Reuben Foster has potentially made up his mind on what college he will be playing football for in the fall. After originally committing to Auburn University, Foster announces he has switched his decision and will now be attending University of Alabama next school year. The linebacker made his announcement on Fox Sports South Monday night.
Foster is currently the nation's No. 1 inside linebacker and the No. 16 recruit overall in the ESPN 150. His recruitment has been one of the more followed stories in the college football offseason. Foster moved from Georgia to Auburn, Ala., where he then got a tattoo of the Auburn logo on him. This was considered his promise to Auburn to play football for the school. Foster had originally given verbal commitment two years ago to Alabama, but decommitted in July and gave verbal commitment to Auburn. And now, once again, he decommittes from Auburn and is supposedly going to attend Alabama. It was reported that Foster had left his official visit to Auburn early in order to take an unofficial visit to Alabama. Welcome to college football in 2013.
Foster says he does not plan on removing his Auburn tattoo that was once viewed as his commitment to the school. Foster tweeted the tattoo is a tribute to his cousin who was killed in a shooting near the campus.
With the addition of Foster, Alabama moves closer to having the No. 1 recruiting class in the nation once again. With National Signing day on Wednesday, head coach Nick Saban is looking to get as many early commits as possible. He has a good head start having just landed the top in-state prospect with Foster.
Auburn is coming off a season where they went 3-8 overall and winless in the Southeastern Conference. They fired head coach Gene Chizik, along with their lead recruiter, Trooper Taylor. No word if that played into the decision of Foster.
It is possible that Foster changes his decision once again. With how many times he has changed his mind up until this point, anything is possible. Alabama fans, while excited at the prospect of Foster, will not feel safe until his signed letter of intent arrives in the fax machine on Wednesday.
