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Shon Coleman: Will Auburn Commit Switch
to Alabama or Miami? by Jon
Star  Jon StarContributor

 

Contributor Written on January 28, 2010  Shon Coleman, a top eight-ranked offensive
lineman in this year’s recruiting class, may be hedging on his commitment to Auburn.

 

Coleman, currently the top-ranked haul in
Auburn’s 2010 class, has been a soft verbal for the Tigers for three months,
but indications are his plans could change just days before National Signing
Day on Feb. 3.

 

Coleman, a 6′7″, 285-pound lineman
from Olive Branch, Mississippi, reportedly
visited Alabama on Wednesday and will hit the
road to Miami
this weekend. Both the Tide and the Hurricanes appear to be the top choices for
Coleman if he bolts from Auburn.

 

Already this week, Arkansas head coach Bobby Petrino and members of his staff visited Coleman in his
hometown, and Coleman received staff members from Ole Miss.

 

Snatching Coleman away from Auburn would be a major
coup for the Hurricanes.  Coleman
has been an actively recruited SEC product, but a visit to Miami could be an 11th-hour switch.

 

Coleman’s commitment to Auburn could be sliding away in the closing
days of the recruiting process. Regardless of the success or how favorably he
views his trip to Miami,
it is expected that Coleman will wait until deadline day to make his final
decision.

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Will
Shon Coleman Be a Tiger on National Signing Day? by Eric Lewis 
Eric LewisContributor

 

Contributor Written on January 27, 2010 on
a cool October weekend in 2009, two offensive lineman prospects sat in the
stands of Jordan-Hare stadium and discussed their future as college athletes.
One of them, Shon Coleman, had been a commitment for several
months. The other, Ed Christian, was still a prospect. At some point in the
conversation, Shon
Coleman and Ed Christian discussed their possibilities at Auburn and they both clearly realized that
playing time would come early and often for any offensive lineman wise enough
to jump on board with new head coach, Gene Chizik.
Two days after lineman Ed Christian first arrived on the Plains, he had made up
his mind. He decided that he would indeed join Shon Coleman and become an Auburn Tiger.

 

Since that conversation in the stands of
Jordan-Hare, Ed Christian has remained a solid commitment. Unfortunately, Shon Coleman has not. In my mind, talk of Shon Coleman wavering from Auburn first began when Chizik
landed JUCO lineman Roszell Gayden,
who stands 6′7″ and weighs approximately 315 pounds. Did Coleman feel
threatened by Roszell Gayden’s
commitment? Only Coleman knows that for sure. Hopefully, Shon
Coleman realizes that Auburn
has room for both. When the 2010 season begins, Auburn will return four of five starters on
the offensive line. Someone will fill the offensive tackle position that has
opened up and if Coleman wants to believe that he is that man, then he probably
he is. When the 2010 season comes to a close, Auburn
will lose four of five positions on the offensive line and this will bring huge
opportunity for the offensive lineman who chooses to sign with Auburn next week. In
football, no starting position is a guarantee and when two-a-day practices
begin in the summer of 2010, any one of the newcomers just might prove that
they belong in the starting lineup. That is what safety,
Daren Bates did this past year. Bates was merely a two star recruit who proved
to everyone that he should have been ranked much higher. As a freshman, he
earned a starting spot in the secondary and in the same manner,
I believe at least one of the incoming lineman will make a huge impact when the
2010 season unfolds.

 

There are several schools that would
provide Shon Coleman an opportunity to play early and
often; therefore, why should he remain a Tiger? First of all, he should want to
be part of this historical recruiting class that will undoubtedly be better
than Pat Dye’s class of 1984. By the way, that class included Tracy Rocker, who
is now the defensive line coach for the Auburn Tigers. Also, Shon Coleman should certainly want to play on Gus Malzhan’s offense. If it were not a successful offense,
ESPN’s number one running back, Michael Dyer and five star
quarterback Cam Newton would not want to join in on the fun. Offensive
lineman can join in on the fun too and believe me, that is
just what they are going to do in 2010 under Gus Malzhan.
Even though there is only one spot on the offensive line that is opening up for
the 2010 season, many of the incoming offensive lineman
will earn a lot of playing time. Coach Chizik wants
to prepare them for the future, and he always wants to use fresh legs in order
to wear down the strong defenses that Auburn will face in the SEC. Shon Coleman should want to be a part of that. I am quite
sure that Coach Nick Saban will paint a pretty
picture to Shon Coleman due to the fact that he does
not want him to play for the in-state rival. Shon
Coleman would not play early and often at Alabama. The Tide have
15 offensive lineman on their roster, which is exactly the reason that Nick Saban has not had to recruit any for this year’s class. If Shon Coleman gets caught up in the newly won National
Championship and the mystique of playing for Nick Saban,
and if he decides to sign with Alabama, he will be one of three five star
offensive tackles who have been recruited in the last three years, along with
four additional offensive tackles rated as four stars out of high school. There
is simply no room for Coleman to play early and often at Alabama. In fact, he might not start at
Tackle until his junior year. Maybe he would find playing time early and often
at Miami or Ole Miss, but after remaining a Tiger commitment for so long now,
why would he want to change and jeopardize his chances of making a big name for
himself on a very successful offense?

