Tide takes best shot at landing DL Corley

Alabama's last best chance to sway Mobile's Sidell Corley away from Florida will come this weekend when Corley and UMS-Wright receiver Brandon Gibson headline a batch of prospects visiting the Crimson Tide.
Corley, the 6-4, 250-pound defensive end out of McGill-Toolen who ranks No. 2 on the Press-Register's Elite 18 list, is using the visit to work on relationships with the new Nick Saban coaching staff.
"This is a staff and scheme visit," said Sidell Corley Sr., the player's father. "We've been up there about five times already, so we know Alabama has great facilities.
"He wants to get to know the coaching staff there. He probably knows as much about Saban as he does Bear Bryant, which isn't much."
Saban visited the Corleys in person on Tuesday, kicking off a wild week for the family. Tennessee's Phillip Fulmer and Florida's Urban Meyer were in on Wednesday, and Oklahoma's Bob Stoops flew in from Norman, Okla., on Thursday, knowing his return flight into eastern Oklahoma -- hammered by snowstorms -- would be risky.
Corley, No. 16 on the Press-Register's Super Southeast 120, committed to Florida last spring, but he's still contemplating offers from Alabama, LSU, Oklahoma and Tennessee in addition to the Gators.
Three more southern Alabama players are scheduled to be at the Capstone as well: Gibson, B.C. Rain defensive back Elliott McGaskin and W.S. Neal offensive lineman Jared Cooper.
Gibson, No. 5 on the Elite 18 and No. 43 on the SSE 120, is still considering Alabama, Auburn and South Carolina, while McGaskin is a Tide grayshirt verbal and Cooper is an Auburn grayshirt verbal.
Gibson (6-2, 195) is thought to be leaning toward Alabama, having told TiderInsider earlier this month, "I fell in love with the town and players at Alabama. I just feel comfortable in Tuscaloosa."
McGaskin accepted the previous staff's grayshirt offer, but his situation could change.
As reported by: The Mobile Press-Register
By THOMAS MURPHY
Sports Reporter