Reuben Foster visiting several SEC schools

Reuben Foster, one of the top linebacker commits in the nation has stuck with a school in SEC country, deciding to sign with Alabama after all. He’s committed to a SEC West school on three different occasions, and now has an official final spot for the time being. Thus concludes one of the all-time most eventful recruiting experiences.

Foster, a 6-foot-2, 228-pounder, had changed his mind several times before coming up with his final decision. First, he was committed to Alabama, but transferred to Auburn High School, just down the road from Auburn. That led to speculation he’d switch his commitment, and sure enough, he swapped schools, going from the Crimson Tide to the Tigers, persuaded by then-Auburn assistant coach Trooper Taylor -- the father of one of his high school teammates. Auburn seemed like the school for him (he even got a huge Auburn tattoo) but he decommitted when the school let go of Taylor. Monday night, he again committed to Alabama, getting congratulations from Barack Obama along the way.

Foster, a 6-foot-2, 240-pounder, had changed his mind several times before coming up with his final decision. First, he was committed to Alabama, but transferred to Auburn High School, just down the road from Auburn. That led to speculation he’d switch his commitment, and sure enough, he swapped schools, going from the Crimson Tide to the Tigers, persuaded by then-Auburn assistant coach Trooper Taylor - the father of one of his high school teammates. Auburn seemed like the school for him - he even got a huge Auburn tattoo - but he decommitted when the school let go of Taylor.

Ratings: Foster is the top inside linebacker recruit in the country, rated the No. 13 player overall by Rivals. He’s also rated No. 2 by Scout, No. 15 by 247 and No. 16 by ESPN.

The long, strange recruitment of Reuben Foster is scheduled to come to an end Monday, when the five-star linebacker prospect announces his choice. Fox Sports South’s “Next Class” will cover the event, set to begin at 10 a.m. ET.

Foster, who is ranked as the nation’s top inside linebacker recruit by Rivals, has been chased by most of the SEC. In July 2011, before the start of his junior season, he committed to Alabama. Just over a year later, Foster flipped his commitment to Auburn. After his senior season -- and Gene Chizik’s firing -- he decommitted from Auburn and opened it up to everyone. Georgia, LSU, and San Diego State have entered the fray since then.

In stunning news, Reuben Foster, the top inside linebacker recruit in the country and an Auburn commitment who was once committed to Alabama, has been spotted at the University of Alabama Saturday night, according to reports.

The reason this is stunning? Foster was supposed to be on his official visit to Auburn, the chief rival of the National Champion Alabama Crimson Tide.

Top linebacker prospect Reuben Foster is visiting San Diego State this week. Foster probably isn’t seriously considering playing at SDSU, and this top three choices remain Georgia, Alabama and Auburn.

Foster is coming off a visit with UGA, and he’s expected to have an in-home visit with Bulldogs head coach Mark Richt on Tuesday. Foster was formerly an Auburn commitment, but he re-opened his recruitment after Gene Chizik and staff were fired following a 3-9 season. Since then, Georgia has become a serious player for Foster’s services.

“Coach Grantham just popped the tape in, we watched it, and it was pretty exciting,” Foster said. “He wants to move me around, blitz me a lot, and he showed me Jarvis Jones video, and how he used them. I like that because that is my style. I rush the quarterback well, I play fast, and I liked what he was showing me.”

Foster was originally an Alabama commitment, then flipped to Auburn, but decided to open things back up after Gene Chizik was fired at the end of the 2012 season. Foster is still considering the Tigers, though, and he’s planning to visit the school on Feb. 1. He also visited Alabama on Jan. 18.

Georgia is expecting to welcome a nice group of official visitors this weekend as it tries to wrap up its 2013 recruiting class. There will be four prospects on campus, according to 247 Sports.

They’ll be looking to sway the a group of recruits that is currently uncommitted or committed elsewhere. One such recruit is Montravius Adams, a consensus 5-star defensive tackle from Dooly County High School in Vienna, Ga, who is currently uncommitted. Adams recently visited Alabama and Clemson and does not have any future visits planned at this time.

Foster’s recruitment has been one of the more dramatic sagas of the 2013 recruiting cycle. Foster originally committed to Alabama, but flipped to Auburn last July. However, he de-committed from the Tigers following the dismissal of head coach Gene Chizik, despite having already gotten an Auburn tattoo on his arm. Many think that Alabama could wind up getting Foster back, but a lot can (and probably will) happen before Signing Day on Feb. 6.

The five-star linebacker from Auburn (Ala.) High School has already taken official visits to Washington and Alabama this January, and will take an official visit to Georgia on Jan. 25 before finishing at Auburn on Feb. 1.

