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Huntsville Times Dontavious Russell, the 4-star defensive tackle who de-committed from UGA last week, plans to take official visits with both the Bulldogs and Auburn . . . The Tigers are in the thick of things for potentially-elite offensive tackle Jordan Prestwood of Arizona Western College . . . Kalvaraz Bessent announced via Twitter that he plans to sign with Auburn . . . As for his Iron Bowl experience, Williams told Rivals he was impressed . . . The selection committee announced this morning via a press release that Thomas was selected as the 2013 Alabama Gatorade Player of the Year . . . Griffin has already picked up scholarship offers from the likes of Alabama, Auburn, Clemson, Georgia, Ohio State, Oregon, Tennessee, and UCLA among others . . . "It looks like he may be Auburn's to lose now . . . In terms of recruiting, however, the atmosphere surrounding the victory is as important -- or more important than the victory itself . . . Evans, who is considering Auburn along with Alabama, UCLA and Georgia, still plans on waiting until closer to national signing day to make his decision but Auburn's strong finish to the regular season appears to have given the Tigers an edge over the competition at the moment . . . Running backs Roc Thomas, an Auburn commitment at Oxford High School, and Bo Scarbrough, an Alabama commitment who's at IMG Academy in Bradenton (Fla.), each earned a fifth star in Rivals' new rankings . . . Roberts has been a part of Auburn's miraculous turnaround every step of the way, and last week, he decided he wanted to a part of the future, too . . . Chose Auburn over Alabama and Tennessee in 2011 . . . The 5-foot-8, 170-pound senior holds offers from Auburn, Tennessee, Nebraska, Arkansas State, Memphis and Harvard . . . A four-star recruit according to Rivals, he holds offers from Alabama, Auburn, Vanderbilt and Georgia . . . St. Paul's coach Steve Mask said Monday that Auburn commit Tre Williams suffered a grade 2 concussion early in his team's playoff loss at Saraland . . . Five-star Auburn linebacker commit Tre Williams leads the Saints into the 5A state semifinals against a Saraland team coached by former Southern Miss quarterback Jeff Kelly . . . "You could tell on the field, my heart started for cheering for Auburn . . . Stuckey, a 6-foot-3, 300-pound star for Peal River Community College in Mississippi, committed to the Tigers after taking an unofficial visit to Auburn over the weekend and decommitting from Miami shortly thereafter . . . The atmosphere in Jordan-Hare Stadium on Saturday caught his attention . . . On Wednesday he decommitted from the Tide and chose Coach Gus Malzahn's Auburn Tigers . . . Rome (Ga.) Darlington School defensive end/tight end Landon Rice became the Tigers' first 2016 commitment . . . "I like Auburn a lot. They made a big impact on me yesterday . . . Going to Auburn as a swimmer has been a long-time goal of the Baker High senior . . . Sam Logwood III and Jack Purchase will join the Tigers' basketball team next season . . . A host of 2015 prospects are also expected . . . Auburn linebacker commit Tre' Williams will look to lead his St. Paul's squad to a road upset over Benjamin Russell . . . Right now, Auburn has pledges from 16 players, including seven rated as four stars or better . . . Roberson, a 6-4 forward, is ranked the nation's fifth-best forward and the 22nd-best player in the nation . . . With two commitments already, Auburn may still be looking to add a commitment at the hybrid "Star" position . . .
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