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Birmingham News Auburn remains very much in the picture . . . Okoro picked Auburn over other offers of Virginia, Oregon and Florida, just to name a few . . . Watch: Garnett's highlights . . . Three-star dual-threat quarterback Chayil Garnett announced his commitment to Auburn, giving the Tigers their seventh commit of the 2020 recruiting class . . . Jackson-Olin linebacker Quindarrius Robinson, a former Auburn commit who recently visited Nebraska, will be back on campus . . . Right now, Auburn is the leader . . . Hughes, a 5-foot-9 guard and Auburn signee, has been named the 2018-19 Gatorade Alabama Girls Basketball Player of the Year . . . NFL teams have been asking Cowart a lot about his time at Auburn and why he decided to leave . . . There was a standing offer from Alabama, as well as one from Clemson and Georgia. But on Sunday night, Evans chose the school that's had his heart since childhood: Auburn . . . The position that most fans want to see recruited is the offensive line . . . He said on Twitter that "this was one of the hardest decisions I had to make in my life . . . "Marcus Woodson has done a super job with his connections in that state . . . The Tigers picked up their second 2020 offensive line commit in less than a week when JUCO offensive tackle Jonathan Buskey announced his commitment to the program via Twitter . . . Of course, the comparisons to Johnson — the 2017 SEC Offensive Player of the Year and second-round NFL Draft pick by the Detroit Lions a year ago — are natural . . . He said he wants to help build the next crop of talent — and be a big part of helping shape the 2020 class . . . Malzahn took notice . . . When Auburn kicks off against Oregon in August, Malzahn could be trotting out an all-senior starting five to stare down the Ducks at the line of scrimmage . . . "You will see us probably sign the largest offensive line class we've done since I've been here with this class, and I think we're already in a pretty good spot with 2020 going into this class . . . It's something Malzahn and his staff will need to address in 2020 . . . Rodney Garner continues to be an elite recruiter for Auburn . . . He picked Auburn over a host of offers, including Florida State, Kentucky, Louisville and Nebraska . . . While Gus Malzahn was excited about the group overall, it fell one player short of being a truly elite class following George Pickens' flip to Georgia on National Signing Day . . . It's not uncommon for athletes to sign multiple Letters of Intent for both NCAA programs, and JUCO programs, if there is any risk of that athlete not qualifying academically for the four-year university . . . The Tigers' three signees from Alabama are the fewest in-state recruits of the Malzahn era . . . Gus Malzahn's program finished 11th in the national class rankings . . . 2 Minute Drill: Auburn Still Has Needs Following Signing Day . . . After his decommitment from the Bulldogs, Auburn defensive line coach Rodney Garner made a massive push for Moore, who projects as a defensive end . . . Then, he put a Georgia hat on . . . ITAT HD: Malzahn Breaks Down National Signing Day, 2019 Class . . . When Bell, who attends Colquitt County high school, visited Auburn on Jan. 13, he said the AU coaching staff told him he would likely play center with the Tigers program . . . Four-star athlete Mark-Antony Richards, the nation's No. 90 overall prospect, committed to Auburn on National Signing Day, giving the Tigers their second big pickup of the day . . . Moore is the first commitment of the day for Auburn and the second player to sign with the Tigers on Wednesday . . . Now Kameron Brown gets an opportunity to play alongside his older brother and also follow in the footsteps of a player that followed a similar path . . . Only once during Gus Malzahn's tenure on the Plains has he not signed a top-10 class (in 2018), so the Tigers hope to get back into that top tier of classes . . . It's National Signing Day again . . . When Brown chose instead to stay in school for one more year, he set off a chain reaction . . . Much like Bell, Henry could go either way. And much like Bell, it may end up coming down to Auburn or Florida State . . . Calvin Ashley was supposed to be the gem of Auburn's 2017 signing class, joining the program as a five-star offensive lineman and the No. 26 player in the nation . . . If the other six spots are filled — and Auburn hopes most or all of them will be — they'll be filled on National Signing Day . . . Derrick Brown was the highest-rated prospect in Auburn's 2016 class, a five-star recruit ranked in the top 10 nationally, and he has lived up to the billing on the Plains . . . Levorn Harbin, who spent the 2013 and 2014 seasons as a defensive analyst on Malzahn's staff was added to the Tigers' support staff as director of recruiting on Monday . . . During his time on the Plains, however, Cowart never lived up to the expectations bestowed upon him and transferred after two-plus seasons before finishing out his career at Maryland last season . . . Making a visit to the Plains on Saturday to check out the program and facilities and sit down with the coaches, Foster-Allen said he knew it was time to go ahead and make the call . . . If he were to sign, he would join LB Owen Pappoe as the jewels of a stacked recruiting class . . . "That offer would mean a lot since I grew up being a huge fan of Auburn's . . .
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