One of the highly touted recruits coming to Dalton for this weekend’s Southeastern 7-on-7 Championship changed states earlier this year.
Now he is switching between rival colleges.
Reuben Foster, a top-ranked linebacker who will play his senior season at Alabama’s Auburn High, flipped his verbal commitment Thursday from the University of Alabama to Auburn University, according to multiple reports.
According to CBS Sports and ESPN, Foster held a press conference at his high school announcing the decision sure to create talk among Iron Bowl fans. Foster gave a verbal commitment to the Crimson Tide last summer around this time.
A post on the Southeastern Conference blog at espn.com speculated that Alabama’s depth at linebacker might have made a difference in Foster’s choice.
“I have a lot of respect for the Alabama people — the coaches and all of the other people and the fans,” Foster said. “But at the end of the day, I feel like Auburn University is the place for me and my family. It has the best situation for me and my family.
“I am 100 percent confident with my final decision.”
Foster — who transferred from Georgia’s Troup County High to Auburn High during the offseason after Troup coach Charles Flowers was fired — is the No. 1-ranked prep middle linebacker by a number of recruiting sources, including Scout, Rivals and 247Sports. MaxPreps ranks him the No. 3 overall player in the Class of 2013.
Scholarship offers and commitments are non-binding per NCAA rules, so Foster can change his status as many times as he wants leading up to national signing day in February. According to CBS Sports, the University of Georgia is also recruiting Foster.
Auburn High is in Pool C for the Southeastern, which is set for Saturday and Sunday. The Tigers will play seven games Saturday at James Brown Park.
Their first game is at 12:40 p.m. against Southeast Whitfield, followed by games against Griffin High (1:20 p.m.), Martin Luther King Jr. (2:40 p.m.), Bob Jones “B” (4 p.m.), Cartersville (7:20 p.m.), Karns of Knoxville, Tenn., (8:40 p.m.) and Kentucky’s Murray (10 p.m.).
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July 13, 2012
Foster flips pick
Standout LB changes his mind
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Bruins rise as Marist dominates in Class 4A boys tournament
Silas Ledford was one of three Northwest Whitfield golfers to finish Monday’s Class 4A state tournament at Dalton Golf & Country Club with a round of 78. Northwest finished sixth overall. Complete results from both boys and girls tournaments are in the Scoreboard on page 3B. (Misty Watson/The Daily Citizen)
When your team has the state medalist, it is usually a good sign of how you’ll finish in the race for the team title at a Georgia High School Association boys state golf tournament.
Continued ... - Dalton, Megan Collins third at Class 4A girls state tournament
- Blair tied for second, North Murray girls third in 3A
- Mountaineers’ Vess ready for challenge at Emmanuel
- Sandoval will cheer for DSC
- Good day to be King at GSGA tournament
- Georgia coach resigns following losing year
- May 20, 2013
- A look ahead: State golf tournaments today at Nob North, Dalton Golf and Country Club
- Six Bruins make All-Region 7-4A baseball lineup
- Boggs: 'I know I can help this team'
- Area middle school roundup: Christian Heritage softball, Eastbrook soccer teams win league titles
- Noll slips, still finishes in top 10 at state mid-am golf tourney
- May 19, 2013
- Championship conditions
- Noll makes move, tops leaderboard
- Boggs recalled to the Cardinals
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