SEC Football: Weekly Recruiting Roundup, Decision Day for Max Browne

Every Wednesday here at The SEC Blog, we will update you on the latest commits, decommits and rumors in the recruiting world.  


Commitments:

-LSU's busy week started with the commitment of Michael Patterson, 6'3", 240-pound defensive end from Winnfield Senior High School in Winnfield, Louisiana.  He is rated as a three-star player according to 247sports.com, and is ranked as the 18th-best defensive end in the country.

-Tevin Lawson, a 6'4", 270-pound offensive tackle from Denham Springs, Louisiana, also made his decision to play football at LSU.  Lawson is a three-star offensive tackle and rated as the 19th-best player in the state of Louisiana, according to 247sports.com.

-Completing the trifecta of commitments to LSU was K.J. Malone, the son of NBA legend Karl Malone.  Malone is a three-star recruit, according to 247sports.com.  Malone is a six-foot-three center from Cedar Creek High School in Ruston, Louisiana.  Malone committed to the coaching staff after LSU's spring game on Saturday.

-South Carolina got a big commitment from the junior college ranks. Over the weekend, Alfy Hill, a 6'4", 275-pound speed rushing defensive end from Los Angeles Valley College, agreed to play for the Gamecocks.  Hill originally signed with Alabama in 2010, but was denied admission.  After a brief stint at ECU, Hill went the junior college route and has now made it back to the SEC.

-The momentum continued for the Gamecocks, who also picked up 6'1", 240-pound linebacker Gerald Turner from Goose Creek, South Carolina.  Turner is a three-star prospect and the ranked No. 8 overall in the state of South Carolina, according to 247sports.com.

-Vanderbilt continued to raid the Peach State by picking up Taurean Ferguson, a 5'10", 175-pound cornerback from Jonesboro, Georgia.  Ferguson chose the Commodores over Akron, Ole Miss and Wake Forest.

- Mississippi State jumped into the commitment pool by getting the pledge of Brandon Wells, a 6'2", 175-pound athlete from Bouge Chitto School in Bouge Chitto, Mississippi.  Wells is the No. 12 prospect in the state of Mississippi, according to 247sports.com.


News and Rumors:

-Max Browne, the nation's No. 1 quarterback recruit, will announce his college decision at 11:00 p.m. ET from Skyline High School in Sammamish, Wash.  Browne lists Alabama as one of his finalists, along with Washington, USC and Oklahoma.

-Dalvin Tomlinson, a defensive tackle prospect that recently signed with Alabama as part of the 2012 class, suffered a major knee injury while playing soccer and will undergo surgery, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. 


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