re: Class of 2018 Recruiting MEGATHREAD: So Long Old Friend Edition

Posted on 9/26/17 at 11:31 am to phaz

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Posted on 9/26/17 at 11:31 am to phaz

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Coynis Miller, one of Alabama’s top defensive tackle targets in the 2018 class, is almost ready to announce his commitment to his school of choice.

Miller, a 4-star prospect from Jackson-Olin High School (Birmingham, Ala.), will announce his commitment on Oct. 14. His finalists are Alabama, Auburn and Florida. Miller has said that Florida is his public leader for a few weeks now.

The nation’s No. 15 defensive tackle has said before that Alabama is the school recruiting him the hardest, but as of late last month, he said Auburn and Florida were standing out to him.

The good news for the Crimson Tide’s chances with Miller is that he is visiting Tuscaloosa this Saturday for Alabama’s game against Ole Miss. This will be the second time he has visited Alabama this fall. He was on campus for the team’s game against Fresno State.

Miller doesn’t have any official visits set, so if he ends up visiting any of his finalists in the next two weeks, that will be something to closely watch.

It should be noted that Miller has told SEC Country before that leaving the state for college is something that he has seriously thought about.

“It’s high. It’s really high,” Miller said. “I’ve been staying in Alabama my whole life. I kind of want to get out and see the world.”

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Posted on 9/26/17 at 11:34 am to TideSaint

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Auburn to host Bama commit on third visit in 2 months

Mark down Alabama commit Quay Walker for another Auburn visit.

The 4-star outside linebacker from Cordele, Ga., will visit the Plains for the Ole Miss game on Oct. 7, he confirmed to SEC Country. To my knowledge, it’ll be his third visit to Auburn since the end of July, so it’s time to consider the Tigers as a legitimate threat to flip him.

The Tigers won’t be the only ones attempting to do so.

Walker has shown interest in Florida State, Georgia and Auburn despite being committed to Alabama. For the most part, Florida State and Georgia have been the programs seen as most likely to pull off a flip, but Auburn has to be firmly entrenched in the conversation.

Seeing as this is the third visit since July, let’s take a look at the other two. The first came for the summer cookout.

Walker attended the cookout for what was believed to be his first Auburn visit since committing to Alabama. For this trip, he was decked out in Auburn gear, head-to-toe, with a T-shirt and sweat pants. He declined to do interviews, but allowed reporters to take pictures in his Auburn clothes. He issued a cryptic message when asked whether a flip was possible: “You’ll see.”

The second visit was almost as cryptic as that last message.

Walker went to Alabama’s home game against Colorado State when Auburn played Mercer. On his way back to Cordele, Ga., he stopped by the Plains to hang out with a few of the commits in town, as well as his high school teammate Markaviest Bryant. Walker stayed in Auburn overnight. There wasn’t much else to report from that, but it’s worth noting he spent the night after being in Tuscaloosa.

Against the Rebels, the Tigers will have another chance to sell Walker.