'14 JUCO DT Davonte Lambert (Auburn Commit 12/18/13)

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HuntsVol_AL said:
I thought that the JUCO LOI in December was for Spring enrollment. What happens if you sign an LOI and do not enroll in Spring? I would assume that either:
1) The LOI is binding for later fall enrollment (if eligible) and counts against Auburn's totals even if he never qualifies.
2) The LOI is void, but it still counts towards Auburn's totals.

I think that the LOI counts as an initial counter no matter the circumstance.
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From the NLI Frequently Asked Questions:
May I sign an NLI before I am certified as eligible by the NCAA Eligibility Center?

Yes. You may sign an NLI before you receive your final certification determination from the NCAA... Later, if you are determined by the Eligibility Center to be a nonqualifier per NCAA Bylaw 14.3, your NLI will be rendered null and void.

Now. I believe that if Lambert does not qualify for mid-year enrollment, his NLI will be null, but it will count toward Auburn's 25-limit. If he does later become eligible, he could sign another NLI... so they may have to count him twice.

Also from the NLI website:
(3) This NLI shall be rendered null and void if I am a midyear football two-year college transfer and I fail to graduate from two-year college at midyear, if required per NCAA, conference or institutional rules. The NLI remains binding for the following fall term if I graduated, was eligible for admission and financial aid and met the two-year college transfer requirements for competition for the winter or spring term, but chose to delay my admission.

So... I saw where some Auburn fans were saying that he was still going to be a mid-year enrollee (over 10 days ago), but I haven't seen anything definitive regarding whether he is eligible for mid-year enrollment. Anybody with definitive info? I glanced through his latest tweets to see if he had any info, but I found nothing.
 
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So I guess Lambert crawled under a rock and died? Haven't seen any news about him enrolling/taking classes at Auburn.
 
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I spent some time looking up NLI info. I'm pretty sure that his NLI is null and void, so I believe that he is eligible for recruitment and not tied to Auburn.

If he had signed an NLI with Tennessee, it would have counted against our 25 AND been voided. So... we kinda' dodged a bullet? I'm not sure that this guy was worth 2 of 25 slots?

Fair warning: I might be wrong about all of that.
 
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Looks like we dodge a bullet here. I'm sure auburn told him they would "make it work" when Butch told him to get lost. That's probably why we saw some recruits saying, "don't hate on Lambert he had to do what we best for his family type of stuff."
 
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not so sure Butch told him to get lost. That being said - how did everyone not know he needed 2 or more classes. Looks like there would be a way to check that out.
 
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utchuckster said:
not so sure Butch told him to get lost. That being said - how did everyone not know he needed 2 or more classes. Looks like there would be a way to check that out.
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Okay maybe not "get lost" but I see the conversation being, "We'd love to have you but we can't afford to take this risk, and good luck wherever you end up."
 
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Today is the final signing day for midyear JUCO transfer NLIs (18 DEC 2013 thru 15 JAN 2014).

For regular NLIs, the signing date will extend from 05 FEB thru 01 APR 2014. High school seniors won't necessarily know if they will clear the NCAA clearinghouse and university admissions before the NLI deadline.

Midyear JUCO transfers have the luxury of determining with certainty that they are NCAA-eligible and university-eligible before signing. Signing during this period and not making it... weak sauce. No excuse. He burned Auburn.

And for the record, I think that he had the opportunity to sign an NLI with UT. Given our numbers constraints, we dodged a bullet. Because I believe that he would've burned UT.
 
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From AU Rivals -

One more note on commits, defensive line coach Rodney Garner stopped by Georgia Military College on Friday morning to visit with four-star defensive end Davonte Lambert. Everything is still good in terms of Lambert's commitment to Auburn despite not graduating early and Lambert is expected to sign with Auburn. Lambert plans to visit Auburn this weekend unofficially.
 
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SCtiger said:
From AU Rivals -

One more note on commits, defensive line coach Rodney Garner stopped by Georgia Military College on Friday morning to visit with four-star defensive end Davonte Lambert. Everything is still good in terms of Lambert's commitment to Auburn despite not graduating early and Lambert is expected to sign with Auburn. Lambert plans to visit Auburn this weekend unofficially.
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Great news!

I can't handle Doug mathews being correct by saying we might try to get back involved here

Some kids aren't worthy to run thru the T and I can't stomach the thought of that happening
 
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SCtiger said:
From AU Rivals -

One more note on commits, defensive line coach Rodney Garner stopped by Georgia Military College on Friday morning to visit with four-star defensive end Davonte Lambert. Everything is still good in terms of Lambert's commitment to Auburn despite not graduating early and Lambert is expected to sign with Auburn. Lambert plans to visit Auburn this weekend unofficially.
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Bet love was made :kiss:
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Rodney Garner wins over top recruit with relationship | College recruiting blog

Recruiting is all about the relationships.
DaVonte Lambert, who was rated as the nation’s No. 1 prospect at strong-side defensive end out of junior college, built his relationship with Auburn defensive line coach Rodney Garner several years ago
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Which school finished runner-up to Auburn? “Tennessee finished second.” What could Tennessee have done better? “They did everything right. It was just some things … there was some misunderstandings about some things that could’ve been fixed.” What was the misunderstanding about? “It was just some minor things. I can’t really name one of them.”

What was the most creative thing a college did to get your attention? “Auburn returning that field goal for six points to beat Alabama got my attention. I went to that game.” What about stuff colleges sent to you in the mail? “Tennessee used to send me big envelopes with pictures of me in the jersey with my number on it. That was really entertaining.”

What was the biggest recruiting rumor about you that wasn’t true? “There were a lot of rumors, but the most disrespectful one I can say is when Tennessee fans were calling me a ‘back-stabber.’ They were calling me that when I flipped over from Tennessee to Auburn. You know, they just called me names. I’m not a back-stabber and I’m not disrespectful. I was raised in a good home with my mother and my grandmother. So I just let it go through one ear and out the other.”
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Funniest thing that Tennessee’s Butch Jones said to you? “They came up with a slogan when I visited Tennessee because I had this Nike shirt on. It was ‘Just do it.’ They kept on calling me ‘Just do it’ after I left, and Coach Jones would write that on my letters to me. That was kind of funny.”
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Which coach was the hardest to turn down? “I can say Coach Garner. With his background and everything, it’s hard to say no to him.” But you said yes to him, right? “Yes, I said yes to him. I couldn’t tell Coach Garner no.” Which non-Auburn coach was hardest to turn down? “I can say Coach Jones. I called Coach Jones after I signed with Auburn but nobody answered. That was pretty hard situation because Coach Jones is a pretty laid-back coach. (Switching schools) was just part of recruiting. I don’t think there’s any hard feelings, or I hope there’s not.”
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What was the reaction on Twitter when you flipped? “Oh, man. Tennessee fans were going absolutely crazy on me. But I don’t really pay attention to that kind of stuff. I don’t let things like that get to me because fans are going to be fans. They are crazy about their school, so they’re going to say what’s on their mind. I just took it in, and didn’t really worry about it. I just worry about football.”
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