Auburn gigged for recruiting violations over Reed

The Dothan (Ala.) Eagle, Mobile press Register and Montgomery (Ala.) Advertiser are reporting that Auburn University committed secondary recruiting violations in May during an event that Thibodaux High's Trovon Reed and several other recruits participated in.

The violations involved how the recruits were treated during "Big Cat" weekend in May. The SEC and NCAA said Auburn erred by participating in a game-day simulation and by allowing recruits to interact with boosters.

Because of the rule-breaking, the Southeastern Conference prevented Auburn from sending correspondence, including e-mail, to six recruits including Reed until Sept. 30. The school was allowed to make just one phone call to each in the month of September, in which a member of the coaching staff had to read a three-paragraph statement that explained why contact would be temporarily cut off.

Reed signed with the school in November.