Tigermike 3,029 Posted July 31, 2010 Share Posted July 31, 2010 C.J. Uzomah, ATH Suwanee, GA (North Gwinnett HS) 6-5/235/4.75 Committed to Auburn (7/31/10) Offers (18+): Alabama, Clemson, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, LSU, Maryland, Miami (Fl.), Mississippi State, North Carolina, Northwestern, Oklahoma State, South Carolina, South Florida, Southern Miss, Tennessee, Vanderbilt and Wake Forest, among others. link Profile 2011 AU Commits Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tidesnightmare 0 Posted July 31, 2010 Share Posted July 31, 2010 Just gave his verbal commitment to the good guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarTiger 3,901 Posted July 31, 2010 Share Posted July 31, 2010 Premium article...but its on the front page now....Great pickup for the orange and blue tigers.... http://auburn.scout.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RunInRed 16,409 Posted July 31, 2010 Share Posted July 31, 2010 Welcome to the AU Family CJ and War Eagle! Previous threads... http://www.aufamily.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=65887 http://www.aufamily.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=65422 http://www.aufamily.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=67087 http://www.aufamily.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=67085 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grumps 3,704 Posted July 31, 2010 Share Posted July 31, 2010 Woo-Hoo! Welcome C.J., you will love being an Auburn man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sam 0 Posted August 1, 2010 Share Posted August 1, 2010 War Eagle C.J.!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey 16,603 Posted August 1, 2010 Share Posted August 1, 2010 As I mentioned in another thread, I think this guy will be an important player at Auburn, regardless of what position he plays. Great pickup and glad to have him aboard! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TitanTiger 20,482 Posted August 1, 2010 Share Posted August 1, 2010 I think he'll be a great TE/WR in the Anthony Mix mold. Welcome to AU, C.J.! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AU4Real 0 Posted August 1, 2010 Share Posted August 1, 2010 can any1 say Wildcat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldNewby 27 Posted August 1, 2010 Share Posted August 1, 2010 Welcome to the Auburn Family, C.J. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RunInRed 16,409 Posted August 1, 2010 Share Posted August 1, 2010 Kiehl Frazier's facebook status... CJ Uzomah joining the party at AU. Get ready, we're fixing to do it big on the Plains Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quietfan 233 Posted August 1, 2010 Share Posted August 1, 2010 Kiehl Frazier's facebook status... CJ Uzomah joining the party at AU. Get ready, we're fixing to do it big on the Plains One more reason to think Kiehl's commentment isn't up for grabs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Sanders 123 Posted August 1, 2010 Share Posted August 1, 2010 Running a 4.75.. is that fast enough for Wildcat? I imagine if Kodi Burns can run it.. he can. heh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dabrasco 127 Posted August 1, 2010 Share Posted August 1, 2010 All the pieces are falling in place, now lets sign a Running Back! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RunInRed 16,409 Posted August 2, 2010 Share Posted August 2, 2010 An old interview with C.J. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RunInRed 16,409 Posted August 2, 2010 Share Posted August 2, 2010 Quarterback or not, Auburn is the place for C.J. Uzomah6:00 am August 1, 2010, by Chip Towers In the end, being able to play quarterback in college was not the end-all for C.J. Uzomah. North Gwinnett’s star signalcaller committed to Auburn on Saturday as a wide receiver, but with a twist. Offensive coordinator Guz Malzahn promises a package of plays for Uzomah as the “wildcat” in the Wildcat formation. But Uzomah said that was a secondary consideration. “They want to use me kind of as a wideout/slot receiver but they also want me to be a quarterback in their Wildcat package,” said Uzomah, who committed to the Tigers before Saturday’s workouts with his North Gwinnett team. “They showed me some film of how they would use me and that was pretty cool. Coach Malzahn is an innovative offensive mind and they have a great offense. “But that wasn’t the main thing. Really it was just the feel of the campus and the community and the whole thing. There’s no place like it to me. Forty years down there road I know I’ll say I made the right decision.” It’s not like Uzomah didn’t look around. In fact, the 6-foot-6, 235-pound athlete with more than a dozen offers gave LSU an extra hard look. Uzomah spent Tuesday in Baton Rouge touring the campus and facilities with his family. And Les Miles gave him a hard pitch. They offered Uzomah as a quarterback with the caveat of moving him to wide receiver if things didn’t work out under center. “I guess in the back of my head I always knew Auburn was the best fit for me, but I wanted to be sure,” said Uzomah, who gets a four-star rating from Scout, three stars from Rivals. “That’s why took some visits and went to LSU. But with Auburn, I just got a feel for the place and got to know some of the guys that are going there. I talk to Kiehl Frazier a lot and we’ve gotten to be good friends.” Frazier is a highly-touted quarterback from Arkansas, who is already committed to Auburn. Uzomah threw for more than 1,700 yards and 14 TDs as a junior and led North Gwinnett to a one-loss season. So does it bother him that some teams had doubts about him as a quarterback on the next level? “I take it as a compliment that they believe I’m a good enough athlete I could play positions other than quarterback,” said Uzomah, who played wideout for the Bulldogs as a sophomore. As for the local teams, Uzomah just couldn’t make a connection. Of Georgia Tech, he said: “It really wasn’t that big of a recruitment. I think some of that was on my end just because I don’t think I communicated well with them. We just never got anything going.” Of Georgia, he said: “I think they had a good idea that Christian LeMay was going to be coming as their quarterback. After he committed it just kind of dissipated after that. They offered me as a wide receiver as a sophomore but I think they got some commitments they wanted there, too.” Uzomah said he’s thrilled to have the decision behind him just as preseason practices get under way. “We’ve got a countdown clock in the lockerroom to the Grayson exhibition game,” he said. “I kept looking at it and it was winding down fast. We have a tough schedule and I really wanted to get this out of the way so I could focus the season.” http://blogs.ajc.com/recruiting/2010/08/01/quarterback-or-not-auburn-is-the-place-for-c-j-uzomah/?cxntfid=blogs_recruiting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duder 238 Posted August 2, 2010 Share Posted August 2, 2010 Uzomah may well have a shot at QB. He's a huge dude ala Cam Newton. I'm not saying it is likely but it could certainly happen. We could use him in the Wildcat like Utah used that giant guy a couple of years ago against Bama. He opens up a few wrinkle's in Gus' offense. Great pick-up; seems weird a few weeks ago we were discussing why our recruiting class felt a bit more flat this year. What a difference a weekend can make Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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