Alabama Junior Day 2013: Commitments and News for Crimson Tide Recruiting Event

After finishing their 2013 football recruiting sitting in the top spot among all Division I teams (according to 247Sports), the Alabama Crimson Tide are set to haul in another big class in 2014.

They set the groundwork for next year's national signing day on Saturday, after over 100 prospects reportedly made the trip to Tuscaloosa to be wined and dined on what makes the Alabama experience so special.

Andrew J. Bone let us know that the recruit list hit triple digits on Twitter:

You can bet one of the selling points these prospects heard about was winning.

According to Andrew J. Bone of Rivals (note—insider access required to read), the confirmed list for this weekend's recruits included some of the best prospects from Alabama, Georgia and as far away as Ohio. Charles Power of 247Sports also had a player list for this weekend's activities, and some of the names should get the excitement level up for the Alabama faithful.

The Tide already have lined up 5-star athlete Bo Scarborough (per 247Sports) and were looking to add some more high-profile recruits with a successful experience Saturday.

Here's an updated look at some of the names you can expect Nick Saban to be in close contact with over this next recruiting process, and don't be surprised if some of the recruits end up verbally committing to the Tide after this weekend in Tuscaloosa.

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According to Trevor Hewitt of 247Sports, Koda Martin got an offer as he left the junior day on Saturday. The athlete prospect from Texas did not make a decision, but Saban and the Tide staffers liked what he brought to the table after his visit.

The Tide did come away with one commitment on Saturday, but the newest Tide member is a few years out. Class of 2015 Deionte Thompson got his first college offer and committed on the same day—all in one swoop. ESPN's TideNation had the tweet:

Jerry Tillery appears to have enjoyed his visit:

"

Alabama junior day was way better than LSU's.... & they had the hotter girls

— Jerry Tillery (@JerryTillery) February 24, 2013"

As did two star kickers—James Sherman and JK Scott. Chris Sailer had the tweet:

Confirmed List

Here's a look at some of the biggest names that went to Tuscaloosa this weekend, after compiling all the information and announcements from this week:

Player	High School
QB Jacob Park	Stratford High School (Goose Creek, S.C.)
RB Mikel Horton	Lakota West High School (West Chester, Ohio)
DT Elisha Shaw	Tucker High School (Tucker, Ga.)
CB Kalvarez Bessent	Camden County High School (Kingsland, Ga.)
DE Tyler Merriweather	Demopolis High School (Demopolis, Ala.)
DB Demetrius Kemp	Demopolis High School (Demopolis, Ala.)
LB Kenny Young	John Curtis High School (New Orleans, La.)
RB Samaje Perine	Pflugerville High School (Pflugerville, Texas)
QB Devlin Hodges	Mortimer Jordan High School (Morris, Ala.)
LB/RB Dylan Moses	University Lab School (Baton Rouge, La.)*
C Hunter Perrin	Hahnville High School (Boutte, La.)
S Ronnie Harrison	Florida State University School (Tallahassee, Fla.)
FB Garian Bradley	McAdory High School (Mccalla, Ala.)
DE Arden Key	Martin Luther King Jr. High School (Lithonia, Ga.)
WR Jordan Franks	Wakulla High School (Crawfordville, Fla.)

(*)—Moses just completed his 8th grade season

Note: For more prospects that were in attendance on Saturday, check out 247Sports' updates and this piece from AL.com's Matt Scalici.

All in all, the Tide had several exciting prospects in for a visit, and we'll continue to keep you posted with all the latest information about who will be playing for Saban starting in 2014 and beyond.

With three national championships in the past four seasons, it's starting to get really hard to say no if Alabama really wants you around for your four years of college football. At least one prospect found that out first hand this weekend in Tuscaloosa, and there's a good chance others follow suit soon.