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Auburn commit Bo Nix wins QB award at recruiting event Updated Jun 28, 5:49 PM; Posted Jun 28, 5:40 PM 38 Gallery: Bo Nix - Pinson Valley football 11 shares By Josh Bean jbean@al.com Auburn quarterback commit and Pinson Valley senior Bo Nix continues to impress at national-level recruiting events. Nix, who committed to Auburn in January, won the Quarterback Skills Challenge at the Rivals 5-Star Challenge today in Atlanta at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Nix previously competed at the Elite 11 Finals in California earlier this month and advanced to The Opening Finals, which begin Saturday in Frisco, Texas. He is one of only 12 quarterbacks nationally invited to The Opening. Alabama quarterback commit and Thompson senior Taulia Tagovailoa, is also scheduled to compete at The Opening. . Nix completed 196-of-307 passes for 2,872 yards, 35 touchdowns and just four interceptions in 2017, leading Pinson Valley to a 15-0 record and its first Class 6A state championship last season despite missing several games with a leg injury. He was also named Class 6A first-team All-State and earned AL.com's All-Birmingham Player of the Year award. Currently a four-star prospect, the 6-foot-2, 194-pound Nix is one of the nation's top dual-threat quarterback prospects in the Class of 2019. Winning today's Quarterback Skills Challenge could lead to him getting a fifth star and moving up in national recruiting rankings. Who were Bama's best HS athletes in 2017-18? The list features boys and girls representing public and private programs, metro and rural schools and every grade. Quarterback Bo Nix reveals his college football commitment Auburn signee wins national HS track award Four-star Auburn wide receiver signee Anthony Schwartz was honored Thursday by Gatorade

all Auburn plans slightly smaller wide receiver group with 2019 recruiting class Updated 7:00 AM; Posted 7:00 AM 26 Gallery: Hoover's George Pickens 2 shares By Tom Green tgreen@al.com Editor's note: This is the third of a nine-part series analyzing Auburn's position-by-position recruiting wishlist for the 2019 class. After stocking up on wide receivers in the 2018 class, Auburn is planning for a slightly smaller group in the 2019 cycle. The Tigers signed four wide receivers this year, including four-star prospects Anthony Schwartz, Matthew Hill and Seth Williams, as well as three-star receiver Shedrick Jackson. That, combined with the fact that Auburn will lose only two senior receivers to graduation -- Ryan Davis and Will Hastings, barring a medical redshirt for Hastings, who tore his ACL in the spring -- after this season, mean the team will have plenty of depth for 2019. As such, Auburn is planning to sign three wide receivers with its 2019 class. ADVERTISING The Tigers already have two of those three locked in for this class, with commits from four-star receivers George Pickens and three-star wideout Ja'Varrius Johnson. Pickens is Auburn's longest-standing commit in the 2019 class, having kicked off the Tigers' impressive run on the recruiting trail with a commitment 11 months ago. The 6-foot-4, 190-pounder out of Hoover is rated as the No. 8 receiver in the nation, the fourth-best player in Alabama and the 51st overall prospect in the 2019 class. Pickens, who has been playing 7-on-7 this offseason with quarterback Bo Nix, a fellow Auburn commit, is the Tigers' second-highest rated commit in this class, behind only five-star linebacker Owen Pappoe. Johnson is one of the newest members of Auburn's 2019 class, committing nearly two weeks ago after impressing the coaching staff at an on-campus camp. The 5-foot-9, 164-pounder out of Hewitt-Trussville may lack in size, but he makes up for it in speed -- fitting a similar mold to former Hewitt-Trussville receiver Noah Igbinoghene, who is now likely to start at cornerback as a sophomore for Auburn. While Johnson is only a three-star recruit and rated as the No. 212 receiver in the class, his stock has been on the rise in recent weeks -- garnering an offer from Mississippi State less than a week before he was offered by Auburn -- and his overall rating stands to improve between now and signing day, especially if he puts together a solid senior season. 5-star receiver Jadon Haselwood: Georgia 'probably concerned' about Auburn visit Jadon Haselwood is sure Georgia isn't too happy to see him visiting Auburn so much. With those two on board, Auburn has one remaining spot to fill at receiver, with several options still on the table. Chief among those is five-star receiver Jadon Haselwood, the No. 1 receiver in the nation, No. 6 overall prospect in this class--and a Georgia commit. Haselwood visited Auburn earlier this month for Big Cat Weekend -- and has made multiple visits this offseason -- and the Tigers remain in the mix for the 6-foot-3, 195-pounder after giving him something to think about. Another target is four-star receiver Devonta Lee, the No. 16 receiver in the nation and one of the top recruits in Louisiana. Lee hasn't been to campus since last spring, but back in late March he named Auburn among his top 12 schools. Still, this is expected to come down to LSU and Alabama. Four-star receiver Elijah Higgins, the nation's No. 17 receiver, was on campus for a visit last week, while four-star receiver Dannis Jackson -- one of the top prospects in Mississippi -- was on campus back in February, and the Tigers remain in the mix for him. Tom Green is an Auburn beat reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @Tomas_Verde. Sports

