Jeff Driskel

[AUChizad]

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/recruiting/football/news/story?id=4955679

Top Gun
The biggest name coming into the day was Jeff Driskel (Oviedo, Fla./Hagerty), who showed why he has quickly emerged as one of the elite quarterback prospects in the 2011 class. The Under Armour All-American passes the eye-test with good size and the frame to add more good bulk in time. There are a lot of strengths to Driskel's game, but the thing that stood out the most was his consistency. From drill to drill he performed well, displaying the ability to follow direction, adapt and makes plays regardless of the task. He displayed his athleticism at a combine at the beginning of the year and continued to showcase his athletic skill here with good footwork. He moved his feet effortlessly and was able to keep his eyes downfield. He also did a good job of throwing on the run and knowing when to take something off the ball and throw with some touch. He has good arm strength and is able to make all the throws. Driskel, who sports offers from Florida, Auburn, LSU, and Tennessee, among others, looks the part of a pocket passer, but has the ability to create second chances and be a playmaker. Heading into Sunday's event Driskel's stock was pretty high and he did nothing to hurt that with his performance. In fact, he might have even raised it some more.

This kid looks like a stud. He needs to talk to Bo Jackson about playing football and baseball at Auburn.

[Ogre]

This kid looks like a stud. He needs to talk to Bo Jackson about playing football and baseball at Auburn.

Or Gabe Gross.

Wait....what?

[jadennis]

Hopefully he doesn't talk to Jared Mitchell or Chad Jones, who both have football and baseball national titles at LSU.  Driskel doesn't strike me as a corndog though...we'll see.

[Kaos]

Or Gabe Gross.

Wait....what?

Gabe's still in the majors.  He made the right choice.

[AUChizad]

I hope they pimp the idea of him making this Wall Of Fame thing.

http://www.tigersx.com/syndicate-feed/au-baseball-former-greats-inducted-into-wall-of-fame/

AU BASEBALL: Former greats inducted into Wall of Fame
February 28th, 2010

Gregg Olson drove his family into a number of dead ends and fraternity houses when he was trying to show his family around campus.

Frank Thomas had to go to Toomer’s Corner “just to make sure it was still standing.”

Tim Hudson and Bo Jackson, meanwhile, had no trouble navigating themselves around Auburn, a place they’ve made frequent trips back to since their great college baseball careers came to a close.

The four inductees for the brand new Auburn Wall of Fame may have completely different relationships and visiting schedules with their alma mater, but all four shared a unanimous honor Saturday to be associated with each other as members of the inaugural class.

“Everybody is great within their own right,” Jackson said. “To be mentioned in the same sentence as Tim Hudson, Gregg Olson and Frank Thomas, you’ve had to do something right. It’s great to come back here and reminisce.”

The four Auburn greats were honored before Saturday’s game against Missouri under sunny skies behind home plate at Plainsman Park. Their former coach, Hal Baird, shared emcee duties with athletic director Jay Jacobs, providing plenty of superlatives about the four players’ banner careers.

Before each player’s turn at the dais, Auburn officials unveiled screen-printed images of the players on the Plainsman Park outfield wall, starting with Jackson in left field, Olson in left-center, Thomas in right-center and Hudson down the right-field line.

“It’s a tremendous honor,” Hudson said. “Just to be able to come back and be included in a group with Frank Thomas, Bo Jackson and Gregg Olson, it’s an honor. I’m thrilled to death that Auburn thought enough about me and my career to include me in such a group.”

Hudson, the only member of the group still playing, underwent Tommy John surgery midway through the 2008 season, but was still able to receive an extension on his contract with the Atlanta Braves. Hudson and his wife, Kim, are expecting to move into a house in Auburn within the next year.

“It’s a place that we’re happy,” Hudson said. “We love it here, and the people here are awesome. They’ve always made me and my family feel welcome, and it’s a place I’m going to put down my roots.”

Hudson only spent two years at Auburn, but his two-way presence was “like having two All-Americans,” Baird said.

A Phenix City native, Hudson spent one year at Chattahoochee Valley Community College before signing on with Auburn in 1996. His ’97 season is considered one of the best in school history, as he went 15-2 with a 2.97 ERA, while also hitting .396 in a 50-win season for the Tigers.

Jackson and Thomas put up similarly astounding numbers as sluggers with the Tigers.

Jackson’s breakout year came in 1985, when the two-sport athlete batted .401, hitting 17 home runs and driving in 43. His .864 slugging percentage from that season is still a program record, and his career mark of .715 is second all-time.

