Auburn Misses On Only TE Target

While Auburn really does not need to take a tight end for 2010, Auburn had its eyes on Travis Dickson. Today, Dickson committed to LSU. His brother plays for LSU and his father played at Mississippi State.

Mississippi State Rankings

Rivals has released their first five state and D.C. rankings. Mississippi had Auburn target Damien Robinson at the number one spot. Olive Branch teammate and Auburn commitment Shon Coleman came in at number 11 in the state. Other notables include Carlos Thompson (3), Robert Johnson (5), Travis Dickson (9), Steve McNair, Jr. (16) and Eric Lawson (26).

A Few Notes

• Corey Crawford visited today. He said a few schools he is looking at now are Auburn, Clemson and Florida State.
• Travis Williams has been named a defensive graduate assistant. He will be working with the defensive line.
• John Cullen's top three are Utah, Tennessee and Auburn. He plays at Fullerton C.C. with commitment Joel Bonomolo.
• Carlos Thompson named his top four (in no order) Auburn, Ole Miss, Mississippi State and Baylor.
• Caleb Castille, little brother of Alabama players Tim and Simeon, picked up an offer at corner from Auburn this weekend.
• Travis Dickson has been doing mission work lately with the Atlanta Dream Center.
• SEC Media Days started today. Auburn has their press conference on Friday morning at 8:30 AM. Today's press conferences were televised on ESPNNews so I would imagine that is their plan all week. Free streaming is also available on SECSports.com. Representing Auburn are Gene Chizik, Tommy Trott and Antonio Coleman.

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.

More News From The Weekend

• I do not know if we are seriously pursuing a tight end in this class but if we are it looks like our goal is Travis Dickson. He says he thinks he would be a good fit at Auburn and his recruitment by Auburn seems to have really flourished. I think he really does like us and could return in July for camp.
• Dakota Mosley finally picked up an offer from Auburn after this weekend. He is a teammate of Michael Dyer. He is being recruited as an offensive lineman and not a tight end. His only other current offers are Tulsa and Louisiana Tech.
• Auburn is still the leader for Chase Hughes, an offensive lineman who plays with commitment Jeremy Richardson. He also likes Vanderbilt and may look at Alabama. His brother currently attends Auburn.
• Nigel Terrell says he will have a list of his top schools by the end of the month. I am not sure that he has a committable offer from Auburn right now but Auburn has been near the top of his list.
• A new name, Jared Morse, attended camp this weekend and really seemed to enjoy it. He currently holds offers from Vanderbilt, Arkansas and Kentucky. He says Auburn has the "whole package".
• LaDarius Owens visited this weekend with his uncle, James Owens, who was the first black football player at Auburn. Owens could be nearing a decision but still plans to visit Florida State, Clemson and Auburn, once again, and possibly others this summer.
• The only quarterback I really could have seen us going for in the 2010 class, Barry Brunetti, ended his recruitment by committing to West Virginia. We were hardly pursuing him.
• I do not like supporting rumors but I will inform you that there is one swirling involving Aairon Savage and a pretty bad injury that occurred during conditioning. Again, rumor, so do not take that as even half-true, but you will know when I do if there is anything to this. Last I have heard is that he was recovering very well from last season's injury. I will probably know tomorrow.
• It's late. I'm going to bed.

Today's Visitors

Jarrick Williams, Garrison Smith, Travis Dickson, Michael Dyer, LaDarius Owens, Jessel Curry and Jeremy Richardson. That's one five star, four four stars, one who will be a four star (Owens) and one unranked...

A Few Notes

• Victor Beasley has named his top 5 as ECU. Auburn, Duke, Clemson and Alabama.
• Barry James will camp at Auburn on June 13-14.  He will also camp at Florida State, LSU and Alabama.
• Some other 2011 offers on the table include James Wilder and AJ Johnson.
• There were a few changes made to the way the USA Today Top 25 poll.  Click here for more details. 
• Travis Dickson says he plans on visiting Auburn, Mississippi State, LSU and Ole Miss this summer.
• In a Q&A session, head coach Gene Chizik stated that he wants to settle on one quarterback.  He made a point to say that he is not cancelling out the possibility that Auburn could use more than one quarterback.

Playing Catch Up

Sorry it has been so long since the last update.

• Tyrone Cornileus was recently interviewed by AuburnSports.com.  He has 13 offers and he listed many plusses for Auburn.  Among those are the fact that they are in the SEC and he wants to major in engineering. 
• Anthony Wilson says he could see himself making an impact for Auburn.  He will take his time and weigh his options.
• Antonio Goodwin told UGASports.com that Auburn stands out so far.
• I'm hearing rumors that Brian Vogler was in attendance of Nick Saban's speech in Columbus on Monday.
• Philip Lutzenkirchen arrives in Auburn today.  
• Right now, it looks like a battle between Alabama and Florida for Solomon Patton.
• Purdue and West Virginia offered Barry Brunetti recently.
• Michael Thornton has named his favorites as Auburn, Miami and South Carolina.
• Under Armour All-American TE Travis Dickson says it would be "great to be a football player" at Auburn.  He has visited and has an offer from Auburn along with Ole Miss, LSU and Mississippi State, among others.
• Yesterday, Coach Gene Chizik told Mike Herndon that he may not name a quarterback until late August.  He pointed out that the young guys (Moseley and Rollison) will come in and compete.
• 2009 signee Anthony Gulley helped Brantly HS win the 1A baseball championship.  

Sunday Practice Notes

• Auburn's only commitment thus far for 2010, Cody Parkey, was in attendance Sunday.
• Top in-state linebacker prospect Jawara White attended practice Sunday and came away impressed. Also attending were TE Travis Dickson and WR Jeremy Nicholson.
• Mario Fannin wore a boot on his right ankle and did not practice.
• Ted Roof named Craig Stevens as a standout for Sunday.
• Malzahn said Tom Hawthorne and Ben Tate had good practices.
• With senior WR Montez Billings currently injured, the first team wide receivers Sunday were Darvin Adams, Terrell Zachary and Tim Hawthorne.