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Opelika-Auburn News Because of the SEC's split into divisions in 1992 and expansion in 2012, Malzahn has faced the Gators and Volunteers far less than any of his predecessors . . . Having to replace four starters up front, including NFL Draft selections Jack Driscoll and Prince Tega Wanogho Jr., the offensive line is a big point of emphasis for the Tigers going into the season . . . In his second season, he just needs to continue to find more consistency . . . Garner, it seems, never is satisfied . . . Newton told The Undefeated, "While I'm playing football, I want to be able to compete at the highest level and compete for a championship . . . Former Howard quarterback Caylin Newton has finally announced that he will follow in the footsteps of his older brother and spend his remaining eligibility as a grad student at Auburn . . . The five to make it were identical to the five he mentioned the previous week: Auburn, Oregon, Southern California, Tennessee and Wisconsin . . . "Look forward to having our guys back June 8 . . . They want to help the Tigers make the leap at the position their two biggest division rivals already have . . . For the NCAA, the deadline is ticking on name, image and likeness chaos, and now, after all these years fighting interference by the government, the governing body of collegiate athletics wants help from Congress at the 11th hour . . . 2-Minute Drill: Auburn football redshirt freshmen to watch . . . More than half a century after Steele saw his first college game at what was then Cliff Hare Stadium, he became Auburn's defensive coordinator in 2016 . . . The NCAA Division I Council has approved a resumption of voluntary activities in football and men's and women's basketball beginning June 1 . . . Arrested on May 9 for disorderly conduct and spending two days in jail in Statesboro, Sheffield was arrested a second time a week later on May 16 for DUI-Less safe-alcohol and spent two more days in jail . . . The NCAA recently released its APR scores for the 2018-19 academic year, with Malzahn's team accruing a score of 976 and Pearl's team earning a perfect APR of 1,000 . . . Rising junior cornerback Brian Dilworth of Hollywood (Fla.) Chaminade-Madonna Prep committed to the Auburn Tigers on Tuesday . . . For the fifth time in as many days, the Tigers picked up a commitment -- though this one is for the 2022 class . . . When did 4-star defensive end Jeremiah Williams become an Auburn fan? . . . That's what makes Friday's commitments from 2021 offensive tackles Caleb Johnson and Garner Langlo as significant as Sunday's addition of a potential quarterback of the future, four-star Houston product Dematrius Davis — it's a sign that the Tigers and first-year offensive line coach Jack Bicknell Jr. are finding success recruiting position they have struggled to in recent years . . . The 6-foot-2, 185-pound McKinstry is considered by many as the state's top football recruit in the Class of 2021 . . . Davis will push the quarterback room from day one and ultimately battle 2020 signee Chayil Garnett as the successor down the road . . . Auburn added a commitment from four-star dual-threat quarterback Dematrius Davis out of Houston, Texas . . . He chose Auburn over Miami, Louisville, South Carolina and others . . . After going nearly one month without an addition to the 2021 class, Auburn picked up its second in the span of a few hours Friday when four-star offensive tackle Caleb Johnson announced his commitment to the Tigers . . . Speedy three-star athlete Tra'varish Dawson announced his commitment to Auburn on Twitter . . . Two-Minute Drill: Auburn football priorities for preseason . . . One day, Malzahn believes, those close calls will end with a trophy . . . Will one player getting COVID-19 shut down the entire sport the way Rudy Gobert did to the NBA in mid-March? . . . Dr. Jay Gogue, in a recent video greeting to incoming freshmen, claimed that the university is "going to have football this fall," as well as resume on-campus instruction and activities . . . With defending national champion LSU in Auburn's division as a program on a roll, getting to the league title game in Atlanta should be a major challenge . . . Auburn's annual AMBUSH tour, which last year consisted of stops in Decatur, Dothan, Huntsville, Mobile and Columbus, Ga., is moving to a virtual setting this summer as a result of the COVID-19 crisis . . . Williams says the receivers and Nix grew increasingly comfortable with each other throughout last season, which ended with a 9-4 record and a 48-45 Iron Bowl victory over Alabama . . . Playing for Garner has proven to be a great decision for a lot of defensive linemen . . . Having the same system in place is a really big deal when you're having to compete against offenses that want to go fast and spread the field . . . In February, he called Auburn and Tennessee his co-leaders . . .
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