"It's amazing the spirit right now that is in his heart. He's doing amazing,"
Chizik said during the weekly Tiger Talk call-in radio show Thursday night. "This guy has been top-notch, high spirits. He never came off, `I'm going to beat this.'"
"We talked to them this week and he's doing great. He's going to be part of our program."
Chizik said he told Coleman's mother, "Your son is going to come to Auburn, whether he plays football or not, and he's going to be an Auburn man and graduate from Auburn.
"We're going to be excited when he gets here. He's still got a lot of hurdles still to climb, but he belongs at Auburn."
Chris Davis, left, defends Darvin Adams in a scrimmage (Todd Van Emst)
**Chizik was reluctant to do it, but he threw around some names on the radio show of freshmen who could contribute quickly this season.
There was the usual list -- including Trovon Reed and Michael Dyer -- but Chizik also mentioned some players who haven't received as much publicity, like defensive backs Demetruce McNeal and Chris Davis.
Chizik said Davis could surprise Saturday night.
"You probably haven't heard a lot about him, but you're going to see him a lot in there,"
Chizik said.
Chizik also mentioned Shaun Kitchens and Corey Lemonier.
**Chizik said Kodi Burns - and maybe others - will be the Wildcat quarterback this season. The others may include...regular quarterback Cam Newton.
"We have Kodi Burns who can run the Wildcat, and we have some young guys who have stepped up to the plate,"
Chizik said. "We have the capability to use more than one guy there, and we have the capability to use Cameron Newton there. It could be different guys every week; it could be the same guy different weeks."
"We'll do it a number of different ways."
**Chizik said there will be a lot of recruits at the game.
**The university-produced documentary-style show -- Auburn Football: Every day... -- is back for its second season. It'll debut Friday at 3 p.m. on Comcast Sports Southeast.
The show, which was nominated for an Emmy, is a behind-the-scenes look at the football team.
The show will air every Friday, except for next week because of a Thursday night game at Mississippi State.
The show is available on Comcast Sports Southeast (CSS) and Cox Sports Television (CST) regional cable networks. The show will also be aired on television stations in Birmingham, Huntsville, Montgomery, Decatur and Columbus, Ga., on either Friday or Saturday. The show will also be streamed via the internet at auburntigers.com.
**Auburn has made some changes for fans on Saturdays this fall.
Tickets can be purchased at the East and West ticket booths at Jordan-Hare Stadium, or the ticket office in the new Auburn Arena. Fans who purchased tickets on the Auburn website must pick up tickets at Will Call is in the new Auburn Arena as well.
The Lovelace Hall of Honor in the arena will be open.
A more restrictive smoking policy is in place at Jordan-Hare, though there are designated smoking areas.
