6.15.24 Early addition

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i was going to post stuff in todays but we might not have jack to read tomorrow so here is an aubie compromise...........

https://sports.yahoo.com/were-completely-disheveled-anonymous-coaches-170033143.html?

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auburnwire.usatoday.com

Five-star QB Julian Lewis headlines Auburn football's most important recruiting weekend to date

Taylor Jones

3–4 minutes

Another weekend approaches, which means that Auburn football is preparing to host another cluster of its top 2025 targets for official visits.

This weekend’s haul will be the most important to date, as 12 members of Auburn’s hot board are set to flock to the Plains. Among this weekend’s visitors are five 2025 pledges including Jakaleb Faulk and Carde Smith. Alabama commit Darrell Johnson is also scheduled to visit, as are a pair of USC pledges, Daune Morris and Julian Lewis.

Lewis is the headliner of this weekend’s docket, as Auburn will use his visit as another chance to flip his commitment from USC. Christian Clemente of Auburn Undercover expects Auburn to gain ground with Lewis this weekend. If not, Auburn could move on from Lewis and pursue another quarterback from the class of 2025.

Here is a rundown of who is taking an official visit to Auburn beginning Friday.

Class: 2025

Position: CB

Rating: 4-star

High school/Hometown: Fort Walton Beach/Fort Walton Beach, Florida

Schools of interest: Auburn (Commit)

Class: 2025

Position: RB

Rating: 3-star

High school/Hometown: Oakland/Murfreesboro, Tennessee

Schools of interest: USC (Commit)

Class: 2025

Position: TE

Rating: 3-star

High school/Hometown: McIntosh/Peachtree City, Georgia

Schools of interest: Auburn, Florida, Florida State, Texas

Class: 2025

Position: EDGE

Rating: 3-star

High school/Hometown: Benedictine/Savannah, Georgia

Schools of interest: Auburn, Tennessee, North Carolina, Georgia Tech

Class: 2025

Position: TE

Rating: 3-star

High school/Hometown: Milton/Alpharetta, Georgia

Schools of interest: Auburn (Commit)

Class: 2025

Position: CB

Rating: 3-star

High school/Hometown: Carrollton/Carrollton, Georgia

Schools of interest: Auburn, Florida State, Georgia

Class: 2025

Position: OT

Rating: 4-star

High school/Hometown: Williamson/Mobile, Alabama

Schools of interest: Auburn (Commit)

Class: 2025

Position: CB

Rating: 4-star

High school/Hometown: Buford/Buford, Georgia

Schools of interest: Auburn (Commit)

Auburn 4-Star commit Jakaleb Faulk @yoboijj41 has an ideal frame for a versatile Edge prospect at 6-foot-3 and 225 pounds.

Alabama, Florida State and Florida giving him a lot to think about. pic.twitter.com/ecrdkCXTnm

— Justin Smith (@Jdsmith31Smith) May 17, 2024

Class: 2025

Position: EDGE

Rating: 4-star

High school/Hometown: Highland Home/Highland Home, Alabama

Schools of interest: Auburn (Commit)

Class: 2025

Position: S

Rating: 4-star

High school/Hometown: Enterprise/Enterprise, Alabama

Schools of interest: Auburn, Georgia, Miami

Class: 2025

Position: LB

Rating: 4-star

High school/Hometown: Dodge County/Eastman, Georgia

Schools of interest: Alabama (Commit)

Class: 2025

Position: QB

Rating: 5-star

High school/Hometown: Carrollton/Carrollton, Georgia

Schools of interest: USC (Commit)

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si.com

Can Payton Thorne go out a Winner with the Auburn Tigers?

Terrance Biggs

4–5 minutes

Payton Thorne can cap his college career by helping the Auburn Tigers reach a bowl game, recapturing some semblance of program luster. Yet, doubts remain if the Michigan State transfer will lead the Tigers back to respectability in 2024.

With at least a dozen games ahead, the fate of the 2024 Auburn University Tigers rests in his hands. Next year does not exist in his vocabulary as his eligibility expires.

Time on the Plains may end for Thorne in December, but for the fans, alums and boosters, time does not cease. In all honesty, Thorne can either cement his legacy as someone that helped the program or another quarterback that allowed the program to float aimlessly in a sea of hopeful mediocrity. The Tigers have lost at least four games in 10-straight seasons.

Best Option?

