re: 2018 Football Recruiting Thread -- Final OP Update Edition

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3-star TE Michael Parker, Westminster Christian (Ala.)

- Michael Parker came to his second game of the season and was accompanied by his whole family. He’s reached the point where he’s fully comfortable with Auburn despite growing up an Alabama fan and having brothers who play for the Crimson Tide. He joked that his Iron Bowl visit will be a tricky one in terms of who he’s rooting for.
- Before the game, Parker was able to get some 1-on-1 time with Gus Malzahn, Chip Lindsey and Larry Porter, which should give an idea of how badly the Tigers want him.
- Parker feels pretty close to making a decision. It’s down to Auburn, Purdue and Central Florida. He’s going to make his commitment “one and a half to two weeks,” so we’re coming up on the end.
- Auburn has made it clear they want Parker in this class, but the Tigers aren’t being pushy about it. They want him to take his time, but the sentiment on the Plains is Parker is likely to end up in this recruiting class.

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4-star 2019 King Mwikuta, Troup County (Ga.)

- After the game, Mwikuta raved about Auburn, especially the environment. “OK, I said Georgia was going to win, but I said Auburn was going to give them a run for their money. They took their money, matter of fact. … Man, this is the loudest stadium. I don’t care where you go. The crowd is insane. I don’t care where you go,” he said.
- Alabama has always been Mwikuta’s leader, and that hasn’t changed, but he was willing to name a new top three (keeping in mind this shifts with Mwikuta regularly).
- He said it’s Alabama, Auburn and Miami — in that order.

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4-star DT commit Coynis Miller, Jackson-Olin (Ala.)

- Coynis Miller jumped in on Martin’s interview, which gives you an idea of how close these two guys are. For what it’s worth, each of these recruits told me months before their commitments that the other one was going to end up at Auburn, so they clearly are dialed in with each other’s plans.
- Miller wouldn’t say definitively that he’d take an official visit for the Alabama game, but he said it was likely.
- He doubled down on Martin saying he was 100 percent committed. “One thousand precent,” Miller said.
- Miller won’t sign until February.

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4-star WR commit Matthew Hill, Brookwood (Ga.)

- Matthew Hill is still trying to figure out when he’ll take his official visit to Auburn. He hasn’t decided if it’ll be in December or January.
- He continues to refer to Auburn as home, which is generally a good sign. That’s not to say it’s a done deal, even though I have trouble envisioning a scenario where Hill ends up elsewhere. If he does, where will it be? Clemson.
- Hill took a a game visit to Clemson earlier this season. He also visited an Alabama game. Clemson is recruiting him as a safety, which is yet another reason why it’s hard to see him flipping. With that said, Hill referred to Clemson as a “potential” threat.
- Expect to see Hill at the Iron Bowl.

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4-star 2019 WR commit George Pickens, Hoover (Ala.)

- Pickens said the win over Georgia — particularly in that fashion — helped confirm any doubts he may have had about his Auburn commitment. He’s “really solid” to Auburn, he said, but the win on Saturday made him even more confident.
- Like his high school teammate Shedrick Jackson, Pickens had high praise for Bo Nix, a quarterback he’d like to play with at the next level.
- Pickens’ recruiting process definitely isn’t over. Alabama, Florida State, Florida, Notre Dame, Miami, Ole Miss and Mississippi State are still recruiting him hard, and he won’t rule anyone out, but admitted it’ll be tough to top Auburn. He’s only visited Alabama and Florida State this season.

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3-star RB commit Shaun Shivers, Chaminade Prep (Fla.)

- Shaun Shivers is “locked in” with his commitment. That’s not really news, I suppose, but he made that clear. He’s eager to get back to south Florida to flaunt his Auburn attire in an area Georgia has recruited quite well over the years, especially the last two recruiting cycles.
- Shivers received a text message from wide receiver target Anthony Schwartz during the game asking what the atmosphere was like. “I said he should’ve been here to see it for himself,” Shivers said.
- Shivers and Schwartz know each other well from being south Florida track guys. He originally believed Schwartz was a clear Florida lean, but with the coaching change, Shivers is less certain of that now. He seems to like Auburn’s chances to pull of a surprise.
- Shivers will sign in December despite not being an early enrollee.

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Other quick recruiting notes

Ohio State commit Emory Jones visited for the game, which was the last-minute surprise visitor of the day. This will be an interesting one to watch. Ohio State has some concerns with him sticking, plus he has visited Alabama multiple times this season.

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Safety commit Kolbi Fuqua was back for the game. He loved the environment. “That’s, psh, that’s great. That’s what I’ve been waiting for all week,” he said after the game. He’s all Auburn. Fuqua hasn’t set up his official visit yet. He won’t enroll early, but it’s possible he signs in December.

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Offensive line commit Kameron Stutts was back. He lit up when asked about the game. “It was really just domination. I know all week I was hearing Auburn wasn’t going to be able to run the ball on Georgia’s defense. We had, what, about 200 rushing yards. Georgia had something like 40 or 50. We just completely flipped the tables and dominated the game as a whole,” he said. Stutts is likely to official visit for the Iron Bowl. He won’t be an early enrollee, but he’ll sign in December.

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