover tells us Reed may be leaning toward Oregon over Auburn and LSU following an official visit last weekend.
• AuburnSports.com, Scout.com and Auburn Undercover reported about Vanderbilt commitment Bradley Roby visiting the Plains this weekend. Don't be fooled by him being committed to Vanderbilt nor his three star ranking, Roby is a stud. He previously listed Auburn his leader before committing to Vandy. He says he has renewed interest in Auburn and make take an official visit to the Plains but will not be able to make it for the Iron Bowl.
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Notes

• Trooper Taylor says to expect to see DeAngelo Benton, Emory Blake, Travante Stallworth and Anthony Gulley all to see action.
• Tracy Rocker plans to rotate a ton of defensive linemen. We could see up to nine.
• Darvin Adams is not a sure thing to play Saturday. He has been hindered by an off and on ankle injury. More to come on this...
• During today's practice, Aubrey Phillips was at study hall.

Know A Signee: Travante Stallworth

• Number 85
• Three star, ranked the 35th best prospect from Louisiana by Rivals. Three star, ranked the 123rd best wide receiver by Scout. Rated 80/100 and the 18th best athlete by ESPN.com.
• Leesville, Louisiana (Leesville High School)
• Born: March 5, 1991
• Committed: 6/15/2008
• 5'10", 180 lbs and runs a 4.4 sec 40 yard dash
• 2008 stats: As a quarterback, was 92-150 for 1,339 yards and 14 touchdowns. Rushed for 546 yards and 15 touchdowns on 130 carries. 2007 stats: 113 for 200 for 1,340 yards and 10 touchdowns. Rushed for 940 yards and 17 touchdowns.
• Named First Team All State by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association. Also first team all district as a senior. Named to PrepStar's All Southeast Region Team.
• Had offers from Auburn, Michigan, Tulsa, South Carolina, Mississippi State, TCU and Louisiana Tech.
• Took official visits to Auburn, Michigan and South Carolina.
• Committed to the previous staff. Says he loves the new staff. Says Gus Malzahn was a big reason he stuck with Auburn. Malzahn had recruited him at Tulsa. Says if he did not sign with Auburn he would have ended up at Michigan.
• Looks perfect in this offense and will be seriously considered in the "Wildcat" formation at quarterback.

Early Scrimmage Notes

• Kodi Burns reportedly scored a touchdown in the Wildcat. I have heard a 70 yard TD run but that is not confirmed.
• Chris Todd threw a touchdown pass for over 20 yards to Montez Billings.
• Emory Blake was a starting receiver.
• There were no offensive turnovers.
• Jonathan Evans was first team weakside linebacker due to Eltoro Freeman's injury.
• Tyrik Rollison took the most snaps at quarterback.
• Rollison was the second string quarterback and reportedly threw a touchdown pass to Travante Stallworth.

A Few Notes From Practice

• Neil Caudle says he feels good about his chances at being named the starter.
• They worked some Wildcat formation today with Kodi at quarterback.
• Trooper Taylor says newcomers Emory Blake, Anthony Gulley, Travante Stallworth and DeAngelo Benton all are on track to play this fall.

Practice Wrap Up

• Receivers receiving the most praise thus far are Darvin Adams and Terrell Zachary.
• Malzahn also said Emory Blake and DeAngelo Benton are the other two standouts so far in practice. Chizik called Benton a "work in progress".
• Gus Malzahn plans to rotate Kodi, Neil and Chris Todd in the first group.
• Malzahn said to not look too far into the rotation as he wants to see what the three quarterbacks can do with the first group.
• So far, the leading contenders for the Wildcat QB position are Travante Stallworth, Dontae Aycock, Emory Blake and Mario Fannin.
• Any narrowing down on Wildcat quarterback will not come until after the first scrimmage.
• Chizik said the first practice with pads was not physical enough.

Thursday Wrap-Up

• Auburn does not appear interested in transfer DE Sidell Corley.
• Practice has been split into two groups. The first group seems to have the more experienced and more likely to play players. Demond Washington and Nosa Eguae have impressed and moved to the first group. Other newcomers in the first group include Emory Blake, Philip Lutzenkirchen and DeAngelo Benton.
• Travante Stallworth and Anthony Gulley were taking reps at receiver.
• Aubrey Phillips has been taking reps at left tackle.
• Lutzenkirchen has moved to the number 5 position after playing the number 3. He is now behind Tommy Trott. Gabe McKenzie is playing the number 3 behind Mario Fannin.
• DeAngelo Benton got reps with the first and second group today.
• Mike McNeil was dressed out but not participating in drills. He did not appear to have a limp.

Lattimore Expected At A-Day

Running Back U has made great strides so far in the 2010 recruiting season for the top running backs. The number one running back, Lache Seastrunk, visited Auburn and said it was the best visit he's had and I believe Auburn is in his top 2. The third best running back in the nation, Michael Dyer, has visited Auburn and lists them in his top 3. It's not surprising, then, that the number two running back in the nation, five star Marcus Lattimore, will take in A-Day. The ESPNU 150 back out of South Carolina has not really mentioned much about Auburn but will be one of many recruits in attendance. Lattimore has previously mentioned Auburn in his top 10.

There are expected to be around 60 recruits in Auburn on Saturday. Auburn has to compete with other spring games this weekend such as Alabama, West Virginia and Tennessee. Damien Robinson was originally supposed to visit this weekend has since backed out. Brian Vogler attended practice today.

2008 signees Robert Cooper, Anthony Gulley, Daren Bates, Andre Harris, John Sullen, Philip Lutzenkirchen, Taikwon Paige and Travante Stallworth will also be in attendance.