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Birmingham News Junior safety Jamien Sherwood will enter the NFL draft and has already started with the pre-draft training process . . . Two-Minute Drill: Needs for Auburn football to finish out 2021 recruiting class . . . Tracy Rocker has been hired as the Tigers' new defensive line coach . . . The move means Rodney Garner is out as Auburn's D-line coach after eight seasons . . . While most coaching searches — for assistants and head coaches, at both the college and pro levels — are over Zoom right now due to COVID-19, Mason was fortunate enough to be able to touch base with Harsin in person . . . Veteran linebacker Chandler Wooten announced he will be returning to Auburn for the 2021 season after opting out this past fall . . . Christian Tutt, the Tigers' starting nickel back the last two seasons, went into the portal Tuesday morning . . . McCreary is the second member of Auburn's secondary to announce a decision to return in 2021 . . . Bryant, a senior defensive end and team captain, and Newkirk, a defensive tackle who stepped into a big role for Auburn in 2020, announced Sunday that they will be entering the transfer portal . . . Nix, Auburn's rising junior QB, is being dealt another tough hand, now with his third quarterbacks coach and offensive coordinator in as many seasons . . . Spencer Danielson is staying put at Boise State on new Broncos' head coach Andy Avalos' coaching staff . . . On this day, the Tigers faced Oregon in the 2011 BCS National Championship Game . . . "Tight end play is a critical part of our offensive attack and Coach Bedell brings a unique perspective to what we want to do with that position group," Harsin said . . . Brad Bedell became the latest Boise State Bronco to join Bryan Harsin in Auburn . . . The Football Performance Center, which will be built at the site of the old track on Biggio Drive, is becoming more of a reality for Auburn after a years-long process . . . Steele has officially left Auburn's football coaching staff after five seasons as defensive coordinator . . . Florida officially confirmed McGriff's hire on Saturday . . . Schmedding said, "My family and I are very humbled and honored to be a part of such a great university like Auburn. I'm excited to get to work and make the Auburn family proud . . . Boise State defensive coordinator Jeff Schmedding will be Auburn's inside linebacker coach and run game coordinator on defense . . . Peters could have used the NCAA's extra year of eligibility but instead will try his hand at the pros and enter the 2021 NFL Draft . . . With both coordinators in place, expect Auburn's staff to fill up pretty quickly . . . Former All-Big-12 tight end Grant Calcaterra shared Friday that he no longer plans to continue his career on The Plains . . . Andre Stewart, a three-star cornerback out of Georgia, announced on Friday night that he has decommitted from Auburn and reopened his recruitment . . . Zac Etheridge is coming back to the Plains as Auburn's cornerbacks coach . . . Harsin announced Friday that Cadillac Williams had agreed to return for his third season coaching Auburn running backs . . . With Williams leaving, Tank Bigsby and Shaun Shivers are the only remaining scholarship running backs on the Tigers' roster . . . Auburn running back D.J. Williams has entered his name into the NCAA transfer portal . . . Two-Minute Drill: Mason an impressive hire for Harsin's staff . . . Mason comes to Auburn with a wealth of experience on both sides of the ball — as a position coach, defensive coordinator and head coach . . . Podcast: Bryan Harsin's 2021 Auburn staff, roster taking shape . . . Tutt has already signed with an agent and started training for the pre-draft process . . . Someone who has coached on both sides of the ball in his career since getting started at Mesa (Arizona) Community College in 1994, Mason's experience working with the Minnesota Vikings as assistant defensive backs coach from 2007-09 really put his career in motion and opened the door to join the Stanford program prior to the 2010 season . . . Linebacker Zakoby McClain, who led Auburn and the SEC with 113 total tackles in 2020, announced on Thursday that he will return to the Plains for "one last ride" rather than declare early for the NFL Draft . . . Mike Bobo, who spent last season at South Carolina and has spent much of the last two decades coaching in the SEC, will be Auburn's offensive coordinator on Harsin's inaugural staff . . . Tigers starting safety Smoke Monday announced on Wednesday that he will not declare early for the NFL Draft and instead return to the Plains for one more season under new head coach Bryan Harsin . . .
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