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The question has been raised: What does Pike's commitment mean for our recruitment of Jameis Winston? This article does a good job of answering...

Fallout of Zeke Pike's commitment to AU impacts Jameis Winston's future

Doug Segrest

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- Auburn has landed one of the nation's top quarterback prospects in Zeke Pike.

Now what does Auburn do about another highly rated blue-chipper closer to home?

And what does Jameis Winston do about Auburn?

Pike is rated the No. 2 prostyle passer in the country by 247 sports and No. 3 quarterback overall for the Class of 2012, according to Scout.com.

Winston, out of Hueytown, is ranked No. 2.

Winston has narrowed his list to four schools -- Alabama, Auburn, Florida State and LSU.

But Auburn's commitment from Pike could change things.

"Now, they're going back-to-back with (2011 quarterback signee Kiehl) Frazier and Pike," said Hueytown coach Matt Scott.

"They're not going to burn another (scholarship on a quarterback).

It's not like the days of Coach Bryant, where you signed as many as you could to keep them from playing for someone else."

Pike going to Auburn didn't come out of the blue. The commitment was anticipated for months.

When Winston and his coach went on a recruiting visit a few weeks ago, Auburn was upfront that they were looking at other quarterbacks and had made offers.

Within an hour of Pike's commitment, offensive coordinator Gus Malzahn was on the phone to Scott, explaining the move.

Winston may still take visits to Auburn this summer and fall. Auburn will keep recruiting him. But for both the prospect and the school, it's merely a Plan B.

If Pike decides to change his mind or if Winston isn't happy with his other choices, maybe then the recruiting gets serious again.

"I don't think Jameis would be interested any longer, in that situation," Scott said of Winston and Auburn.

"He doesn't get a whole lot into 'so-and-so signed with so-and-so.' He's not afraid to compete with anyone.

"But, I feel as long as Zeke Pike's commitment stays there, they wouldn't be interested in taking Jameis now. And I don't think Jameis would be interested. It's a mutual thing."

http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2011/04/fallout_of_zeke_pikes_commitme.html

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The question has been raised: What does Pike's commitment mean for our recruitment of Jameis Winston? This article does a good job of answering...

Fallout of Zeke Pike's commitment to AU impacts Jameis Winston's future

Doug Segrest

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- Auburn has landed one of the nation's top quarterback prospects in Zeke Pike.

Now what does Auburn do about another highly rated blue-chipper closer to home?

And what does Jameis Winston do about Auburn?

Pike is rated the No. 2 prostyle passer in the country by 247 sports and No. 3 quarterback overall for the Class of 2012, according to Scout.com.

Winston, out of Hueytown, is ranked No. 2.

Winston has narrowed his list to four schools -- Alabama, Auburn, Florida State and LSU.

But Auburn's commitment from Pike could change things.

"Now, they're going back-to-back with (2011 quarterback signee Kiehl) Frazier and Pike," said Hueytown coach Matt Scott.

"They're not going to burn another (scholarship on a quarterback).

It's not like the days of Coach Bryant, where you signed as many as you could to keep them from playing for someone else."

Pike going to Auburn didn't come out of the blue. The commitment was anticipated for months.

When Winston and his coach went on a recruiting visit a few weeks ago, Auburn was upfront that they were looking at other quarterbacks and had made offers.

Within an hour of Pike's commitment, offensive coordinator Gus Malzahn was on the phone to Scott, explaining the move.

Winston may still take visits to Auburn this summer and fall. Auburn will keep recruiting him. But for both the prospect and the school, it's merely a Plan B.

If Pike decides to change his mind or if Winston isn't happy with his other choices, maybe then the recruiting gets serious again.

"I don't think Jameis would be interested any longer, in that situation," Scott said of Winston and Auburn.

"He doesn't get a whole lot into 'so-and-so signed with so-and-so.' He's not afraid to compete with anyone.

"But, I feel as long as Zeke Pike's commitment stays there, they wouldn't be interested in taking Jameis now. And I don't think Jameis would be interested. It's a mutual thing."

http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2011/04/fallout_of_zeke_pikes_commitme.html

He's likely headed to MLB anyway.

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From his HS coach:

"Now, they're going back-to-back with (2011 quarterback signee Kiehl) Frazier and Pike," said Hueytown coach Matt Scott. "They're not going to burn another (scholarship on a quarterback)."

And further down: "But, I feel as long as Zeke Pike's commitment stays there, they wouldn't be interested in taking Jameis now. And I don't think Jameis would be interested. It's a mutual thing."

And again:"I don't think Jameis would be interested any longer, in that situation," Scott said of Winston and Auburn.

I suggest that Scott let the Auburn coaches decide what they are interested in doing, and he let Winston decide what Winston is interested in doing. Maybe having a player like that on his team makes hm feel like he's some big deal but he isn't the deal, the player is.

Coach Scott, speak for yourself and let Auburn coaches speak for Auburn and Jameis Winston speak for Jameis Winston!

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From his HS coach:

"Now, they're going back-to-back with (2011 quarterback signee Kiehl) Frazier and Pike," said Hueytown coach Matt Scott. "They're not going to burn another (scholarship on a quarterback)."

And further down: "But, I feel as long as Zeke Pike's commitment stays there, they wouldn't be interested in taking Jameis now. And I don't think Jameis would be interested. It's a mutual thing."

And again:"I don't think Jameis would be interested any longer, in that situation," Scott said of Winston and Auburn.

I suggest that Scott let the Auburn coaches decide what they are interested in doing, and he let Winston decide what Winston is interested in doing. Maybe having a player like that on his team makes hm feel like he's some big deal but he isn't the deal, the player is.

Coach Scott, speak for yourself and let Auburn coaches speak for Auburn and Jameis Winston speak for Jameis Winston!

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I agree that his coach should let Winston speak for himself, but I think most anyone would be shocked if we took another QB, especially one as highly rated as Winston in this class. And it's not that our coaches wouldn't take him if he wanted to come, but it would be hard to find anyone else that would want to compete with Kiehl and Zeke.

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I believe AU got who they wanted for sure. I guess this is newsworthy. My question is that last Jan when Dee Hart committed to UAT did they run an article wandering what the impact would be on Isiah Crowell and questioning whether UAT really wanted him at that point?

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I believe AU got who they wanted for sure. I guess this is newsworthy. My question is that last Jan when Dee Hart committed to UAT did they run an article wandering what the impact would be on Isiah Crowell and questioning whether UAT really wanted him at that point?

Of course not.

Given a choice between the two, Pike is the no-brainer pick. Winston may well decide to go the pro baseball route at any time. Even if he does enroll and starts school, his time will be split between baseball and football. My time would be split too, in his circumstances, but that's not something football coach, or baseball coach for that matter would choose.

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