Tuesdays with Gorney: Recruiting is fun again in Alabama

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Recruiting is fun once again in the state of Alabama.

Gone are the days of Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban running roughshod over some outmatched Auburn coach trying to keep up with the GOAT.

New Alabama coach Kalen DeBoer has proven already that he can be an elite recruiter on the national stage as his program is ranked second in the team rankings behind only Ohio State. With four fewer commits than the Buckeyes, the Crimson Tide are in great shape.

But second-year Auburn coach Hugh Freeze is not going gently into that good night. The Tigers are scratching and clawing and battling and subtweeting like nobody’s business.

And Auburn has a lot to be proud about right now. The Tigers are on a phenomenal recruiting run this summer.

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Ranked sixth in the Recruiting Team Rankings, Auburn has landed seven commitments in the 2025 class during the month of July alone, including four-star defensive backs Blake Woodby and Anquon Fegans and in recent days flipped four-star in-state athlete Derick Smith and four-star defensive tackle Antonio Coleman from the Crimson Tide.

After Auburn’s Big Cat Weekend, one of the biggest recruiting events of the summer in recent days, the Tigers added three major 2026 pledges in linebackers Shadarius Toodle and Jamichael Garrett and four-star defensive end Hezekiah Harris, all in-state commitments.

In late June after months of persistence, Auburn flipped four-star running back Alvin Henderson, who has…

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Publish date : 2024-07-30 13:33:36

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