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Josh Frazier- 4 Star DT from Arkansas
Posted on 6/6/13 at 12:01 pm
Posted on 6/6/13 at 12:01 pm
With Alabama's recent dt committments, are they still actively recruiting him? What is everybody else hearing about where he is leaning?
I think the crystal ball is 90 Arkansas and 10pct Bama, but I've heard third hand rumors that his interest in A&M is picking up.
I think the crystal ball is 90 Arkansas and 10pct Bama, but I've heard third hand rumors that his interest in A&M is picking up.
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Posted on 6/6/13 at 12:08 pm to mdanyc03
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Frazier
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Arkansas
Posted on 6/6/13 at 12:29 pm to mdanyc03
Haven't heard much about him and Bama since he skyped with Saban a couple weeks ago.
Posted on 6/6/13 at 1:03 pm to mdanyc03
They wouldn't turn him away...I say he takes all his visits and commits to Arky closer to NSD.
Posted on 6/6/13 at 1:16 pm to mdanyc03
Matt Elam is probably ahead of him on the board.
Posted on 6/6/13 at 2:54 pm to mdanyc03
He will take all of his OV's before making a decision.
Posted on 6/7/13 at 10:14 am to mdanyc03
USC's to lose
Posted on 6/7/13 at 2:09 pm to CtotheVrzrbck
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Really? I though him and Jackson would be great on the inside. Does it have anything to do with his Aunt passing recently?
Posted on 6/7/13 at 2:33 pm to Scatmanjohn12
I think he just wants to get out of the state. Nothing any coach can do to reel a kid in who just wants to move away. I hope he stays though. It's looking like we're gonna have an awesome DT class though, Frazier or no Frazier.
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Posted on 6/7/13 at 2:54 pm to Scatmanjohn12
He was a big USC fan when he was younger apparently. No idea why...
Posted on 6/7/13 at 2:56 pm to Hogwall Jackson
The same reason there were kids running around pulling for Miami and Florida State for a long time. The same reason we'll see a spike in kids that pull for Alabama. USC had a national appeal under Pete Carroll. You couple that with the "Hollywood image" and they're still living off of it.
Posted on 6/7/13 at 3:12 pm to CapstoneGrad06
His brother was a USC fan, so that's why he likes them as well.
Posted on 6/14/13 at 12:07 pm to MagillaGuerilla
Frazier has bumped UGA from his top 5, and replaced with AU.
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Rivals100 defensive tackle Josh Frazier entered his mid-week visit to Auburn with a top five of Alabama, Arkansas, Texas A&M, USC and Georgia.
Following his visit, things have changed.
Auburn has catapulted into Frazier's top five and replaced Georgia. In addition, Frazier said he already plans to return to the Plains for an official visit for the Iron Bowl in November.
Needless to say, the visit that started on Wednesday night and lasted until Friday morning, placed the Tigers squarely in the mix for Frazier's services.
"I didn't know what to expect. When I got here, I didn't think much of Auburn. They moved a lot, I'm tweaking my top five and what I'm thinking of doing is knocking out Georgia," Frazier said. "They haven't recruited me as hard as Auburn has, they've been to my school a bunch of times and I credit them for coming after me and wanting me this much."
Frazier admitted that placing UGA into his top five was a mistake, and with the addition of Auburn, the nation's No. 5 defensive tackle and No. 1 player in Arkansas feels comfortable with his favorites.
Josh Frazier moved Auburn into his top five after a mid-week visit to the Plains.
"I feel pretty good right now," Frazier said. "The reason why I went with Georgia, I knew Auburn was recruiting me very hard. I thought I had the right top five, but when I came down here I knew it was wrong to put Georgia in there."
Hailing from Springdale (Ark.) Har-Ber, there are no shortages of relationships between Auburn head coach Gus Malzahn, offensive coordinator Rhett Lashlee and Frazier's high school head coach Chris Wood.
Wood knows Malzahn from their Arkansas high school coaching days at Springdale. Wood coached Lashlee during his junior high year and during Lashlee's senior season at Shiloh.
Those connections work in Auburn's favor.
"My coach is best friends with Coach Malzahn, they coached together at Springdale when they had like the number one team in the country. It's a good situation over here, that's very big," Frazier said.
"They constantly were telling me to come to Auburn and they will take care of me, I'm starting to believe them now. I didn't know what to think, but I think it's a good situation coming down here, but we'll see."