i stand corrected but it was a joke.........you could have just rolled with it.................waves

have we got anything in place to give these mississippi linemen the bong test so we do not get embarrassed on draft night just saying? lol

i will let ya know what happens..........if i do not forget. ya might need to remind me after a week or two.

Sports 'The ultimate leader ': Auburn signee Carson Skipper named All-Birmingham Player of the Year Updated 6:30 AM; Posted 6:26 AM Gallery: Carson Skipper: 2018 Birmingham Baseball Player of the Year jbean@al.com As Hewitt-Trussville ended its final practice before heading to Montgomery for the 2018 Class 7A baseball championship series, players quickly worked on routine field clean-up. Where was Auburn signee and star pitcher Carson Skipper? Did his seniority and star status keep him from getting his hands dirty? Nope. "We look out there and he's nailing nails into the tarp around home plate. That's who he is," Hewitt-Trussville coach Jeff Mauldin recalled. "He's a future SEC player at Auburn University, he's leading our team in every category that's on a piece of paper and he's the one nailing the nails in the tarp. "That shows you his work ethic and how his parents have raised him to be humble and do what's expected of you and lead, whether it's pitching in the state championship game or putting the tarp down around home plate. That's his thing: Lead by example." Skipper, a senior left-handed pitcher and first baseman, capped his high school career by leading the Huskies to a runner-up finish in 7A. He finished 9-3 with a 1.50 ERA and hit .406 with 16 doubles, eight triples, four homers and 49 RBIs. For his performance, he is today named AL.com's All-Birmingham Player of the Year. He edged Homewood outfielder Josh Hall, who set AHSAA single-season and national career stolen base records, and Hoover's Sonny DiChiara, the area's top power hitter who also moonlighted as the Bucs' closer. Skipper started his career as an eighth-grader in 2014, called up from the middles school squad to pitch against powerhouse Huntsville. He moved into Hewitt-Trussville's pitching rotation in 2015, led the Huskies to the state championship and was named MVP of the 7A championship series in 2016, went 8-1 with an 0.96 ERA in 2017, and led the Huskies back to the championship series this year. Along the way, he compiled a career record of 31-8 with a 1.91 ERA, including 29 complete games. He recorded 318 strikeouts in 290 innings and issued only 58 walks. "The ultimate leader for our team, the ultimate competitor," Mauldin said. "His presence on the field for us gave everybody on our team confidence we were going to win, whether he was playing first base or pitching or when he stepped into the box. "He has this aura when he walks on the field that he's going to get the job done, no matter the situation, whether it's on the mound or getting a big hit." St. Luke's star shortstop Jeremiah Jackson was named Alabama's 2018 Mr. Baseball by the Alabama Sports Writers Association on Sunday night in Montgomery Mauldin and his staff quickly understood Skipper's pitching ability -- evidenced by his start as an eight-grader -- but they weren't sold on him as a hitter. That changed as a sophomore, when he became a mainstay in the middle of the Huskies' lineup. In the 2018 playoffs, Skipper moved from the No. 3 to No. 2 spot in the lineup in an effort to get him more at-bats. He hit .406 as a senior, but also showed plate discipline by walking 24 times to earn an on-base percentage of .586. He also finished 10-for-10 on stolen bases. "He was born to pitch, but he made himself a hitter," Mauldin said. "Now, he may be born to do both." Skipper signed with Auburn and could pitch, hit or do both during his college career. Mauldin sees bright days ahead for Skipper's college career. ADVERTISING "He's going there to get some stuff done. He's not done," Mauldin said. "Some kids, when they get that scholarship, it's, 'Yes, I've got what I've been working for.' That's not him. That's just part of the journey for him."