Thomas one-upped that mark, slugging .722 for his career. His 43 home runs rank third all-time and his .382 batting average is second-best in program history.

“Hal definitely pushed me,” Thomas said. “He would always compare and say, ‘Bo could go on top of that building out there in centerfield.’ I said, ‘Yea, you’re right.’

“He said, ‘Maybe if you work out a little harder maybe you can accomplish some of those things.’ I was like, ‘Coach, there’s only one Bo Jackson.’”

Olson’s inclusion in the ceremony may have seemed out of place to fans new to the game, but Baird called Olson one of the most important influences in Auburn baseball history. Olson chose Auburn in 1986, a rebuilding program at the time, over a bevy of baseball powerhouses after he was considered one of the best high school pitching prospects in the country.

“I never looked at it like I was the guy that made it turn the program,” Olson said. “When he said it, I was kind of looking at him like, ‘Hal, come on.’ So it wasn’t a point I really thought about.”

The ceremony was the brainchild of coach John Pawlowski, who helped create a similar way of honoring players at College of Charleston.

“It’s something I think is pretty special,” Pawlowski said. “These are four guys that have represented our program at Auburn in a first-class manner both on and off the field.”

[jadennis]

[AUChizad]

I'm sure Godfather could do a far better job than I photoshopping a Jeff Driskel 2012-2015 panel that could be dropped on his facebook page.

[War Eagle!!!]

ok...I will go ahead and say it...

There is no fucking way we get this kid...

[AUChizad]

ok...I will go ahead and say it...

There is no fucking way we get this kid...

Right now...at this present moment...we appear to be in his Top 2.

After Tiger Prowl II: Electric Boogaloo and Big Cat Weekend II: Big Cats Take Manhattan, there's a chance his interest increases.

[War Eagle!!!]

Right now...at this present moment...we appear to be in his Top 2.

After Tiger Prowl II: Electric Boogaloo and Big Cat Weekend II: Big Cats Take Manhattan, there's a chance his interest increases.

I lol'ed...

Who is the other? I just don't see this kid going to a "spread" offense. I see him being sold on getting ready for the NFL...

Alabama, Texas, USC...those types of offenses...

[AUChizad]

I lol'ed...

Who is the other? I just don't see this kid going to a "spread" offense. I see him being sold on getting ready for the NFL...

Alabama, Texas, USC...those types of offenses...

Let me clarify that I haven't seen a direct quote where he sites specifically a top 2, but it seems like us and Florida are his favorites based on the fact that he mentions them both in every list I've seen and has visited both already. Maybe LSU is just as much in it as a Top 3.

[jmar]

There are family connections with Auburn but I'm with WE!!! on this kid. He's a definite pro-style prospect that might honeymoon on the AU campus but I think he ends up elsewhere. Lost a kid to Kentucky that isn't as highly touted as Driskell for the same reason.

[RWS]

ok...I will go ahead and say it...

There is no fucking way we get this kid...

Driskel committed to UF earlier today.

[The Prowler]

Driskel committed to UF earlier today.

Jeff's been leaning towards Florida for a couple weeks, heard that he was a silent commit last week and that he was going to announce his college of choice soon.  Today was sooner than I would've expected, but oh well.  I'm guessing he's still going to be taking his 5 official visits.

[RWS]

Jeff's been leaning towards Florida for a couple weeks, heard that he was a silent commit last week and that he was going to announce his college of choice soon.  Today was sooner than I would've expected, but oh well.  I'm guessing he's still going to be taking his 5 official visits.

It's ok, I'm sure you guys didn't want him anyway.

[AWK]

It's ok, I'm sure you guys didn't want him anyway.

Your words carry no weight Mr. Irony.

[AuburnChopper 3.0]

It's ok, I'm sure you guys didn't want him anyway.

Good lord.  Yes, it must be that.

[No Huddle]

Tell me what I am missing. Why would you want to go to Florida? That offense is for the QB to run first and pass second. I would think he would have had a better chance at playing right now and throwing more at the barn. 

[djsimp]

It's ok, I'm sure you guys didn't want him anyway.

Sure, and take a quote out of the bammers book? Sure thing dipshit.

[Jumbo]

Tell me what I am missing. Why would you want to go to Florida? That offense is for the QB to run first and pass second. I would think he would have had a better chance at playing right now and throwing more at the barn. 

Does he live on a farm?