Catch Up On All Targets and Wavering Commitments

Targets:

• Marcus Lattimore appears ready to remain silent until February 2nd. I still think he signs with Auburn.
• Lache Seastrunk will make an announcement tomorrow. Barring a surprise, Lache is expected to choose the Oregon Ducks.
• There were rumors that Markeith Ambles committed to Southern Cal this weekend but his father says that is not true. According to Auburn Undercover, the coaches will in-home visit Ambles tonight. He may visit Auburn this weekend. USC is the team to beat. Keep an eye on this.
• James Stone has cancelled his visit to Auburn and will decide between Alabama and Tennessee.
• I am expecting Damien Robinson to choose Mississippi State. I do not believe he has a committable offer from Auburn currently.
• Corey Lemonier has eliminated Miami according to AuburnSports.com. He has already made his decision but will announce between the Tigers and the FSU Seminoles on National Signing Day. I still think he picks Auburn.
• Jeffrey Whitaker visited Georgia this weekend but didn't strike me as blown away. I still see him picking Auburn.
• Mike Thornton told the AJC recently that he has not eliminated Auburn but I still believe Georgia is the team to beat for him. I do not believe he has a committable offer.
• Byran Jones visited Arkansas this weekend. As of now, he says the two teams are so even. Some moderators for Auburn sites project him to Auburn but I say it is way too close to call.
• Darius Robinson is a new name to watch for. The four star Clemson DB commitment is rumored to have visited Auburn this weekend. He played at the same high school as Cam Newton and contacted the staff when Newton signed. Auburn could steal Robinson if he is offered.

Commitments:

• Shon Coleman visited Arkansas and Ole Miss last weekend. He is reportedly 100% solid to Auburn according to AuburnUndercover.
• Trovon Reed visited LSU and appears solid to Auburn. He says LSU gave him something else to consider but I believe most of Reed's interest in LSU is made up by his high school football coach.
• Jonathan Mincy plans to visit South Carolina this weekend following the news of interest in Darius Robinson. If Auburn offers Robinson, Mincy could bolt for the Gamecocks.
• D.J. Howard visited Clemson this weekend. He may switch considering he is likely to get a chance to play running back at Clemson. The Auburn coaching staff did not find out about the visit until he was there and were disappointed. Rumors are swirling that the staff has pulled Howard's offer but those are unconfirmed and not likely.

Auburn Gets Bump on Scout

Scout.com has bumped a few Auburn commitments. Trovon Reed has moved from a four star to a five star and Kenneth Carter has been bumped from a three star to a four star. These moves have moved Auburn from 8th to 5th in their rankings. Auburn is still 4th in recruiting on Rivals.

U.S. Army All American Bowl

Here are the notable players in the Army All-American Bowl, to be played this Saturday in the Alamodome at Noon CT on NBC.

Commitments:

• Shon Coleman - East Team - #72 - OT
• Trovon Teed - West Team - #1 - WR

Targets:

• Marcus Lattimore - East Team - #28 - RB
• Jeffrey Whitaker - East Team - #55 - DT
• Damien Robinson - East Team - #79 - OT
• Lache Seastrunk - West Team - #15 - RB
• Ahmad Dixon - West Team - #26 - S (Baylor commit)
• C.J. Mosley - West Team - #32 - LB

Reed Chooses Auburn!

Four star wide receiver commitment Trovon Reed announced his intention to play for Auburn over LSU and Oregon this morning. The top player out of the state of Louisiana is Auburn's 21st commitment for the 2010 class. Reed is an Army All American and had offers from nearly every school nationwide. He is ranked the 5th best receiver for 2010 and the 37th best player nationally by Rivals.

Reed To Announce

Trovon Reed now will announce his college decision tomorrow at 10:15 am according to Rivals, AuburnUndercover and ITAT. He will do it in similar fashion to Michael Dyer, announcing after receiving his U.S. Army All American invitation. Reed will choose between Auburn, LSU and Oregon. He seemed to be leaning toward Auburn until his visit to Oregon but I have heard Auburn still has a great shot.

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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Dyer Decision Tomorrow

The number one running back recruit in the nation, according to ESPN.com, will announce his college choice tomorrow between Auburn, Tennessee and Arkansas. Michael Dyer, who recently set the Arkansas state rushing record, will likely announce for Auburn tomorrow morning at 9:30. He will first accept his invite to the Under Armour All American Game and then make the announcement.

ALSO: Trovon Reed has set an announcement date for next Friday. It appears Auburn is in great shape to land him.

Target Reed Out 2-4 Weeks

Auburn target Trovon Reed will miss 2-4 weeks with a slight tear in his left MCL. No surgery will be required according to his head coach. He was injured in the first quarter of his game on Friday.

Recruiting Wrap Up

• Auburn impressed just about every recruit who visited this weekend. The game and the fans were huge.
• Bradley Roby was unable to make the trip this weekend. He says he is firm to Vanderbilt at the moment but plans to visit Auburn.
• Dquan Menzie also could not make it this weekend but plans to visit before the season is over.
• Auburn Undercover is reporting that Auburn is the leader for Eric Mack. Even though he is committed to USC, I could see that changing in the near future.
• Michael Dyer seems ready to publicly commit to Auburn. He says he will make an announcement before one of his games at his school in the next couple of weeks.
• Vic Beasley says his mom was very impressed by Auburn and their coaches. He describes himself as a very soft verbal to Clemson and will take an official visit to Auburn. Other schools he is still considering include Tennessee and Florida State.
• Not a ton of feedback from Trovon Reed but he seemed impressed by the passing offense. He said Auburn looked like Florida on offense. It will be an Auburn-LSU battle for the number 6 receiver in the nation and he plans to take an official visit for the Iron Bowl.
• No word yet coming out on Jeffrey Whitaker or Mike Thornton. When something does, I will post it.

