Neil Caudle

[RREDD]

First time poster. Usually just follow the forums to keep up with the latest Bama news. Decided to post because I haven't seen this topic discussed or mentioned anywhere. To the point:

During the ESPN telecast of the Hoover -Neese HS game a few weeks back, Neil Caudle, an Auburn QB commit, was at the game and was interviewed by a sideline reporter. After the interview Jim Donnan, who was one of the announcers, made the comment that he had talked to Tubby the other day and Tubby was telling Donnan about how excited he was to have Caudle as a commit, looking forward to getting him in the program, and that he felt he would fit real well in the Auburn offense. Not his exact words, but something close to that.

Is it not a voilation of NCAA rules for a coach to talk about a specific kid before he has signed?

 

[PIPinTALLY]

I also read somewhere about him that he was out for the season, and was going to have to have surgery. Don't remember where I read it, or I would provide a link.

 

[oskie]

here's one link:

http://insider.espn.go.com/ncaa/rec....go.com/ncaa/recruiting/news/story?id=2152076

 

[TideRoller]

Highly touted QB recruit blows out his knee early in his senior year of high school...that reminds me of someone.

 

[TIDE-HSV]

My age-faulty memory...

is that a coach can have as many private conversations as he wishes - he just can't speak publicly. This issue arose when Fran mentioned some recruits by name in front of a REC. Of course, it's a universal rule of law (even applies to the NCAA, believe it or not) that one may not do through another what he is prohibited from doing himself. So, if Donnan begins a number of public interviews with "Coach Tubberville told me about 'x'...," then Tubberville would find himself in troubleville...