i have been over run with mice. i am tired of killing them cus i think they are cute but they will poop anywhere and i cannot have that.after spending way too much money doing traps ans rat poison i bought some peppermint oil. i was told dabbing some on cotton balls and putting them in cabinents and closests etc they would leave because they cannot stand the smell. i hope it works. and i was told snakes will not go near it either but i have no proof other than friends opinions.

i saw a video on that and i believe it to be true......

i was a rodman for a surveying crew out of gadsden. jones blair waldrup and tucker. they gave us amply warning about most critters plus poison ivy etc. and we ran across a bunch of snakes poisonous ond no. i found that if the poisonous ones were given a way to retreat they normally would. and has anyon ever run across a puff adder? thats what the crew called it. sucker blew up about two or three times its normal size and would make the most awful sound you can hear from a snake other than a close rattle....lol. the crew got a big laugh out of me and told me later they were harmless. but YELLOWJACKETS........they would gang bang you and were relentless. a crew chief planted a line pole in a yellowjacket hole by accident. he got mad cus he kept trying to make us retrieve it and we told him hell no. so he did. took a runnning go from about fifty feet and ran by grabbing as he did. lol he still got bit twice. he was not well liked and a particluar crewman used to sneak down to the crew chiefs truck and cut loose some gas, roll the windows up and wait for the cussing to begin..........lol

Auburn Football Auburn coaches attending Memphis satellite camp, may add another Updated Jun 4, 11:57 AM; Posted Jun 4, 11:56 AM Auburn head coach Gus Malzahn Thursday, March 29, 2018, during spring football practice at Auburn Athletic Complex in Auburn, Ala.(Julie Bennett) 2 shares By James Crepea jcrepea@al.com Auburn will send members of its coaching staff to one satellite camp this month and may add another. "We're still looking into one or two that we could possibly go to with the camp days on our site coinciding," Auburn coach Gus Malzahn said. Auburn will send coaches to Memphis' Big Cat Mega Camp on Sunday, the second straight year members of Malzahn's staff will attend the camp. Ten Power 5 teams, including seven from the SEC, are scheduled to attend Sunday's camp at Memphis. Cornerbacks coach Marcus Woodson cited last year's camp, during which he ran drills as a member of the Memphis staff, as when he met defensive coordinator Kevin Steele and other members of Auburn's staff. Auburn has camps scheduled on June 8, 15, 16, 18, 20 and 23. Last year, Auburn sent defensive backs coach Greg Brown and tight ends coach Larry Porter to a satellite camp at FAU and to Memphis and Auburn coaches attended three satellite camps in 2016. James Crepea is an Auburn beat reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @JamesCrepea.

