2012 5* RB Rushel Shell (Pittsburgh signee & transferred to West Virginia)

[amyjones17 0]

Rushel Shell said he has a top six list of schools: Bama, Florida, Ohio State, Pitt, Oregon ... and AUBURN!

[sparkey 0]

Okay, so who is Russell Shell?

[Ronald McDonald 0]

Okay, so who is Russell Shell?

Future 5* RB out of Pennsylvania.

Has offers from: Alabama, Cincinnati, Tennessee, Florida, Georgia UNC, Ohio State, Penn State, Pitt, WVU.

[tdtiger71 0]

Fantastic!!! He is already a Five-Star on Scout.

[tdtiger71 0]

http://auburn.scout.com/a.z?s=6&p=8&c=1&nid=4095723

[sparkey 0]

So do we have a realistic shot at him?

[tsande07 271]

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/recruiting/football/news/story?id=5367723

Wow!  

[around4ever 4,139]

Every 4* and 5* RB should have Auburn at the top of their lists with two #1 O-Line classes in a row.  

[mad4au 17]

Being from Pennsylvania and mentioning us I would say we've got as good a shot as any of the other six. Just my opinion of course. Let's just hope when he said his top 6 he was as enthusiastic as Amy.

[amyjones17 0]

Being from Pennsylvania and mentioning us I would say we've got as good a shot as any of the other six. Just my opinion of course. Let's just hope when he said his top 6 he was as enthusiastic as Amy.

I have no doubt he was!

[PA Tiger 0]

I would be shocked if he didnt end up at OSU, they have a way of picking talent from Western PA, especially the top tier talent

[PA Tiger 0]

I would be shocked if he didnt end up at OSU, they have a way of picking talent from Western PA, especially the top tier talent

Dont mean to be a downer, just a feeling

[smuphy72wde 0]

Will likely end up at PSU or OSU.  Still nice to see us being considered.

[Orange and Blue 17211345162833 0]

A Ohio State lock.

[pologuy24 0]

"I remember a game against Brighton Township," Shell said of those early days. "I had a 99-yard touchdown, but it got called back. I ran it again, 99 yards, and it got called back. And then I ran it a third time, and it was a touchdown."

297 yards on 3 carries!

[robbykidd 6]

2010 National Champions starting to kick in with talented recruits across the country. I could certainly get used to this!

[gldntigr1345162869 0]

Believe this is my favorite back in this class  with the size and speed he has.  hope we land him

my top 3 backs

1. Shell

2. Yeldon

3. Williams

[CPE91 0]

I think he signs with the first coach that can say his name fast, five times in a row.

[tdtiger71 0]

Keith Marshall and Rushel Shell are Elite.  Barry Sanders, Trey Williams, Beniquez Brown and TJ Yeldon are next.

[Denton 0]

Rus Shell, Rus Shell - A young man's quixotic journey from Aliquippa to Auburn.

[AubieIsMyHero 0]

While I would love to land this kid, I don't think we pull him out of the Pittsburgh area.  He'll end up at Ohio State.

[War34gle 0]

I believe Ohio State already has 2 RB commits from next year's class. I could be wrong and I don't know much about OSU's current RB situation, either. If OSU really does have 2 RBs already, is Rushel still considered a "lock"?

[Orange and Blue 17211345162833 0]

I would put Jonathan Gray in that elite category too. I don't know how actively Auburn is recruiting him, but he is right there with Marshall and Shell.

[CPE91 0]

Rus Shell, Rus Shell - A young man's quixotic journey from Aliquippa to Auburn.

quixotic? 

[au_bsci_04 407]

We'll have to make up some ground on this one. He is already influenced by the northern schools, but his lead recruiter from Alabama is Sal Sunseri, who is also a Aliquippa native a believe. We also saw how difficult it was getting Huggins away from home...