ESPN 150 wide receiver Saeed Blacknall (Manalapan, N.J./Manalapan) is considered a LSU lean. After a recent visit to Alabama, Blacknall's preference of schools could be changing.

"I was at Alabama all day on Tuesday," Blacknall told Adam Friedman of Rivals.com. "I've never been here before, so I got the campus tour, met every coach and got the whole tour of everything. Alabama is Alabama. It speaks for itself. It's another school that I need to pay a lot of attention to because it is so established. It's one of those top-notch schools that I need to weigh.

"I need to see how all the schools compare now that I've seen Alabama in person. I need more time for everything to set in. When I get home, I might have a different feel. The visit to Alabama is making me rethink LSU as my leader a little bit."

This is now a two-horse race between Alabama and LSU. But, the numbers game may be in LSU's favor. Alabama only plans to take one more wide receiver pledge, and Blacknall isn't at the top of the Crimson's Tide's want list:

Greg Ostendorf

WR competition to join Alabama

"If there's one position where a commitment could be imminent, it's wide receiver. Alabama already has a verbal pledge from four-star Derek Kief (Cincinnati/LaSalle), but they Tide are bringing in a trio of ESPN 300 wide receivers (this) week -- Cameron Sims (Monroe, La./Ouachita), Saeed Blacknall (Manalapan, N.J./Manalapan) and Austin Roberts (Carmel, Ind./Carmel).

All three have offers, but with top wide receiver target Ermon Lane (Homestead, Fla./Homestead) still on the board, the staff might have room to take only one. Sims is the leading candidate, but if Blacknall or Roberts come to camp and impress the coaches, they could earn a spot in the class."