Sports 'I always knew I loved Auburn': QB commit Bo Nix talks football future Updated 7:04 AM; Posted 7:03 AM 38 Gallery: Bo Nix - Pinson Valley football 1 share By Josh Bean jbean@al.com Auburn quarterback commit Bo Nix has been anointed one of the nation's 12 best quarterback prospects, having advanced from the Elite 11 Finals over the weekend to The Opening. Nix continued his run of success after leading Pinson Valley to the Class 6A state championship last season by throwing for for 2,872 yards and 35 touchdowns, all while playing for his father, Pinson Valley coach and former Auburn quarterback Patrick Nix. He was sacked only twice and threw four interceptions while missing four games with a leg injury. 2 Alabama HS QBs advance to The Opening Bo Nix, an Auburn commit, and Taulia Tagovailoa, an Alabama commit, are two of the nation's 12 quarterback prospescts Before Nix went to California for the three-day elite quarterback competition, he sat down with AL.com to talk about the summer ahead and his football future. Here's excerpts from that conversation: Q: You've been committed since January. How do you balance helping Auburn recruit and getting ready for your 2018 high school season? "It's not that difficult. Every day, you're going to get on your phone and text somebody. The fact you can just do that now and I know I'm going to Auburn, and we've already got guys on board that are really good. "When it's football time here, I let that go and focus up. After practice at night or on the weekends, I give a shout-out to them and let them know Auburn is the place to go." Q: What's life been like since you committed? How, or did, it simplify your life? "It did. It freed me up to relax. Nowadays, they put so much stress on recruits. ... Now that I'm fully committed, it's a weight lifted off my shoulders, I guess you could say, and I just focus on my game and my team and also helping Auburn recruit other guys. It's just really relaxing. It's honestly a fun experience." Q: Did you seriously consider any schools besides Auburn? "I did. I can honestly say I did. I visited other places to see if maybe I liked that place more. Growing up, I always knew I was an Auburn fan and always knew I loved Auburn, because when Auburn lost, it made me mad. "Once the recruitment started, I realized I had a really big decision, and I knew the decision I made was going to determine the future. I visited other places. I enjoyed other places. I enjoyed other coaches, but when it came down to it, it seemed like everything was seriously meant for me to go to Auburn. I knew I always dreamed that and wanted that, but it really felt like it was meant to be." Quarterback Bo Nix reveals his college football commitment Q: You played high school baseball this spring, but that's probably your last time since you'll be an early enrollee at Auburn. Will you miss it? "Maybe a little bit. To finally be able to focus on one sport and not have to split summer time with baseball or basketball and football, now I can focus on football and just that. That's kind of a relief. I'm looking forward to that part." Q: I know this won't be a unique question, but you did miss time last year with a leg injury, so how's the leg? "It's back to 100 percent. Every now and again, it gets tired or stiff on me, but it's really close to being where I don't even think about it." Q: When came back, you were cautioned against running. That's a big part of your game. Any restrictions? "I think it'll be more like 10th grade and early in my junior year when I can do both and do both really well. Coming back the last few games when I was really restricted and couldn't run, I really focused in on being that pocket passer we needed. I knew we had three great running backs, so running wasn't an issue. I really focused on making the throws I needed to make." Q: What did you learn about yourself from the injury? "I learned I have two good sides and if one's not there, I can do the other one fairly well. I also learned running around and moving around and how important that is to have. To be able to run and to throw, it's almost deadly if you can do them both at the same time and do it really well. Defenses can have a hard time covering the pass or covering the run and it can create a vacancy in their defense. When you find that, you can really expose them." Q: How do you see your transition to the Auburn offense? "Even with Jarrett Stidham, he's not the most athletic around, but every now and then he'll have a run, and it's like, 'Wow, where'd that come from?' It's a whole other element for a quarterback who can run and also make throws. "Auburn is one of the best at letting their quarterback be a running and throwing quarterback to use their best abilities. And if they've got one like Nick Marshall or Cam (Newton), your offense is going to be really special." Auburn walk-on arrested Auburn walk-on wide receiver Pace Ozmint was arrested over the weekend Q: How similar is your current offense to what you'll run at Auburn? "It's very similar. Nowadays, with spread and so much RPOs, if you're in the spread you'll do a lot of the same stuff. It may be called differently, it may have a different way of running it, certain little details, but the whole concept is the same. "Dad does a really good job of preparing me with a lot of different problems or issues I'll face on the next level, and he's all the time telling me, 'Now, this may have happened or this could happen.' His system and Auburn's system fit the same category, I guess you could say, in football. Q: The concepts will be the same? "Exactly. On the high school level, you may not really see different coverages or you may see just a few, but in college you'll see all kinds. So, he wants me know every single one and just be ready when that comes to know what to do with the ball and make the right decision." Q: You've been through spring practice and now it moves to 7-on-7. What do you get out of summer 7-on-7? "The relationship of receivers and quarterbacks, I think that's extremely important going through a season. Obviously, the relationship with the receivers and me was really good, and a lot of that came from summer 7-on-7. We got on the same page. I knew what kind of routes they ran. I knew their speed. I knew what kind of hands they had, and they knew me and knew where the ball was going to be. "This year, with the new group, we've got different pieces to the puzzle, and summer is a good time to put it together. I can get to know them and their strengths and maybe their weakness, and they'll get to know my strengths and my weaknesses. Together, getting on the same page, that's was summer 7-on-7 really helps." Q: You guys had the best season in school history last year. Winning a state title is extremely difficult, but staying on top can be even harder. How do you guys build on last year's accomplishments? "The good thing about this team is we're hungry. A lot of guys didn't start or play last year. They had a few significant roles, but they weren't necessarily the guys on offense or defense, So, this year, we want to show we can improve and do the same things. "I think it's good we don't have the same team. We have a lot of the same pieces and we're going to do a lot of the same things, but we're just going to be very hungry. We have to remember that every game, it's not going to be given to us and when other teams see Pinson on the schedule, they're definitely going to want to bring their 'A' game and want to beat us. We have to understand that, and our coaches are going to put us in the right spot and have us ready." Gus Malzahn calls new rule 'a joke' Gus Malzahn took his strongest stand regarding a rule change in four years Q: What's something people would be surprised to know about Coach Gus Malzahn at Auburn? "He's very down to Earth and he's a strong Christian man. He really lives it throughout his day. ... He really ministers to his players and coaches." Q: Was that important to you? "It was extremely important. If I could make a head coach for me and the kind of values he had, he has a lot of the same ones. He's going to be there through the whole time I'm going to be there. "That security blanket, once he got that extension, I committed. I like him having his hand in my life and being that kind of role model for me." Q: Are you thinking you'll be in the QB battle immediately when you enroll in January 2019? "Absolutely. I think every early enrollee goes in there to battle for a spot. That's kind of why you enroll early. You want to get exposure to the offense, get exposure to the team. That's why you went there, you want to go out there and play. "Like, Trevor Lawrence (at Clemson) and Justin Fields (at Georgia) this year, they both early-enrolled, and they're both in the talk to maybe have some playing time, maybe even start. I think definitely walking in I'm going to have to battle my tail off and just be ready and get the team behind me and grow relationships with the guys and the coaches and see what happens from there."