Frazier recently visited Texas A&M, and will visit Alabama on Friday. He has plans to check out USC and Arkansas again.
During his visit, Frazier spent time with senior defensive tackle Jeffrey Whitaker and Arkansas-native, Kiehl Frazier. The result of Frazier's time spent around the Auburn players and program was summed up in a familiar word, "family".
"I hung out with Jeffrey, he's a cool guy and good Christian guy and got to know him better. Auburn's players are just genuine guys, they care about others on the team and I like that. When I saw Jeffrey and Kiehl work out -- my impression is they got after it. It's a family down here in Auburn," Frazier said.
"I went to bed (Wednesday) night and woke up on Thursday morning and didn't feel homesick, I felt at home. I guess that's a plus for me, usually if I'm somewhere else, I'd feel homesick. That's a good thing for me."
Frazier also spent time with the Tigers' defensive line coach Rodney Garner. The topic was defensive schemes, in particular, Auburn's 4-2-5 defense compared to Har-Ber's 3-4 defense, and how Frazier would fit.
"He's a really cool guy. He showed me film and what they run defensive wise," Frazier said. "I asked coach why they run the 4-2-5 compared to the 3-4, he told me at my position at the three-technique, the nose guard is supposed to take up blocks. The reason they run a four-man front is they want all the guys to pass rush and go make plays, it gets everybody involved.
"I like that and I'm starting to like the 4-2-5. I know when you get to college, you aren't going against tiny guys like in high school, it's big people and I'm just 18 coming into college and you're facing guys with way more experience than I have. I'm sure I'll get knocked on my butt a couple of times. I see why they run a four front instead of a three front."
Frazier said he could play either the three-technique or the defensive tackle position in college.
Yet another feature of Auburn's new program that stood out is new strength and conditioning coach Ryan Russell. Frazier got a first-hand look at the tiered program Russell uses to measure his players progress by, and likes what he heard.
"He has this stage program where each person does a workout from stage zero to stage four," Frazier said. "When you're at stage zero, you're a freshman and everyone is at stage zero and work your way up. He said once you get to stage three, you are pretty much working on your own and they don't have to bark at you and they know you are going to work and get your reps in.
"I thought that was cool. When you get to that point, they trust you and I thought that was pretty cool."
The health and wellness aspect is especially appealing to Frazier right now. He's lost nearly 20 pounds recently and is down to 327-pounds, standing 6-foot-4.
Frazier plans to take all five official visits and make a decision following his senior season.
Posted on 6/14/13 at 12:13 pm to NorthGwinnettTiger
This is why I've called for all Gus Malzahn connected coaches to be fired from Arkansas high schools.
Chris Wood is an old school Gus protege, was with him early in Gus's HS career.
Chris Wood is an old school Gus protege, was with him early in Gus's HS career.
Posted on 6/14/13 at 12:22 pm to CtotheVrzrbck
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This is why I've called for all Gus Malzahn connected coaches to be fired from Arkansas high schools.
Tyranny? I thought Razorbacks liked to be wild and free.
Posted on 6/14/13 at 12:40 pm to CtotheVrzrbck
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This is why I've called for all Gus Malzahn connected coaches to be fired from Arkansas high schools.
Posted on 6/14/13 at 12:43 pm to RockyMtnTigerWDE
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Tyranny? I thought Razorbacks liked to be wild and free.
Posted on 6/14/13 at 1:55 pm to NorthGwinnettTiger
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The result of Frazier's time spent around the Auburn players and program was summed up in a familiar word, "family".
This is my surprise face
Posted on 6/14/13 at 1:56 pm to NorthGwinnettTiger
Apparently he had a fantastic visit to College Station as well. I heard he has family in the Southeast so he's not your typical Arky guy who grew up with that being his world.
My guess is he won't commit anywhere until after the season, glad the Ags are at least in the game though.
My guess is he won't commit anywhere until after the season, glad the Ags are at least in the game though.
Posted on 6/14/13 at 2:18 pm to aggressor
He plays the game like a champ.
Like I said before though, if he goes elsewhere I won't sweat it. 60 tackles in two years of High School ball is a red flag.
Like I said before though, if he goes elsewhere I won't sweat it. 60 tackles in two years of High School ball is a red flag.
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