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Duckworth visited Auburn over the weekend to develop relationships with coaches and players.
Auburn football received surprising, yet wonderful news last week when Landon Duckworth shared that his focus will be on two schools, Auburn and South Carolina, from now on. Following his announcement, he paid a visit to Auburn over the weekend to spend time with coaches and players.
Duckworth, a four-star quarterback from Jackson High School in Jackson, Alabama, told Cole Pinkston of Auburn Live that he wanted to visit Auburn for the weekend after cancelling visits to Florida State and Ole Miss to spend time with coaches and continue developing relationships.
“Oh yeah, it was important most definitely,” Duckworth said of spending time with Auburn’s coaches. “It was a free weekend, and I haven’t really been up here a lot since the new coaches have been here. I thought I needed to come back and see the coaching staff and get a better relationship with them.”
The only area of concern with Auburn’s interest in Duckworth is the signing of Deuce Knight, who just signed with Auburn as a member of the 2025 recruiting class. Duckworth says that Knight’s signing will not play a factor in his decision, citing that there will be quarterback competition no matter where he signs. Instead, he is focusing on building a relationship with Knight, who he has encountered several times.
“I knew him while he was in high school and we’ve talked over Instagram. We trained at Quarterback Country a few times. Now he’s here so we’ve gotten even closer,” Duckworth said of Knight. “He hits me up and we hang out every time I come here.”
Now that Duckworth is down to two schools, when will he decide on a winner? Duckworth says that he does not have a cemented date, but his commitment could come in July.
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Publish date : 2025-06-15 16:16:00
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