 

Shon Coleman came back to Auburn
for official visit over the weekend of January 15. Please allow me to quote Shon Coleman’s exact words to AuburnUndercover.com
regarding his commitment to Auburn:
“It’s 100-percent. I will sign with Auburn.”
Shon Coleman; are you 100 percent Auburn? Are you taking visits to other
schools just to have a little fun? Other recruits who are 100 percent are not
taking other visits at this time. Why are you, Shon
Coleman? When you have nothing else in life, a man has his pride and his word.
Opportunities as big as the one Shon Coleman has at Auburn do not come a man’s way very often. To be part of a top three
recruiting class, to be part of a very successful offense, and most
importantly, to be a member of the Auburn family are the top three reasons Shon Coleman should play college football on the Plains.
After all, he realized it during his conversation with Ed Christian.
Fortunately for Auburn, Ed Chrisitan
has continued to realize the reasons why Auburn
is the place to go at this time for an offensive lineman. Hopefully, Shon Coleman will continue to realize it as well.
Unfortunately, people come at these young men from all angles and hit them hard
in an attempt to get them to sway. When people sway from what they have truly
felt in their hearts, they usually end up with regrets. If Shon
Coleman felt strongly that he should sign with Auburn
and play for Coach Chizik, and if he does not allow
other temptations to cloud his judgement, he will
sign with Auburn.
If he does, he will enjoy a very successful college career before he moves on
to the NFL. Will Shon Coleman be an Auburn Tiger next
week? Only he knows that. Speaking for the entire Auburn
family, I speak to you, Shon Coleman, and I say, come
on board. We want you, we need you and we want to see you do great things in Orange and Blue.

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Where
will top recruits land? One last look as Signing Day closes in

 

With National Signing Day less than a week
away, there are numerous committed and uncommitted four and five-star prospects
that have yet to make their final decisions.

 

For the first time in two years, it looks
like the nation’s No. 1 prospect will actually sign a Letter of Intent on
Signing Day. However, there are others who could extend the process.

 

Where will five-stars like Seantrel Henderson and Keenan Allen land?

 

Rivals.com national analyst Mike Farrell
takes a look at those in the Rivals250 that are still in play in his last
Weekly Whispers for the 2010 class.

 

• OL Seantrel Henderson – The nation’s top offensive lineman has
narrowed his choices to Ohio State, USC, Notre Dame, Florida and Miami. The
Buckeyes hold the edge here, and Notre Dame is emerging as a sleeper. Miami gets the final visit, but it would surprise many if
he ended up anyplace but the Midwest.

 

• DB Keenan
Allen – To stick with Alabama or join his brother, Zach Maynard, at Clemson —
or possibly Cal? A package deal to Clemson is gaining momentum, and we’ll see
if Allen and Maynard decide to take the long trip to Cal. Right now it appears family has the
edge over his current commitment, and the trip to Cal is on this weekend.

 

• DE Owamagbe Odighizuwa – Owa is supposed to make his decision by the weekend, but
likely won’t announce until Signing Day. Oregon
State has replaced Oregon
in his top three to go with UCLA and Nebraska.
Nebraska is
his personal favorite according to sources, but will he stay closer to home and
play for the Beavers? UCLA was once the leader but has faded. Nebraska seems to be the pick right now.

 

• WR Da’Rick Rogers – Will he follow his quarterback and friend
Nash Nance to Tennessee, or will he stick with his current commitment to
Georgia? Sources say that Rogers is inclined to
stick with Georgia.
However, this is another potential package deal that needs to be followed.
There are forces in play that would love to see Rogers
at Tennessee.

 

• RB Marcus Lattimore – It’s down to South Carolina and Auburn, with a
lot of loud confidence coming from the Tigers side of things. There is quiet
confidence in Columbia, S.C. Some think that Lattimore
has been a part of this Gamecock class for quite some time — which is why Steve
Spurrier hasn’t recruited another running back. The
Gamecocks are still thought to be the team to beat, but time will tell.

 

• DE Jackson Jeffcoat – Confidence is very high at Texas despite a final
official visit to Oklahoma. USC was thought to be the biggest threat before
Pete Carroll left for the NFL. With the Trojans out of the picture, everyone
expects Jeffcoat to end up at Texas.