com Cam Newton, Montravius Adams, Chris Davis Jr. appear at Auburn's Big Cat Weekend, recruiting notes Updated Jun 2; Posted Jun 2 4-5 minutes Cam Newton was among the former Auburn stars to appear on campus during Big Cat Weekend. Former Tigers defensive tackle Montravius Adams, running back Ronnie Brown and defensive backs Carlos Rogers and Chris Davis Jr., the hero of the Kick Six, all also appeared at the school's 10th annual big recruiting weekend. Athletic director Allen Greene and Auburn president Steven Leath also spent time at the football complex on Saturday. --- Colby Wooden quickly found out Big Cat Weekend is not so much about football, but instead about getting to know Auburn's coaching staff and their families and having some fun away from the game. "We talked a little football," Wooden said. "The first five minutes." Auburn is recruiting the three-star defensive end out of Archer (Ga.) as a Buck end. The Tigers are also recruiting his high school teammate, five-star cornerback Andrew Booth. Both are also considering Clemson and have discussed going to the same college, though "it may or may not" end up happening, said Wooden, who plans to return to Auburn in the summer and fall. "Auburn is still very high up on my list. Obviously I enjoy it here," Wooden said. "I'm still probably making my decision mid-August." --- Five-star Auburn commit Owen Pappoe feels good about Auburn's chances to land Wooden, Booth and four-star offensive guard Keiondre Jones from Callaway (Ga.) "I feel really good about them," Pappoe said. "(I say) come be a part of something different, we're building here. I think we're going to have a top 5 class, I keep throwing that out to them." Pappoe said four-star Georgia commit Trezman Marshall also says he wants to play with him in college. Marshall also visited during Big Cat Weekend, his second visit to the Plains in the last month. As for Pappe, he's "100 percent" sticking with Auburn. --- Three-star defensive end Jamond Gordon said Auburn is "one of the top schools" pursuing him. "They have a good chance," said Gordon, who decommitted from Ole Miss last week. The Meridian, Miss. product is also considering Arkansas and Tennessee. Gordon plans to visit Auburn again and will "definitely" take an official visit in the fall. He is trying to be an early enrolle. --- There is "not really an official leader" for Kenny McIntosh, though Miami is considered the favorite for the University School (Fla.) running back. The four-star prospect is interested in Auburn, Miami, Oklahoma and Alabama. McIntosh intends to take an official visit to Auburn for a game and considering being an early enrollee in college. Auburn's string of 1,000-yard rushers was a major selling point for him. "Not only are they winning Heismans, and that's one of my goals, I just love the running back coach," McIntosh said. "He's going to turn me into a really good running back." --- Auburn is "starting to pick up" recruiting Kenny Logan. The athlete out of Menendez (Fla.) visited along with teammate Tye Edwards. Logan is also considering Ole Miss, UCF, Alabama and Louisville and intends to return to Auburn for an official visit. Edwards, a three-star prospect, is intent on playing running back in college even as some recruiting services also list him as a linebacker. He's visited or intends to visit Georgia, Ole Miss, UCF, USF, Alabama, Oregon and Texas A&M. --- Four-star 2020 Auburn commit and Andy Boykin is sticking to his commitment, but will not turn any potential suitors away either. "I told coach Garner I'm not going to turn any school down because you never know what's going to happen," Boykin said. "We'll just see what happens, but right now I'm still 100 percent Auburn." James Crepea is an Auburn beat reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @JamesCrepea.

