5-Star Prospect Picks Bama Over Auburn, Auburn Adds Him To Roster Anyway
Rashaan Evans, a five-star recruit and the number one overall outside linebacker prospect in the country per Rivals.com, chose to attend Alabama to play football on National Signing Day.
Here he is throwing on the Bama cap during the NSD announcement:
Notice the disgruntled looks on the faces of Mom and Dad. That’s because they are both Auburn grads. Dad even played a little ball for Auburn back in the ’80s, and Rashaan attends Auburn High School on top of it all.
We’re talking about an elite football prospect, whose parents both attended Auburn, spurning the Tigers for the Tide, and just a couple months after beating Alabama on the field and earning a spot in the BCS National Championship. That’s got to sting for Auburn fans, especially the ones who stopped by AuburnTigers.com to catch the first glimpse of their new recruiting class and found Evans’ profile page (seen in top photo).
Alabama’s reaction to Rashaan Evans signing with Bama. pic.twitter.com/D2B3FSgdqz
— Auburn Jokes™ (@AuburnJokes) February 5, 2014
The Auburn SID Department is claiming they didn’t actually prematurely erosterlate, but that the profile was set up in advance in case Evans chose the Tigers. It was never supposed to be made public.
Auburn Athletics did not prematurely post a bio of a recruit. Bios are pre-built and hidden by code in anticipation of signing day.
— Kirk Sampson (@AuburnSID) February 5, 2014
Either way, we’re laughing.
NSD = Nick Saban Day
[via CBS Sports]
Image via AuburnTigers.com
Being Premature. TFM
11 years ago at 2:49 pmHis parents are pissed.
11 years ago at 2:51 pmHis dad actually spoke positively of his decision afterwards, because Bama was recruiting him to play his true outside linebacker position, while Auburn. wanted him to play their hybrid “star” position.
11 years ago at 5:30 pmI know both of his parents are Auburn grads, but obviously they want their son to go somewhere where he’d have the best chance to flourish. And, obviously, he thought that Bama provided him that opportunity.
His parents handled it very classy, unlike Landon Collins’ chickenhead mother who said “Go Tigers” on national tv two years ago when he committed to Bama over LSU. Talk about a “THoodratM”.
If my son doesn’t commit to Texas Im not gonna sign and release forms… Fuck that little twerp who is yet to be born.
11 years ago at 9:37 pmany*
11 years ago at 9:37 pmPremature Ejaculation. TAuburnM
11 years ago at 3:02 pmit just got posted a second too early.
11 years ago at 3:13 pmfuck you
11 years ago at 4:47 pm