Though he says he is still committed to Auburn, ESPNU 150 Watch List OG Spencer Region reopened his recruitment on Thursday, he tells ESPN affiliate AuburnUndercover.com. Region plans to take visits to Texas, USC, Penn State, Oregon, Ole Miss, Georgia and Alabama before making a final decision. (We already know that Texas isn't taking any more O-lineman, so that's a nonstarter.)
Where will he end up? Well, fellow Auburn commit Reese Dismukes, the other top lineman in Alabama, tells Rivals.com's Auburn site that he has always believed that Region would end up in Tuscaloosa. You'll recall that Region called a press conference in February to announce a commitment to Alabama, but then shocked everyone by picking Auburn.
"A few hours before the announcement, Alabama told him he couldn't go on any more visits if he committed to them," Dismukes said. "He didn't want to commit to them after that so he committed to Auburn. When he opened up his recruitment, I was already expecting it. Even in the beginning, I thought he would change (to Alabama). I knew he grew up a big Alabama fan and probably felt like he overreacted that day."
For his part, Dismukes said that he is "very happy with my Auburn commitment. I'm 100-percent committed to Auburn and that won't change. I plan to help bring in another top recruiting class."
For now, it looks like Nick Saban isn't going to cede Alabama to Gene Chizik so easily.