 

• ATH Latwan Anderson – It is likely down to West Virginia, USC
or Ohio State. Anderson is committed to West Virginia, but he
might visit USC this weekend. He has labeled USC his dream school, but West Virginia has been
his favorite for a long time. This all depends on how things go in L.A. If he makes the
trip, everyone knows Lane Kiffin and his staff will
put on the full-court press.

 

• LB Jordan
Hicks – Hicks is expected to announce Friday between Texas, Florida and Ohio
State. The feeling here is that the Longhorns will come away with a big win. Florida is the biggest threat, but they fell off when
Charlie Strong went to Louisville.

 

 

• LB Christian
Jones – The Florida rumors are going strong, but if Jones ends up anyplace but
Florida State it will be a surprise.

 

• OL Shon Coleman – Coleman is committed to Auburn but looking
at other schools. He visited Arkansas, and has
trips scheduled to Alabama and Miami this week. Also,
Ole Miss can’t be counted out. Alabama
could be the biggest threat right now.

 

• WR Markeith Ambles – USC has emerged as the team to beat here.
A lot depends on where Ambles decides to visit this weekend, and if he decides
to delay things beyond Signing Day. LSU could be a threat if he visits there
this weekend. North Carolina and Tennessee are still in
the mix, but his silence since his USC visit speaks volumes. He looks like a
Trojan.

 

• DE Gabe King
– King was down to Oregon and Cal, but apparently it’s all Cal now — as it was
earlier in the process.

 

• DE J.R.
Ferguson – Even Ferguson doesn’t have a clue where he’s headed. The hunch here
is that he ends up playing in Florida at
either Florida State
or Miami. He
had a great visit to FSU last weekend, and Miami gets the last shot this weekend. LSU
can’t be counted out either, while Cal and Notre Dame trail.

 

• DE Corey
Lemonier – It’s FSU or Auburn for Lemonier with confidence high on both sides.
FSU is the guess here, but it’s simply a hunch based on early playing time.
This could obviously go either way.

 

• WR Ivan
McCartney – Rumor has it that West Virginia has a silent commitment from
McCartney, but Miami is still trying to pull him to their side. The Hurricanes
get the last shot with a visit this weekend, but WVU is the team to beat — and
has been for a long time.

 

• OL Chaz Green – Florida has the edge here, followed by USC and
Ohio State. Tennessee,
a lock for his services at one time, seems to be gone from the picture. The USC
visit this weekend will be a big one because Green was all set to play for Tennessee when Kiffin was the coach of the Vols. But will Green go that
far away? Florida
is the safest bet right now.

 

• ATH Trovon Reed – We put Reed on here simply because he took a
late visit to LSU, but he appears to be all Auburn.

 

• DT Jeffrey
Whitaker – Whitaker is down to Auburn, Georgia and Miami — with the Tigers
holding the edge. Auburn will be hard to beat
here, but Georgia
is making things tough. a lot depends on if Whitaker
takes his Miami
trip this weekend. Auburn
is the safe bet right now.

 

• ATH
Christian Green – It’s FSU and Georgia here, and it would be a stunner if he
went against all the ties he has to the Seminoles.

 

• OL Matt
James – Notre Dame has emerged as the leader here, especially if they take his
quarterback, Luke Massa. James once listed Ohio State
as his leader, but the Irish have made up all that ground.

 

• DT Ricky Heimuli – Washington gets the last shot at Heimuli, but many feel that this will come down to UCLA and
Utah in the end. Utah
has always been high on his list, so don’t be shocked if the Utes pull an upset here.

 

• WR Kadron Boone – Try to figure out Boone, I dare you. He is
committed to Texas Tech but has visited Louisville,
Georgia and West Virginia. He is
also scheduled to visit LSU this weekend. Your guess is as good as mine, but a
switch from Tech is likely because he committed there because of former coach
Mike Leach’s wide open offense.

 

• DB Dietrich
Riley – UCLA emerged as the leader for Riley once Carroll bolted for the NFL,
but keep an eye on USC here anyhow. They will likely get the final visit from
Riley, and you know they will make this a tough choice on him. It seems to be
down to those two barring a surprise.

 

• DB Nickell Robey – Robey is committed to Georgia, but rumors are becoming more
persistent that he could end up elsewhere. He was all set to flip to Tennessee before Kiffin left, and now he’ll visit USC this weekend.
Obviously distance could be a factor, so keep an eye on West
Virginia and South Florida here
as well. If things go well when Robey meets new Georgia
defensive backs coach Scott Lakatos, he could be a
Bulldog after all.

