The Bodda Getta

***Chizik said Auburn had a solid first day of practice and picked up where they left off in the spring. He said he could tell they had a good summer.

"What excites me about this team is on their own this summer, they pushed themselves," Chizik said.

***Chizik said he's glad to have walk-on WR Melvin Ray on the team but he has work to do to earn playing time.

***Chizik said QB Clint Moseley threw the ball well Wednesday along with the other quarterbacks. He called freshman Jonathan Wallace a smart young man that loves football.

***Chizik said OL Shon Coleman was up to 308 pounds and he's excited about having him back and really proud of how far he's come.

***Chizik said they've talked about different ways to honor the two former players that were killed this summer but haven't finalized anything yet.

***Chizik confirmed that Jonathan Rose and Zeke Pike have left the team and intend to transfer to another school.