View full sizeCyrus Kouandjio: 6-foot-7, 325-pounder from DeMatha Catholic in Hyattsville, Md., is considered the top offensive tackle in the country by Scout.com. (Under Armour All-America)

ORLANDO -- There are dozens of elite college football prospects participating in the Under Armour All-America game, but one of the most popular matchups to watch during practices this week has been the one-on-one battles between Cyrus Kouandjio and Jadeveon Clowney.

"Everybody keeps talking about me and Clowney," said Kouandjio, a 6-foot-7, 325-pounder from DeMatha Catholic in Hyattsville, Md., who is considered the top offensive tackle in the country by Scout.com. "It's just been fun. We went against each other, bumping heads all the time, but he's a really friendly guy so I was able to talk to him and he was able to talk to me and help each other out."

Clowney, a freakishly athletic 6-6, 240-pounder universally considered the top prospect in the country, is known as a speed rusher but has also tried to bull-rush Kouandjio at times this week.

"He's leaning back a lot. He's trying to catch me because I'm beating him off the line with my speed," Clowney said. "I keep telling him, 'You keep falling (back), I'm going to catch you with the bull-rush off-guard.'"

Many believe Kouandjio is Alabama's to lose since his brother, Arie, is a freshman tackle on the Tide's roster, but he said he'll make his own decision. He's taken official visits to Alabama and New Mexico with other trips planned to Auburn, USC and Iowa.

"It'd be sweet playing with my brother, but it's not one of those big decision-makers," Kouandjio said. "Coach (Nick) Saban is almost exactly like my dad -- real strict, he'll keep pushing me. Everything's like home."

Auburn, meanwhile, has stayed in the hunt through persistence, he said, taking Miami's place in his top five after the Hurricanes dismissed Randy Shannon.

Clowney's recruitment, however, has long been considered a two-horse race between South Carolina and Alabama, but he said Monday that LSU and Florida State remain in the mix.

BCS CHATTER:

With three Auburn commitments and three Oregon commits on this week's Under Armour rosters, there's been a little friendly back-and-forth about the upcoming BCS championship game between the Tigers and Ducks.

"We're just talking," Spanish Fort center Reese Dismukes said. "What happens, happens. Auburn's going to take the championship; everybody already knows that."

Tacoi Sumler begs to differ, of course.

"There's been a little trash talk on the buses and in the halls, but all I do is I tell them, shut down Cam Newton and we'll win the game," said Sumler, a 5-8, 167-pound receiver from Miami who is headed to Eugene.

Sumler, who hopes to major in sports marketing or sports management, said Oregon's academics were what drew his attention west.

"I get to study in the Warsaw Sports Marketing Center and they've got one of the best business centers on the West Coast, and I really like that," he said. "On the field, I can be an early asset to the team, come in and possibly start. They like speed and play-makers in the open field."

A NEW MENTOR:

In committing to Florida, Jeff Driskel chose to play in Urban Meyer's spread offense. Charlie Weis' pro-style offense may fit him even better, however.

Weis, the former Notre Dame head coach who has been an offensive coordinator at New England and Kansas City in the NFL, was officially introduced as Florida's new offensive coordinator on Monday.

"I don't know too much about him, haven't had a chance to talk to him, but I'm looking forward to getting to know him," Driskel said of Weis. "I don't think he's going to be running a straight pro-style, but a little bit more pro-style concepts. That'll help me develop and, hopefully, it'll help get me to the next level."

Driskel, who played at Paul J. Hagerty High in Oveido, Fla., is one of three quarterbacks on the Team Click-Clack roster in this week's Under Armour All-America game, joining Auburn commitment Kiehl Frazier and North Carolina commitment Travis Hughes. Though all three have struggled at times against a talented and physical secondary, Driskel has shown good arm strength and touch on his passes during practices this week.

Driskel, the top-rated pro-style quarterback in the country according to Rivals, also said he's comfortable with Will Muschamp taking over Florida's program.

"He's a great coach," Driskel said. "I didn't really know too much about him at first, but once I kind of looked him up and met him, I think it'll be good for the program. He'll be able to recruit, and get it going."