AUBURN -- Auburn is examining whether any NCAA rules were broken during Saturday's "Big Cat" recruiting weekend.
An Auburn spokesperson told the Press-Register Sunday that the university had not determined if any NCAA secondary violations occurred, but would review the event this week.
Auburn hosted roughly two-dozen top prospects on unofficial visits, providing an activity-packed weekend that culminated in the rolling of Toomer's Corner late Saturday in front of more than 100 cheering fans.
At least two NCAA bylaws may have been breached during the weekend.
Although NCAA rules (Bylaw 13.10.6) bar the introduction of visiting student-athletes during any function, videos of the event posted on two Web sites show the crowd cheering as the players are introduced by name, position and hometown. The man yelling the introductions does not appear on the videos, but assistant head coach Trooper Taylor is shown leading the crowd in cheers immediately after the introductions.
Auburn hosted several elite prospects during the weekend, including running backs Lache Seastrunk (Temple, Texas) and Marcus Lattimore (Duncan, S.C.), receiver Trovon Reed (Thibodaux, La.) and linebackers Khairi Fortt (Stamford, Conn.) and LaDarius Owens (Bessemer). Seastrunk and Lattimore are ranked as the first and second best running backs in the country, respectively, by Rivals.com. [Full story]
