re: Class of 2019 Recruiting MEGATHREAD: That's a Wrap Edition

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Per OU247's Brandon Drumm, 5* S Daxton Hill will not attend OUs weekend recruiting event.

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This Dax Hill recruitment has been something of a whirlwind for sometime now.

Late last night, and early this morning, I spoke to several sources and all of them noted that Dax to Oklahoma isn’t trending well anymore. One source I spoke with told me, “Dax is just his own person and even if he feels pressure to stay instate, or go to OSU, he doesn’t let that ruin his overall focus on his future.”

The teams that people were talking about were Bama and Michigan. The dark horse, according to most, was OSU due his longstanding relationship with the OSU staff and his brother playing there.

Now, I’m not writing OU off because sources in Norman say he is still talking to them, and the lines of communication remain open, but he has yet to say definitively that he will attend the ChampUBBQ.

With all of that I’m not too confident in OU and feel one of the other three are more likely, at this point.

I will continue to dig all week and see what I can find out so I can get definitive answer on Dax upcoming decision.

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With Dax, though, you have to know his parents don't want to deal with backlash in Stillwater while Justice is still there. That is playing a massive role here.

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Ringo has gone national, in fact. The 6-foot-2, 192-pound defensive back was out at Alabama most recently for a multi-day unofficial visit and to compete in front of the Crimson Tide coaching staff in camp. His stay in Tuscaloosa and the Alabama offer left a huge impression.

"It was a huge experience and I absolutely loved it," Ringo told 247Sports at Saguaro's yearly out-of-state summer camp at Cal Lutheran University. "I really like coach Nick Saban and, at the camp, he was so energetic. I love the way he coaches. He acts like an assistant coach. The head coaches at a lot of other schools are laid back, but he was giving pointers and he was in there. I liked it a lot.

"Alabama is really high for me. I could see myself there."

The Crimson Tide are firmly in contention, but Ringo said he doesn't anticipate making an early college decision. He is targeting January of 2020 as his time frame when he competes at the All-American Bowl.

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Bama offers Florida pledge in 2020

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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- Alabama’s new athletics dining facility and Robert Alan Hall Recruiting Room at the Mal M. Moore Athletic Facility is officially open and was opened to reporters to tour Monday prior to a ribbon-cutting ceremony with Nick Saban, Greg Byrne and others.

“I think we all want to reinvest in the student-athletes that we have here and for them to get the first-class quality nutrition and have a facility that obviously will serve them well and also attract great recruits here in the future is something that’s very important to the continued success of all programs at the university, just not the football program,” Saban said. “But from a football program standpoint, I know our players certainly appreciate this kind of facility.”

The new dining facility is 25,000 square feet and features two serving areas, 10 action stations and a fuel center and smoothie bar. Five performance chefs and more than 20 assistants help run the facility, which is headed by director of performance nutrition Amy Bragg.

The second of two stories is dedicated to the Crimson Tide’s football team and features patio dining that overlooks the practice fields. There are 50-plus flat-screen televisions across the new space.

Alabama also showed off its new recruiting space. It houses all five of the Tide’s championship trophies during the Saban era, both of its Heisman Trophies, one of every award won by an Alabama player and every national championship ring. Helmets for all 32 NFL teams are also present, and they each have a screened visor that displays the name of each Alabama player drafted by the respective franchise. The Heismans and latest title trophy are also interactive.

“Coach Saban’s asked about recruits and what they expect when they visit Alabama,” Byrne said. “They talked about how they expect us to be the best. Our new athletic dining facility is another great reminder of that. I read one time that working out and eating poorly is like detailing your car and then going out and driving in the mud. We’ll provide the best experience here at the University of Alabama for our student-athletes academically, athletically and socially.”

Below are videos of the dining hall, recruiting room and ribbon-cutting ceremony, courtesy of Denon McMillan, as well as several photos of the latest additions to the Mal M. Moore Athletic Facility.

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