Today’s need-to-know stories

Marlon Character by Michael Carvell

Marlon Character, a 4-star safety, lined up his official visits for fall, and Auburn made the cut. Why is that significant? Character, who pledged to South Carolina in July, told the AJC a few weeks ago that he was close to committing to Auburn when he last visited campus with his girlfriend.

Bottom line: His recruitment may not be open, but it is far from over, and this will likely play out over the next few months. Read what else the 6-foot, 170-pound safety had to say about Auburn here.  

Walton High School has been fairly active in the recruiting world. The school has seen three players commit in the last two days. Ryan Roegge, a safety, committed to Dartmouth on Monday. On Tuesday, KK Brooks, a running back, committed to the University of Pennsylvania and Christian Sullivan, a defensive back, committed to Princeton.

At LSU's media day on Tuesday, kicker Colby Delahoussaye and punter Jamie Keehn got the chance to channel their inner sideline reporter, and the results were fantastic. Check out the video below, courtesy of LSU football. 

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