ellitor unless you are a bank robber might i suggest you remove your mask before heading to work? and imagine if the popo stops you........lol

share what you smoking bird...................lol

au jeff states he is a three star on his very first post of this thread just sayin...........

i just woke up so i might have missed something but i believe ekids pic on this thread said three star? i hate being confused this early. good thing i was born blonde. but i am serious............

why is jubiner or however ya spell his name only a three star? i thought he was a monster?

oooooooh mama..ooooooohhhhh mama..........wavelength and tupelo honey are two of my favs of his.....

great stuff as usual coach. if i might get greedy can you give us an article on what we need to do etc to beat our next opponent each week? one that might give us insight before each game? i love how you dumb down most of your statements on things i thought i saw which helps us understand what is going on better. anywa keep up the good work.

Your posts after the game is something I really look forward to every week. You are fair and balanced In your observations unlike a lot of posters....myself included.'tis a treat indeed and you help make the aufam experience fun. Thanks for taking the time for us.

davis might no have the numbers but he is numa one in my heart. i have an autographed cris dais card with him on that return that came out of a pack of cards.....

Auburn recruiting observations, analysis from A-Day Drew Champlin | dchamplin@al.com The Auburn A-Day game got off to a good start recruiting-wise when Brooks offensive lineman Kameron Stutts gave his pledge to the Tigers. Many other recruits were spotted in attendance, including the state's top prospect Justyn Ross, a receiver from Central-Phenix City and quarterback commit Joey Gatewood from Bartram Trail High School in Jacksonville, Fla. Some observations from today. This post will be updated. ** Head coach Gus Malzahn made a beeline over to 2019 OL Clay Webb and Pierce Quick, top in-state guys, before the game to say hello. They were already with offensive line coach Herb Hand. ** Seemed like Gatewood made it a point to hang around Ross, one of the top WR to come out of the state in a while. Looks like an Auburn-Alabama battle with Ross. ** Memphis OL Jerome Carvin made his first trip. Seemed like he had fun. Visiting Alabama soon. Not terribly close to narrowing things down. Auburn likes him as a guard. Here is (not a complete) list of some other recruits who were spotted: Kelvin Stokes, DE, Stanhope Elmore Ja'Len Sims, 4-star LB, Fultondale (2019) Justyn Ross, 5-star WR, Central-Phenix City Joey Gatewood, 4-star QB, Jacksonville, Fla. (Auburn commit) Coynis Miller Jr., 4-star DE, Birmingham (Jackson-Olin) Myles Mason, 4-star DB, Pleasant Grove Tony Amerson, RB, Montgomery-St. James (2019) Asa Martin, 4-star RB, Decatur (Austin) Pierce Quick, 4-star OL, Hewitt-Trussville (2019) Clay Webb, 4-star OL, Oxford (2019) Harold Joiner, 4-star RB, Mountain Brook King Mwukuta, 4-star LB, LaGrange, Ga. (2019) Anthony Schwarz, 3-star WR, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Jerome Carvin, 3-star OL, Memphis Caleb Nix, QB, Pinson Valley (2022) Some 2017 signees were spotted Calvin Ashley, OL Tyrone Truesdell, DL Jordyn Peters, DB Anders Carlson, K Traivon Leonard, DB Austin Troxell, OL Casey Dunn, OL (Jacksonville State grad transfer) Social media reaction from the day.

