Martavius Houston, the all-state linebacker from Boyd Anderson High, has told at least one other interested school he has committed to Auburn.
Houston has scheduled a news conference Friday to announce his decision. Houston said he made up his mind Monday, then finalized his decision Tuesday.
New University of Miami coach Butch Davis has taken a late run at landing Houston.
“He’s been talking to me,” Houston said. “I think he’s OK. You can’t tell that much just from talking on the phone.”
In addition to Auburn and UM, Houston has expressed an interest in Florida State.
The Citadel gets Gibbons’ Pinkney
Defensive back Anta Juan Pinkney became the fifth Cardinal Gibbons football player to orally commit to a college when he agreed to sign a scholarship to The Citadel.
Earlier commitments have been made by backs Harold Westley (Maryland) and Jason Bostic (Georgia Tech), kicker Eric Olson (West Point) and quarterback Ken Mastrole (Maryland).
5 Boca Raton athletes commit
Five Boca Raton High School athletes have made oral commitments to universities or military academies.
Diver Lindsey Bahn will attend Colorado State, while teammate Kim Shea is bound for Michigan, Athletic Director Jerry Kuntz said.
Robert French will enroll at the Air Force Academy, where he will have a choice of competing in either swimming or wrestling. Swimmer Slade Kosova is bound for the Coast Guard Academy.
Wrestler Curtis Anderson, who has won 100 matches in the 145-pound weight class, is expected to attend Harvard, Kuntz said.
