Steele wants release

[BZ770 2]

http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2010/apr/01/steele-asks-for-release-from-auburn/

This could be good if we could get some size out of the deal.

[Mikey 16,629]

We are currently without a scholarship point guard. I don't see this as good news.

Yes, somebody among the current players and recruits has to go, maybe several somebodys. I don't think this one is a good one to lose. There are others that can't play SEC ball, but every indication is that Steele is a player.

[HSVTIGER 5]

There were rumblings a week or so ago (before Barbee was hired) that some other SEC coaches (I think Pearle was one) were pursuing him. I was hoping that Barbee's hire would settle him down but apparently not. So if Auburn does not grant him a release, he would have to sit out a year, right? The best I would offer him would be a release if it's to a non-SEC school. And oh by the way, if a player has signed a LOI, are other coaches allowed to contact them? I thought that was a no-no.

[Mikey 16,629]

"And oh by the way, if a player has signed a LOI, are other coaches allowed to contact them? I thought that was a no-no."

It's an absolute no-no, spelled out in plain language right on the standard LOI form. It also tells the player to inform higher-ups if some other coach/school contacts him. Interestingly enough, Tennessee is not among the several schools Steele claims to have heard from.

[HSVTIGER 5]

Here's an idea - Tell Jalen you'll cut him loose if he'll tell you which schools have contacted him about transferring.