 

• TE Christian
Thomas – The previous staff at USC was lukewarm on Thomas for different
reasons, but the new staff will get the last crack at Thomas this weekend. Oregon State
was thought to be the team to beat, but it depends how this weekend goes.

 

• OL Arie Kouandjio – Alabama leads
over Cal with USC getting the last visit this weekend. Look for the Tide to
roll with this one by Signing Day barring something unforeseen.

 

• WR Vincent
Sanders – Ole Miss leads the way over Mississippi State and Florida State
heading into Signing Day. It would be a bit of a surprise if the Rebels lost
this one.

 

• DB Ahmad
Dixon – After changing his mind numerous times, Dixon remains a Baylor
commitment. However, USC could be working its way in here. The Trojans want Dixon as a linebacker.
With Dixon it’s
impossible to predict what he’ll do, so let’s say Baylor looks good here.

 

• LB Josh
Shirley – Shirley is one of the guys who could go beyond Signing Day if he’s
not ready to choose next week. Miami
gets the last visit, but the feeling here is that he will end up closer to home
and pick USC.

 

• QB Barry Brunetti – West Virginia has his commitment right now.
Until that changes, he’s a Mountaineer lean. But
there’s a 50/50 chance he could flip to Mississippi State
because he likes coach Dan Mullen and the situation
there that much.

 

• DT Mike
Thornton – Georgia, Georgia and more Georgia unless he pulls a shocker. Penn State
and Kentucky
are the other two finalists.

 

• LB Corey
Nelson – Nelson is committed to Texas A&M, but Oklahoma has moved in and
might have taken the lead. I’ve always thought A&M would hold onto him —
short of Texas
offering — so I’ll stick with that. In the end, the Sooners will make this
hard.

 

• DB Demar Dorsey – Dorsey visits USC this weekend, but I think
Florida State is the team with the best shot at swinging him away from Florida.
His visit last weekend to Tallahassee
was a very good one.

 

• OL Damien
Robinson – Ole Miss gets the last visit here for Robinson, and this is shaping
up as an in-state battle between the Rebels and Mississippi State. MSU appears
to have the edge heading into this weekend.

 

• ATH Anthony
Jefferson – The three finalists are UCLA, Oregon and Arizona. The feeling is
that the Bruins will pull this one out in the end and might already have a
silent commitment.

 

• ATH Hayes Pullard – USC is the leader here with Washington likely the
biggest threat. Pullard has been very quiet about
things, so anything could happen — including an upset by UCLA.

 

• RB Giovanni
Bernard – The one-time Notre Dame commitment will now choose between the Irish,
North Carolina and Oregon State sometime before Signing Day. The momentum is on
the side of the Tar Heels.

 

• LB Chris
McCain – McCain is committed to Oregon. However, Cal is the surefire leader for his
ex-teammate Gabe King. The Bears are also now very much in the mix for Keenan
Allen. A flip to the Bears isn’t out of the realm of possibility.

 

• ATH
Dominique Brown – Brown could wait until after Signing Day to decide, and it
appears it’s down to Cincinnati and Ohio State unless Louisville can sway him
at the last moment. You have to think Ohio State
wins this one.

 

• WR Brandon
Coleman – Coleman is down to Maryland and Rutgers with the Terps
now pulling ahead. Rutgers losing its wide receivers coach and now its
recruiting coordinator has swung this in Maryland’s
direction.

 

• ATH Delvin Jones – Jones is more focused on trying to get
eligible than recruiting. It seems likely that Tennessee, where he was committed before Kiffin left, will sign and place him. He could go beyond
Signing Day if he wants to take official visits, because without a qualifying
test score he hasn’t been able to take official visits.

 

• WR Adrian Coxson – Coxson is very hard to
read. The former Penn State commitment is down to Florida,
Georgia
and Notre Dame. All three want him badly, contrary to previous rumors. Best
guess is the SEC for Coxson, with Florida holding the slight edge.

 

• RB Rajaan Bennett – Bennett lists Tennessee, Kentucky and
Vanderbilt as his finalists with the Vols getting the
last chance this weekend. Tennessee
has a very good shot at stealing him away in the end. Kentucky
was thought to be the team to beat before Tennessee got involved.

 

• DB Darius
Robinson – Robinson is committed to Clemson but is likely to flip before
Signing Day. There is talk of Robinson making his decision before the weekend. Auburn has the edge over Georgia
Tech if he does flip.

 

• DT Byran Jones – Jones was a heavy lean to Auburn until
Arkansas began recruiting his friend and teammate Alan Turner. If Arkansas offers Turner,
then Jones will likely end up with the Razorbacks as a package deal. Otherwise,
the feeling is Auburn.

 

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