set to decide between ole miss, auburn, washington and mississippi state. He declined to name a favorite or list his finalists in any particular order.
Hooks, who received a visit from ole miss head coach hugh freeze on monday, said he is likely to visit auburn this weekend before reaching a final decision. Auburn head coach gus malzahn and assistant coach ellis johnson visited hooks and his family on sunday.
im probably going to take the trip to auburn, hooks said. im almost positive.
hooks said malzahn presented a pretty strong case during their meeting on sunday.
he talked about what they were going to do at auburn. He made a pretty strong argument, said hooks.
Hooks described his visit with freeze as pretty good.
i do have another visit im planning on taking, but im pretty sure on monday i will have my decision. Coach freeze just talked about their plans for me and i know that they are going to be in my corner, hooks related.
Hooks said he has spent time contemplating the possibilities of playing on a defensive line at ole miss that already features defensive end c.j. Johnson, defensive lineman channing ward and defensive tackle issac gross. He said he also fully understands the possibilities of that defensive front if 5-star defensive ends robert nkemdiche and carl lawson were to commit to the rebels. He also looked at mondays commitment of 4-star defensive tackle jarran reed as welcome news.
yes sir, i am thinking about that. I would love to be a part of that. Its on my mind, he said.