Chip Lindsey a 'home run' hire for Auburn, says former colleague Rush Propst Wesley Sinor | wsinor@al.com Rush Propst has a vivid memory of the moment he realized Chip Lindsey was special. It was 2007, and the Hoover Buccaneers were hosting Hueytown in the second round of the AHSAA Class 6A playoffs. On just the second play of the game, Hoover lost starting quarterback Tyler Ray to a concussion. The backup was Propst's nephew Simon, who had little experience as a sophomore. Under the guidance of Lindsey, Hoover's offensive coordinator at the time, the young quarterback finished the night 17-of-30 for 262 yards and four total touchdowns. "My nephew came in as a 10th grader and we beat a very good Hueytown team that night 44-42," Propst said. "That told me right quick that Chip knew what he was doing, because you don't throw a 10th grader into the second round of the playoffs. "Chip and I have talked about it a lot since then. That's when you know a guy knows what he's doing. He's always, to me, had a knack for it." Lindsey, who was Propst's offensive coordinator at Hoover in 2007, was hired as Auburn's newest offensive coordinator last Saturday. "One thing you can say about Gus Malzahn is he hires very good people and winners," Propst said. "Chip's a winner and he's had to come up the hard way." Auburn hires Lindsey as new O.C. After more than nine days, Auburn has found its next offensive coordinator. Lindsey has been on the fast track to success in recent years, having coached at the high school level for the majority of his career. He remains close with Propst, who believes he's always been able to handle the big stage. Prior to his arrival at Hoover, Lindsey spent two seasons at Colbert Heights, which was in Class 2A in 2005 and in Class 3A in 2006. He had also previously coached at Florence, Deshler, Sparkman and Springville. "When he first got to Hoover, I wasn't sure he could handle the 6A deal," Propst said. "Within two or three months I found out real quick. I came from a 1A school, so I related to those kind of guys who had to do a lot of different things. Chip's a guy who has worn a lot of hats and he's done an outstanding job. I'm awfully proud of him. I think this was a home run for Gus." After his lone season at Hoover, Lindsey became the head coach at Lassiter High School in Georgia for two seasons. He even coached against Prospt, who took a job a Colquitt County in Moultrie, Ga., after resigning at Hoover in 2007 with five state championships on his resume. Lindsey then served as quarterbacks coach at Troy in 2010, head coach at Spain Park in 2011 and 2012, an analyst at Auburn in 2013, offensive coordinator at Southern Miss in 2014 and 2015 and offensive coordinator at Arizona State last season. While dealing with several quarterback and receiver injuries at ASU, Lindsey's offense still ranked 39th nationally with 259.3 passing yards per game and 11th in the red zone with a 91.5 percent scoring rate. His numbers were particularly impressive at Southern Miss, where the Golden Eagles set five school records in 2015 -- offensive yards (6,758), passing yards (4,263), touchdowns (67), completions (312) and points (528). USM became the second school in FBS history to have a 4,000-yard passer, 1,000-yard receiver and two 1,000-yard rushers. "He's a guy that's easy going and people trust him and kids like playing for him," Propst said of Lindsey. "If I was an Auburn player I'd be excited about the opportunity to have some new things. Any time you change coordinators you refresh the offense and you don't get away from the core values." Since Nick Marshall left the Plains in 2014, Auburn has struggled in the passing attack with Sean White and Jeremy Johnson under center. The Tigers passed for 2,203 yards and 12 touchdowns in 2016. In 2015 they threw for 2,257 yards and just 11 touchdowns. Malzahn's rushing attack has remained stellar over the years, and Propst believes Lindsey will bring a more balanced attack to Auburn next fall. There's also a new quarterback on campus, former Baylor star Jarrett Stidham, who appears poised to take over the starting job. After he announced the hire, Malzahn said he's "retiring" his play-calling clipboard and giving Lindsey full freedom. Malzahn hands offensive keys to Lindsey Gus Malzahn said he is relinquishing control of Auburn's offense to new coordinator Chip Lindsey and that the rest of the Tigers' offensive coaching staff will remain in the same role as last season. "There's no question Gus Malzahn knows how to run the football," Propst said. "I think the mixture of what Chip does in the passing game and what Gus does in the running game will be a great mixture of offense, I really do. "I don't think any one person should have complete say on one side of the ball. You've got 10 guys coaching and you need input from everybody. People are going to have good ideas from time to time and you have to be smart enough to know what's good and what's not so good. Knowing Gus like I know Gus and knowing Chip for over 10 years, I just think it's a great marriage between two guys that I think trust one another." As for recruiting, Prospt feels Lindsey will thrive now that he's back in his home state where he climbed up the coaching ranks. Lindsey has only served on college coaching staffs for five seasons, but has had his fair share of success luring quarterbacks. Last season at Arizona State Lindsey helped land commitments from Ryan Kelley and Blake Barnett, who transferred from Oregon and Alabama, respectively. He also helped maintain a commitment from Dillon Sterling-Cole, who had previously pledged to play for ASU's previous offensive coordinator.

