OK, folks. The blog, after a refreshing week long vacation to lovely Lynchburg, Va. (my old stomping grounds), is back. It was a good week, one not limited to ...

• A trip to D.C. to see the Washington Nationals play the Mets (note: the Nats are the worst major league team I've ever seen, and I stuck with the Twins through the mid- and late-'90s. I mean Livan Hernandez shut them down, and he's 54 years old).

• Two splendid rounds of golf, during which I did much better than I thought I would (five pars and a birdie in one round!), especially considering I had only gone out once this year prior to last week.
  

• One viewing of "The Hangover" that went so well a subsequent viewing is in the works.

• More trips to Dairy Queen than I would like to admit.

ANYWAY, I just so happened to pick a pretty busy summer week at Auburn to take off, so I thought I'd play catch-up with the blog here. I'll run through this stuff pretty quick, since I'm sure you've read about it elsewhere, but I did want to touch on everything anyway.

POTOSNAK NAMED ASSISTANT BASKETBALL COACH

After months of searching, Auburn men's basketball coach Jeff Lebo named Ken Potosnak as his assistant coach, replacing John Cooper, who left to be the head coach at Tennessee State in March. Potosnak was at South Carolina, where Lebo used to be an assistant and probably still knows a few people. So that makes sense. It appears Potosnak is a good recruiter, which is always a plus in the basketball world.

RICHARD QUICK DIES AT 66

Swimming and diving coach Richard Quick died, seven months after being diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor. Quick was a coaching legend, having won an NCAA record 13 national titles at Auburn, Stanford and Texas, in addition to leading U.S. Olympic teams in 1988, 1996 and 2000. A memorial fund was set up in his name. It can be found here.

SANDERS, THREE OTHER AUBURN PLAYERS TAKEN IN MLB DRAFT

So long, Joseph Sanders. That's probably what is going to happen. The junior third baseman was selected in the fifth round of the 2009 MLB first-year player draft last week. He told AuburnSports.com that he would leave Auburn if he went in the first seven rounds. He's probably going to make some good money being a fifth-round pick. Negotiations sound like a mere formality. Other players taken were junior RHP Scott Shuman (Tampa Bay, 19th round), senior RHP Paul Burnside (Chicago White Sox, 39th round) and junior RHP Taylor Thompson (Chicago White Sox, 44th round). The real problems for Auburn are for drafted players who haven't yet arrived on campus. Shortstop Nick Franklin out of Orlando, Fla., went to the Seattle Mariners in the first round. Catcher Lucas Bailey of LaGrange, Ga., went in the fourth round to Tampa Bay. Junior college pitcher Drew Madrigal went to the San Diego Padres in the 11th round. And high school pitcher Garrett Bush went to the Orioles in the 15th round. If any of them sign (and some are bound to), that's a pretty big blow to a program trying to rebuild. On a side note, Brandon Jacobs, a running back signee for the Tigers, was taken by the Boston Red Sox in the 10th round, might sign as well.

FOOTBALL ADDS SIXTH COMMITMENT

And now for the part you really care about. The football team added its sixth commitment for 2010 when Troy, Ala., linebacker Jawara White made Auburn his choice. The Henderson High outside linebacker picked the Tigers over offers from Florida State, Ole Miss, Alabama and Arkansas, among others, according to AuburnSports.com. Rivals.com has him ranked as the No. 28 outside linebacker nationally. He's 6-foot-2, 220 pounds and had 88 tackles, one interception and four sacks as a junior. White is Auburn's second commit at linebacker, a position of great need, joining Jake Holland of Pelham, Ala.