WVU Unofficial Visitors UPDATED 11:43 AM (A Bunch At The Bottom)

This list will continually be updated and moved back to the top every time I update it. NOTE: I am only going to list uncommitted prospects. Many commitments will also be on the Plains.

• Jeffrey Whitaker **** DT
• Michael Thornton **** DT
• Trovon Reed **** WR
• Michael Dyer ***** RB
• Dakota Mosley *** OL
• Victor Beasley *** LB (Clem Commit) (no longer an official visit)
• Eric Mack **** OL (USC Commit) (official visit)
• Steven Clark ** P (official visit)
• Dequan Menzie **** CB
• Willis Wright *** WR
• Tristan Hardin *** OL
• Spencer Region OL (2011)
• Jeremy Nicholson *** WR
• Bradley Roby *** WR (Vandy Commit)
• Gabe Wright DE (2011)
• Rodney Thomas (NR) DT
• Reese Dismukes OL (2011)
• Ken Adams *** DE
• Tevin Pullum (NR) ILB
• Catlin Alford *** OG (GT Commit)
• Dareon Mays *** ILB
• Jake Smith (NR) OG
• Jamaal Woodyard *** ATH

Notes

• Eltoro Freeman is looking less likely to play this weekend. Chizik says earlier this week he looked ready but may not be 100%.
• The team had a "situational" scrimmage at practice today, ending in a two minute drill.
• Trovon Reed says Auburn is still having a lasting impression on him after his big July visit in which 10 family members tagged along. I am feeling better about Reed.
• Anthony Wilson has picked up offers from Virginia Tech and Oklahoma lately.

Reed

Trovon Reed reportedly brought around ten family members with him to visit Auburn this weekend. He has Auburn in his top four along with LSU, Oklahoma and Oregon.

Reed To Visit

Trovon Reed is visiting Auburn this weekend. It is unknown if he will be alone. He will arrive tomorrow and depart on Sunday.

Rivals 100 Movers and Shakers

• Ladarius Owens picked up a four star ranking and is number 98 on the Rivals 100.
• Ronald Powell jumped up to number three. Seastrunk stayed at 2.
• Michael Dyer dropped to 15th.
• Trovon Reed is at 39. James Stone at 91.

Conflicting Reports

There are conflicting reports regarding Trovon Reed visiting this weekend. I am told that Scout has said Reed will be visiting while Jeffrey Lee from Rivals has stated that Reed will not be visiting. As soon as I get official word I will post it.

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.

Big Cat Wrap Up

This weekend was one of the most unique unofficial recruiting tactics in recent memory.  Here is the details that have come out:

• Eric Mack, one of the top offensive tackles in the nation has said that Auburn is now his leader.  He is planning two separate trips to Auburn before signing day, one unofficial for the West Virginia game and the other an official in January.
• Lache Seastrunk said the trip actually topped his first trip to Auburn that he called the best experience he has had.  He will wait to commit anywhere until the Army All-American Game.  He said he will likely visit for the Iron Bowl.
• Marcus Lattimore said the trip was great and that Auburn is still his number one.   Later he said he did not have a leader but trimmed his list to Auburn, Alabama, North Carolina, South Carolina, Clemson, Penn State, Florida State and Maryland.
• Trovon Reed said he does not have a list but if he did Auburn would be high on it.
• Rumors had swirled that Shon Coleman may be wavering on his commitment but after this weekend he says he is "locked in" on Auburn.
• Khairi Fortt said Auburn definitely moved up his list.
• LaDarius Owens said he still doesn't have a leader but Auburn seriously helped themselves this weekend.
• Jessel Curry says he is still committed to West Virginia but that Auburn is now in his top two.
• Auburn will review possibly secondary recruiting violations from this weekend.  More here.
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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.

Trovon Reed High On AU

The number two wide receiver in the nation, Trovon Reed, is reportedly high on Auburn. The number 14 overall player in the nation visited this weekend with close friend and number 2 overall player in the nation, Lache Seastrunk. Seastrunk was blown away with his visit and Reed seemed to enjoy his too. Reed says Auburn has been high on his list and he says if he had a top five, Auburn would definitely be in there. The key position targets for Auburn for the 2010 season seem to be offensive line, linebacker and wide receiver. Reed would definitely be a big addition to Auburn but don't expect a decision too soon because he plans on taking all of his visits.

Big Time Visitors This Weekend

As I reported first yesterday, Rivals has confirmed that number one running back and number two overall player in the nation Lache Seastrunk will visit the Plains this weekend. As I noted this seems especially important because Seastrunk is traveling all the way from the state of Texas to Auburn to watch a Saturday practice. It will be Seastrunk's first ever visit to Auburn. Lache (pronounced "lake") says he wants to get a feel for the university and adds that Auburn has made a good impression on his mom, which is important.

Another BIG visitor this weekend is Trovon Reed. Reed is the number 2 receiver and number 14 overall player in the nation, according to Rivals.com. Reed is a four star on Rivals and a five star on Scout.com. He is out of Thibodaux, LA.