Chip Lindsey eager to reunite with 'bright young coach' Kodi Burns at Auburn Tom Green | tgreen@al.com The last time Chip Lindsey and Kodi Burns were on the same coaching staff, the two never actually got to coach a game together. Lindsey is looking forward to changing that this time around after being named Auburn's offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach, joining an offensive staff on the Plains that includes Burns as wide receivers coach and co-offensive coordinator. This time last year, Lindsey and Burns were working hand in hand trying to shore up Arizona State's recruiting class ahead of the 2016 season after joining Todd Graham's staff following the 2015 season. Less than two months after accepting the position of running backs coach at Arizona State, however, Burns left to return to his alma mater for the position he has held the last 11 months on Gus Malzahn's staff. Lindsey, meanwhile, remained at Arizona State where he served as offensive coordinator last season. Fast forward a year, and Lindsey and Burns are reunited once again. "Yeah, he left my pretty quick, didn't he?" Lindsey said. "I'm excited." Outside of their brief stint together in Tempe, Lindsey -- who was hired as Rhett Lashlee's replacement on Saturday -- and Burns previously worked together at Auburn in 2013 on Malzahn's inaugural staff. Burns was an offensive graduate assistant while Lindsey spent the year as an offensive analyst for Auburn, which won the SEC title and came within 13 seconds of winning the BCS National Championship Game. This time around, both Lindsey and Burns have considerably bigger roles on the staff and will have to work closely together if Auburn's offense hopes to take steps forward in 2017. Burns will be tasked with further developing a young but talented corps of receivers, while Lindsey -- along with overseeing the offense as a whole -- will be in charge of developing the Tigers' quarterbacks, including returning starter Sean White, junior college transfer Jarrett Stidham, John Franklin III and redshirt freshman Woody Barrett. "Kodi was here in 1'3 with me and he's a bright young coach," Lindsey said. "Just looking forward, really, to working with that whole staff. I've worked with all those guys and they're just a great group of guys, great group of young men. Some older than others, I guess. "Those guys are men of character, guys you want to be around and you want your kids to play for and I'm looking forward to being around them."

after reading some of the posts in this thread i believe we have some folks more interested in sitting on an ice cream cone and telling you what flavor it is and just pretend it is about football...........