8/26 Recruiting update

Is Malcolm Bush a soft commit?

MALCOLM BUSH, TE, (6-5, 235, Hackensack, NJ): Bush recently changed his commitment to Rutgers from a solid verbal to a soft verbal and is hoping to attract the attention of more big name schools.

Nyshier Oliver has decommitted from Tennessee. Look for him to end up at Notre Dame as a WR.

Nyshier Oliver, who committed to Tennessee in June, has re-opened his recruitment and plans to visit other schools this fall.

The 5-foot-11, 185-pound athlete from St. Peter’s Prep in Jersey City, N.J., informed UT’s coaches last weekend, according to Oliver’s father, Theodore Oliver.

Oliver said his son still favors UT but wants to make sure it’s the right choice.

What we learned yesterday

Still out of town, but I’ve found more downtime than expected so far. Going to be busy all day today though. My Q&A with The Bulldog Bounce has been published on their site.

Anthony Davis is ok. The NYT published a piece on him and his position switch to LT.

“We recruited him to be an offensive tackle, but we happened to have two multiple-year starters at both positions, so we didn’t want to tip the boat there,” Schiano said. “We scheduled Anthony at guard, and he met our expectations and became a starter. But the plan all along was to move him out to tackle during his sophomore year.”

Offensive guards, Flood said, may as well play in a closet. They usually block people lined up across from them, or not very far away. Offensive tackles, he said, play in space, assigned to cover a larger zone with a wider array of techniques.

“And being an offensive tackle is like being a pitcher in baseball,” Flood said. “You’ve got to give the defensive ends different looks every time, or they’re going to pick up what you’re doing and beat you every time.”

Although Davis was overweight during his freshman season, it became apparent to his teammates that he was abnormally agile — “a physical freak,” Teel said with a smile. Flood said Davis showed right away that he wanted to work hard to improve.

Pedro Sosa is finally a Dolphin.

The knee was surgically repaired in January. Sosa worked out for the Dolphins in early July, but General Manager Jeff Ireland said then he wasn’t ready to participate in training camp. After working Sosa out late last week coach Tony Sparano said the New York native showed he was in much better condition.

“It felt good being back out there on the field, it’s been a long time coming,” said Sosa, who was working as a right guard in practice. “I work hard and I play the game right.”

We’ve got a depth chart (scroll down). No big surprises there. Schiano presser is up at SK.com. The Ledger has a transcript up. Coach Schiano sees many similarities between the teams.