Torres Roundtree has decided to re-open his recruitment and is no longer verbally committed to SIU.
Roundtree is headed out to California and will visit USC this week.
This is not great news for the Salukis. However, Roundtree and Lowery still have a good relationship and it is still possible that Roundtree will still sign with SIU in November. It does appear that McCluer North teammate Anthony Booker, who has been playing great this summer, remains commited to SIU at this time.
Saluki fans can rest assured that Chris Lowery is doing everything possible to bring in Roundtree or a talented replacement. Lowery was in Las Vegas this week along with Coach K and Rick Pitino to watch potental '08 recruit Kyle Kuric.
These recruiting wars can actually be seen as a good thing for the Salukis because they are now getting the caliber of players that "high major" programs desire. My gut instinct tells me that Roundtree will take a few campus tours, listen to some other coaches, and ultimately decide to come to SIU.
Either way Lowery has plenty of available talent at his disposal so you can expect to see some big time recruits on their way to Carbondale.
