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re: 2019 Football Recruiting Thread - Auburn Goes 4/7 & Land Brothers
Posted on 6/6/18 at 8:44 am to TigerPaw1
Posted on 6/6/18 at 8:44 am to TigerPaw1
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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."
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Posted on 6/6/18 at 8:44 am to TigerPaw1
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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."
Posted on 6/6/18 at 8:44 am to TigerPaw1
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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.
Posted on 6/6/18 at 8:44 am to TigerPaw1
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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."
Posted on 6/6/18 at 8:45 am to TigerPaw1
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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."
Posted on 6/6/18 at 8:45 am to TigerPaw1
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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."
This post was edited on 6/6/18 at 8:46 am
Posted on 6/6/18 at 8:45 am to TigerPaw1
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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."
Posted on 6/6/18 at 8:45 am to TigerPaw1
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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."
Posted on 6/6/18 at 8:46 am to TigerPaw1
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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."
Posted on 6/6/18 at 8:58 am to TigerPaw1
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Right now, Auburn stands very high. I just got done talking to coach Malzahn, and I believe they’re No.
Flott, Puckett and Booth as a DB class to follow Smoke, Sherwood, Tutt and McCreary
Posted on 6/6/18 at 9:18 am to Rhymenoceros
Updated top targets post
Posted on 6/6/18 at 10:11 am to TigerPaw1
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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."
For better or worse for the team, Gus' contract extension was huge for the recruiting trail.
Posted on 6/6/18 at 11:26 am to Rhymenoceros
Agreed the last couple of cycles have been good but not as great as it could be because it was unknown whether he would get fired or not.
Posted on 6/6/18 at 12:30 pm to AUlock54
Demetric Warren comin with the Crystal Ball for Booth to AU
Posted on 6/6/18 at 1:11 pm to WareagleKK
Strap in folks, Wiltfong on national recruiting chat just gave a ton of thoughts on AU info. Make sure to find a safe place in your office before reading otherwise might have to deal with HR paperwork
- Says AU is doing a terrific job this year
- Still battling for Clay Webb & agrees with KN that AU has made it interesting
- Andrew Booth had a good BCW visit, still battling with CLEM
- Says we are in the lead group with Nakobe Dean
- Believes AU can land Noah Cain
- Mentions Justin Eboigbe as guy could land at AU
- battling CLEM for Keiondre Jones (weird though it was UF but whatevs)
- says only a matter of time before Charles Moore flips
- AU loves Will Putnam
- Took their swing at Nick Cross & apparently are talking a ton with his dad
- Still likes AU for Jashawn Sheffield
- Mentions Zion Puckett, Curtis Fann & Kalen Deloach as targets
- Says he should probably join KN in flipping his CB on Trezman Marshall to AU after talking to a source today but wants to wait a little longer before doing so
- Says AU loves Colby Wooden
- In the thick of it for Jaren Handy
- Working on Haselwood but doesn't see a flip yet
None of that should be a surprise but a very good overall outline of where AU stands right now recruiting. The notes on Moore & Marshall especially stand out
- Says AU is doing a terrific job this year
- Still battling for Clay Webb & agrees with KN that AU has made it interesting
- Andrew Booth had a good BCW visit, still battling with CLEM
- Says we are in the lead group with Nakobe Dean
- Believes AU can land Noah Cain
- Mentions Justin Eboigbe as guy could land at AU
- battling CLEM for Keiondre Jones (weird though it was UF but whatevs)
- says only a matter of time before Charles Moore flips
- AU loves Will Putnam
- Took their swing at Nick Cross & apparently are talking a ton with his dad
- Still likes AU for Jashawn Sheffield
- Mentions Zion Puckett, Curtis Fann & Kalen Deloach as targets
- Says he should probably join KN in flipping his CB on Trezman Marshall to AU after talking to a source today but wants to wait a little longer before doing so
- Says AU loves Colby Wooden
- In the thick of it for Jaren Handy
- Working on Haselwood but doesn't see a flip yet
None of that should be a surprise but a very good overall outline of where AU stands right now recruiting. The notes on Moore & Marshall especially stand out
Posted on 6/6/18 at 1:12 pm to TigerPaw1
But he also says Nix probably won't ever get a 5th star due to his "physical traits"
Posted on 6/6/18 at 1:15 pm to TigerPaw1
Also Cordale Flott visited LSU yesterday. Says he's still committed but KN said in comments Flott needs to be careful considering the # of good CBs in this class...
This post was edited on 6/6/18 at 1:16 pm
Posted on 6/6/18 at 1:21 pm to TigerPaw1
Also Wiltfong just CB'd Wooden to AU
Posted on 6/6/18 at 1:33 pm to TigerPaw1
Trezman Marshall is apparently gonna take OV to TEN this weekend
Posted on 6/6/18 at 3:09 pm to TigerPaw1
He seems kind of lanky just like JS. But I like our O with Jarrett. Forces us to be more diverse.
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