re: 2013 Auburn Football Recruiting Thread: Abandon All Hope, Ye Who Enter

Did anyone see Khaliel Rodgers (USC commit) telling that EagleDamnWar twitter that he thinks Foster will go to UGA & that he is "well connected"?

Recruits rarely are right about other recruits.

ETA: Hell, Cassanova told me the other night Reuben was going to Bama and wasn't even that good

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Whatever happened to Yannick Ngakoue visiting?

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Never visited

Alot of recruits like the spotlight. Dont worry if they have announcements

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I'm a fricking high 4 star and being recruited as a sales athlete

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I've seen this guys tape. Bust written all over him. Do not want.

I'm sorry but I believe he's right. Reuben will play with tray

Click on this link. Its too long to post but a very good read:

Ok fine here's an excerpt, and even this is long:

As the new year rolled around and the defections stopped, those previously committed started to feel that sense of stability settling in. Chizik recruit and ESPN 150 quarterback Jeremy Johnson reaffirmed his commitment to Auburn, as did Earnest Robinson, an ESPN 300 athlete, and wide receiver Jason Smith. All are Alabama natives.

"When the home state guys start signing, it sends a message to the others -- and more importantly their parents -- that it's OK to go back into the water," said a competing SEC recruiting coordinator. "But more importantly, it says the same to the out-of-state guys. There's a sense of, well, OK, they must finally be doing something right over there."

Inch by inch, as mid-January approached, Malzahn and his staff were no longer treading water. They were finally getting the Auburn battleship turned around. With a large group of once-lost former signees back in the fold and others at least back in the conversation, it allowed the new Tigers staff to lock up six junior college transfers, most notably Georgia wide receiver Nick Marshall, who will play quarterback at Auburn.

There have been setbacks. On Saturday, coveted running back Derrick Green passed over Auburn and Tennessee to sign with Michigan. But no fewer than six players have verbally committed to Auburn since Jan. 14, including Orlando, Fla., teammates Tony Stevens and Dominic Walker, wideouts who had previously committed to Texas A&M and Nebraska, respectively. Based solely on those defections, Malzahn's first Tigers class has jumped back to 15th in the ESPN class rankings and is expected to move up by Feb. 6.

"It's been a complete overhaul with the 2013 class since Malzahn took over," said RecruitingNation's Greg Ostendorf. "Despite the decommitments, Auburn is currently trending and has a chance to make up some ground before signing day."

This weekend, Lawson, fellow former commit and local product (not to mention top-ranked inside linebacker) Reuben Foster and undecided big man Adams will make their official visits to Toomer's Corner. Ink just one of those players and Malzahn will have salvaged a top-10 recruiting class from what was looking like a spiraling post-firing disaster just six weeks ago.

"There was a lot of work to do, and there still is a lot of work to do," Malzahn said last week during a quick stop by practice for Saturday's Senior Bowl. "But it's fun. Good thing. As soon as we get this group signed, we'll start working on the next one."


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