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Auburn Plainsman The Tigers don't have a long track record of success with high school quarterbacks since Gus Malzahn became head coach in 2013 . . . Auburn will have four quarterbacks on the roster to compete for the job when fall camp comes around . . . Mr. Football is awarded for high school success, not college potential . . . He'll be immediately eligible wherever he transfers . . . It will be only the second meeting between Auburn and Akron all-time with the Tigers winning 42-0 in 1988 . . . Brown will officially visit the Tigers this weekend and he said a decision could come soon after that . . . The only real issues the Tigers had on special teams were with first-year starting kicker Anders Carlson, who struggled with consistency and confidence early in the year . . . The group wasn't without its issues, of course . . . ITAT HD: Bo Nix Talks Mr. Football, Future At Auburn . . . Auburn still has questions to answer going into the 2019 season . . . The sophomore is a budding star at cornerback, where he led the team with 11 pass breakups to go along with an interception, a forced fumble and 50 tackles . . . As of right now, the Class of 2019 prospect is still considering Tennessee, South Carolina and Kentucky, in addition to Auburn . . . Already on the Auburn campus and preparing to challenge for the starting quarterback job with Jarrett Stidham leaving early for the NFL, Nix continues a long line of Auburn players that have been named Mr. Football dating back to Freddy Weygand in 1983 . . . The senior linebacker was not only the Tigers' leading tackler, but he was the heart and soul of the defense on the field and the unquestioned leader in the locker room . . . The other running back high on Auburn's wish list is uncommitted four-star West Palm Beach, Fla., athlete Mark-Antony Richards, who took an official visit to the Plains early last month . . . He finished the year with 27 total tackles, half of which were behind the line of scrimmage (13.5 tackles for loss) and a team-high seven sacks . . . "Right now, it's (South Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky and Auburn)
it's kind of like a tie right now . . . Auburn's offensive line particularly struggled early in the year as it broke in new starters, a new position coach in J.B. Grimes and worked to find the best five-man unit to pave the way for the offense . . . He is the first Auburn player to publicly accept an invite to this year's scouting event . . . The nation's No. 3 tackle said it won't be the last time he'll be taking a trip to The Plains . . . "Auburn's definitely a top team for me top everything . . . Bell added that Auburn would have him play center, a position he hasn't played at Colquitt County High School . . . While he remains committed to NC State, Auburn has made a climb for Griffin, who is rated as the No. 21 running back in the 2019 class and the 345th-overall prospect nationally . . . Tim Horton, who has been the Tigers' running backs coach since Gus Malzahn took over the program in 2013, will no longer serve in that role moving forward . . . Simmons, a two-time All-SEC offensive lineman, was hired in an off-field role, the program announced . . . The coach who oversaw a rushing attack that produced a 1,000-yard running back every season from 2013-18 will not serve in the same role at Auburn in 2019 . . . (Slideshow) putting Gus Malzahn squarely on the hot seat, What must be done for him to maintain his post? . . . Auburn signed three-star tight ends Tyler Fromm and Luke Deal during the early signing period, though Deal tore his ACL while participating in bowl practices on campus last month . . . Auburn currently has one running back signed to the 2019 class -- three-star prospect DJ Williams, who signed last month and enrolled in classes this week -- but is likely to try to add one more before National Signing Day . . . With the possibility of signing up to 26 players in the class, Auburn has up to 10 spots available for signees on Feb. 6th . . . Auburn never established a true featured back there were only three instances of a back having at least 20 touches in a game, with Kam Martin doing so twice and Boobee Whitlow once and instead relied more on a by-committee approach . . . February's signing day is now less than a month away, and as the recruiting season gears up again, the Tigers coaches know where they're turning next as they look to sign nine more players to fill out the team's 2019 roster . . . The true freshman showed he's an emerging star in this league, finishing third on the team in receiving with 26 receptions for 534 yards and five touchdowns, the latter of which tied for the team lead . . . Here's a complete list of draft-eligible Auburn players who have decided to suit up in orange and blue again in 2019 . . . Quarterback was far from Auburn's biggest issue on offense this season . . .
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