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re: 2017 Football Recruiting Thread ["N$D Bryant" Edition]
Posted on 1/19/17 at 7:08 pm to TigerPaw1
Posted on 1/19/17 at 7:08 pm to TigerPaw1
5-star RB gets Auburn visit (247)
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Yes, Auburn is focused on finishing up the 2017 recruiting class on a high note. But the Tigers also have visited several top 2018s this week as well.
One of them is Lorenzo Lingard of Orange City (Fla.) University.
If you haven't heard of him, you will. The 6-feet, 180-pound running back is a 5-star recruit and top-10 overall player in the junior class according to the 247Sports rankings.
On Wednesday, Tigers assistant Scott Fountain stopped by his school. Auburn has been there mutiples times, with Fountain, Lingard's area recruiter, splitting visits with running backs coach Tim Horton.
At this time, our sources indicate Auburn is one of a handful of programs very much in the mix with, most notably, Florida, Florida State, Miami and Ohio State. When reached Thursday, Lingard told us his interest in Auburn was "medium" at the moment. He added, however that "I really like Coach (Gus) Malzahn."
Multiple schools want Lingard at their junior day events next weekend (Auburn will have some elite 2018s in town). But according to Lingard, he won't make it to any -- he has a track meet that day.
Auburn hopes to get Lingard on campus this spring and/or summer but Lingard said, "as of right now, I have no clue when I can visit them." For the moment, his focus is on running track. In the 100 meters, he has a best time of 10.79 seconds.
Lingard visited Auburn last summer.
When asked in the fall what stood out there, he replied, “You know, great hospitality. They showed that. And just giving me lots of information about their program and how they could help me in the long run.”
Additionally, the Tigers played up the “Running Back U.” angle.
“They showed me a lot of their trophies they have for the running backs —for their individual achievements,” Lingard said.
This post was edited on 1/19/17 at 7:24 pm
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Posted on 1/19/17 at 7:11 pm to TigerPaw1
Auburn’s biggest official visit weekend lineup set; Malzahn makes key visits (SECCountry)
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Official visits: The granddaddy of them all
For a week with little real recruiting action, a lot happened in seven days.
Last week, I pre-capped the Jan. 13 official visit weekend. It included four visitors: Alec Jackson, Kai-Leon Herbert, Thomas Johnston and Poutasi Poutasi. Jackson closed down his recruitment. Herbert thrust Auburn into his top group alongside Florida and Miami — and, oh, yeah, Michigan. Johnston gave the Tigers a legitimate chance after his initial pushback to play H-back.
That’s a busy week for Auburn’s supposed “down weekend” as far as official visits go.
This one upcoming couldn’t be more different in terms of pre-weekend expectations. The biggest commit of the 2017 class, Calvin Ashley, will make his long-awaited return to Auburn. All three committed defensive backs will make their first trip to Auburn since the secondary coach switch. Three uncommitted prospects, reasonably speaking, all could be committed to the Tigers within a week of their officials.
To say this weekend is a high-stakes recruiting weekend wouldn’t do it justice. Here’s a full look at all the known visitors — eight commits and four targets. If surprise visitors emerge, which is possible, their names will be added to the list.
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Malzahn has been a busy man recruiting-wise despite rampant speculation about his offensive coordinator search. He made several rounds on Monday. Malzahn saw at least two prospects on Wednesday: Joey Gatewood and Devon Hunter.
Gatewood is the prized jewel of the 2018 class. He was a Rhett Lashlee commit, through and through. Auburn doesn’t want him to get way. Other schools are calling. Texas offered on Wednesday. At least two historic Power 5 programs were in contact with Gatewood less than an hour after Lashlee’s departure, a source told SEC Country.
But Gatewood is impressed by Auburn’s prioritization. The Tigers are thick in 2017 traffic, and Malzahn is taking time to stop by Gatewood’s school — he can’t see Gatewood because of an NCAA rule. Gatewood will attend Auburn’s junior day on Jan. 28.
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