When Thorne arrived at Auburn, the team had been struggling through atrocious coaching, coupled with quarterback play that took the speed train from bad to terrible. When Auburn wins, the signal-caller, like most teams, plays a significant role. Yet, the litany of passers that couldn't complete a clutch pass meant the team will struggled. 

Unfortunately, that's what Auburn did in 2023 as well. Too many multiple-game losing streaks, close losses that derailed the season. Additionally, watching the New Mexico State Aggies stroll in Jordan-Hare to punch the Tigers squarely in the mouth irks the fanbase. However, looking behind Thorne on this year's depth chart. pray that he plays the whole season.

Freshman Walker White, a project for the future remains the only viable threat. Unfortunately for White, despite talent he lacks experience, greener than Kermit the Frog eating spinach, while sitting on a leaf wearing a jade pinky ring. 

Three Game Saving Grace

Between the October 19 game in Missouri and the Nov. 23 home tilt with Texas A&M, Thorne should presumably help Auburn earn bowl eligibility. Games versus Kentucky, Vanderbilt, and Louisiana-Monroe set up like three victories.

Halfway to a bowl game should not thrill fans and alum of a proud program that competed for national championships prior to their streak of four-plus loss seasons. Along those same lines, that three game stretch should see Auburn improve which bowl game they attend.

The Cricket Celebration Bowl isn't the preseason goal of any Auburn team. Winning all three matchups should see Thorne and Auburn with at least six wins, facing Texas A&M and Alabama to wrap up the regular season.

Why It Matters

In college, schools rebuild on the fly via the transfer portal. In contrast, coaches see their seat warm and cool from year to year if they don't build a winning foundation. While regarded as a team leader, Thorne can selfishly shoot for a personal goal and still help the team. 

Thorne needs 1,752 passing yards to reach 10,000. In the era of early NFL declarations, ten thousand yards means a great deal. Since 1956, only 151 quarterbacks reached that milestone. Provided the ball finds receivers in stride, Thorne could enjoy a little personal glory with team success.

Overview

Payton Thorne may not be the best quarterback in the SEC. However, playing at Auburn affords you with playmakers on offense. Under those circumstances, anything can happen. Remember, he placed the team in a position to win against Alabama. One defensive stop at the end, Thorne becomes a semi-legend. He'd never need to buy a beer in town. 

With this last year, brings another chance to change his fate, win games, and maybe improve draft stock in the meanwhile. Payton Thorne may not sit atop the list of quarterbacks fanbases want, but he is the one in the starters spot.

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athlonsports.com

 

Auburn Football Bringing In One Of Nation's Best Freshman Classes

Lance Dawe

~2 minutes

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The Auburn Tigers had a phenomenal recruiting cycle.

In Hugh Freeze's first true offseason on the Plains he brought in the No. 10 recruiting class nationally. This includes what is arguably the greatest wide receiver class in Auburn football history.

247Sports' Carter Bahms recently took a look at the 10 college football teams that signed the most Top247 prospects. Auburn, of course, is inside the top 10 having brought in nine Top247 recruits.

Here's what Bahms had to say about Auburn's top incoming talent:

"If not for Ohio State's Jeremiah Smith, Cam Coleman would be the most exciting freshman receiver in college football. He and the rest of Auburn's tremendous wideout haul — which includes four-stars Perry Thompson, Malcolm Simmons and Bryce Cain — significantly elevate the ceiling for an offense that struggled mightily through the air last fall. Second-year coach Hugh Freeze also picked up a second five-star prospect in edge rusher Amaris Williams, who could be a game-changer on the defensive front for years to come."

You can see Auburn football's 2024 schedule in its entirety below:

Aug. 31 - Vs Alabama A&M Bulldogs

Sep. 7 - Vs California Golden Bears

Sep. 14 - Vs New Mexico Lobos

Sep. 21 - Vs Arkansas Razorbacks

Sep. 28 - Vs Oklahoma Sooners

Oct. 5 - At Georgia Bulldogs

Oct 12 - Bye Week

Oct 19 - at Missouri Tigers

Oct 26 - at Kentucky Wildcats

Nov. 2 - Vs Vanderbilt Commodores

Nov. 9 - Bye Week

Nov. 16 - ULM Warhawks

Nov. 23 - Texas A&M Aggies

Nov. 30 - Alabama Crimson Tide

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