The Pacific Northwest is also known for rain, and Seattle is full of gray days in the winter. Foster was surprised to catch a rare sunny day January:

Could the unexpected sun outweigh the seasonally cold temperatures in Foster’s mind? The Huskies will have to hope something impressed the recruit over the weekend, because they are behind some of the SEC’s best in the fight for his services.

The Pacific Northwest is also known for rain, and Seattle is full of gray days in the winter. Foster was surprised to catch a rare sunny day January:

Could the unexpected sun outweigh the seasonally cold temperatures in Foster’s mind? The Huskies will have to hope something impressed the recruit over the weekend, because they are behind some of the SEC’s best in the fight for his services.

One of the best recruits in the 2013 class is taking a trip up to Seattle this weekend. Auburn high school linebacker Reuben Foster will be visiting the Washington Huskies this weekend.

It’s clear that despite the visit and the persistence of Washington recruiting guru Tosh Lupoi, the Huskies are decided underdogs in this fight. The teams that seem to have the best shot are the Auburn Tigers (the team that Foster originally committed to before reopening the recruiting process) and the Georgia Bulldogs. Washington is right behind Alabama and LSU here and would have to make great strides on Foster’s visit to really get into the game.

Megastar linebacker recruit Reuben Foster, a recent decommit from the Auburn Tigers, pans to visit Texas A&M, he told 247 sports Monday.

If A&M does get him on campus, it would be another example of the huge recruiting momentum that Kevin Sumlin is building with the Aggies. Early Monday, star receiver Ricky Seals-Jones, a former Texas commitment, committed to Texas A&M over LSU.

Top linebacker recruit Reuben Foster has decommitted from Auburn after the Tigers declined to retain popular receivers coach Trooper Taylor.

Foster is perhaps the top linebacker recruit in the country. At 6’2 and 240 pounds, his highlight film is downright ridiculous.

Recently, he’s been talking to officials of the Alabama High School Athletic Association, not the NCAA as had been previously reported, to clarify his senior-year transfer from a high school in Troup County, GA to Auburn High School in Alabama, according to 247sports.com.

However, all has come up clean when the question was asked if Foster and his family were assisted by Auburn in the move.

Remember when Reuben Foster, the No. 2 recruit in the nation for 2013, flipped his commitment from Alabama to Auburn after transferring to a high school in the Tigers’ immediate vicinity? The NCAA does too, according to a report in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution in which the five-star’s mother defends the move.

Paige also said the Auburn school system is better than what was available at Troup, and that it means a boost not just for Foster’s education, but for his little sister as well.

College football recruits flipping their verbal commitment from one school to another is nothing new. It happens so often, in fact, a switched verbal rarely raises an eyebrow, especially early on in the process.

Reuben Foster’s flip from Alabama to Auburn Thursday was an exception.

Oh, no, everything is on fire.

Let’s go back to T.J. Yeldon, because that’s where the story starts. Back in December, Yeldon, like Foster, also reversed field and headed from one state power to another ... but he went in the opposite direction, instead switching from Auburn to Alabama.

Linebacker Reuben Foster, the No. 2 recruit in the country behind Robert Nkemdiche, has been a longtime Alabama commit, but things done changed. At a Thursday afternoon recruiting announcement press conference in dadgum July, Foster announced he’s committing to archrival Auburn, and it’s a good thing the Finebaum show is on shortly, isn’t it?

We can now go ahead and consider Auburn the strong leader for Foster’s services, but Signing Day is a long way away. Alabama’s class is still very strong, but think Nick Saban goes twice as hard after Robert Nkemdiche now?

Reuben Foster, a phenomenal linebacker recruit and Alabama commitment who recently transferred to Auburn (AL) High School, has scheduled a press conference for 3 pm EST Thursday.

Speculation is running wild on Twitter and message boards that Will Foster decommit from the Tide. It’s certainly possible and has been rumored for quite some time.

Reuben Foster, the nation’s top linebacker recruit, suffered an apparent hamstring injury today at The Opening after running his 40-yard Dash.

Foster is committed to Alabama. His highlight film is legendary and he weighed in yesterday at 250 pounds, an enormous number for a linebacker recruit.

Georgia has the good fortune of seeing this year’s top two recruits hail from the Peach State. The bad news, of course, is that No. 1 recruit Robert Nkemdiche has already committed to Clemson and No. 2 Reuben Foster is an Alabama commit. But hang on there -- could Mark Richt have a shot at swiping the five-star inside linebacker from Nick Saban?

Foster’s mid-June visit to Athens looked like something of a formality, but he visited again over the weekend, saying he “wanted to spend three” nights and “didn’t want to go back.” Standard recruit stuff, but he did offer up a couple very interesting comments, via 247 Sports:

Reuben Foster visited Georgia Saturday, but all indications are that the top linebacker recruit is still very secure in his commitment to Alabama.