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Inside the Auburn Tigers The 5-foot-11, 197-pound Banks was offered by SEC powers Auburn and Tennessee late last month. Pirates' head coach Tim Carter thinks it will be just the start of Banks' recruitment . . . Peters, who was a safety in high school, helped the Tigers at that position as a sophomore and will head into his senior season with a significant amount of experience at both the nickel and safety spots . . . "I talk to (secondary coach Wesley McGriff) almost every day . . . Nick Davis, who coached Hamm at Spalding High School in Griffin, Ga., shared the grief with a young man who had been more than just another football player to him . . . All it takes is one bad outbreak from a party to derail a college football program's season . . . The 6-foot, 185-pound senior narrowed his college choices to six on Wednesday . . . Bigsby, Lester says, has skills that few have, the kinds of skills that can't be taught by a coach . . . Auburn placed one player on both the first- and second-team defense . . . Auburn Undercover Podcast: Staying hot on the recruiting trail? . . . In two seasons Schwartz has a combined 1,126 yards and 10 total touchdowns, but his best football is is likely still ahead of him when you factor in the addition of Chad Morris as Auburn's offensive coordinator . . . He received an offer from Auburn on Thursday after a chat with Tigers' head coach Gus Malzahn . . . "It's big, but … I'm still going to Auburn . . . Wide receiver/defensive back Jashawn Sheffield entered the NCAA transfer portal Wednesday night . . . When Kenny Dillingham left Auburn after one season as an offensive coordinator with minimal input, Malzahn knew who he wanted . . . The 6-5, 247-pound Bryant broke into the starting lineup last year, but his production left something to be desired . . . Without question, this hire was one of the biggest storylines in college football and Football Scoop has ranked it as the No. 5 most important assistant coaching hire of the 2020 offseason . . . Davis is one of 20 top high school quarterbacks invited to the Elite 11, which is widely considered the nation's premiere quarterback competition . . . Although he was not able to participate in spring drills, which were cancelled when Auburn students were not allowed to attend on-campus classes in March due to the Covid-19 scare, he was able to do the strength and conditioning workouts and begin learning his football assignments . . . For the Tigers, the floodgates opened as athlete Tar'varish Dawson, offensive tackle Caleb Johnson and offensive tackle/guard Garner Langlo all committed to Auburn on May 15 . . . Getting the chance to root on Bo and the Tigers as a fan has not only allowed him to truly enjoy watching his son work, but it's also provided a bonding experience for him, his wife and their other three kids . . . After being named Southeastern Conference Freshman of the Year in 2019, all eyes will be on Auburn quarterback Bo Nix this season . . . Southeastern Conference coaches noticed Britt's efforts, naming him to their all-league first team in 2019 . . . What we know is that Carlson, who is going into his third season as Auburn's placekicker, has gotten better through the first two . . . 2 Minute Drill: football preseason schedule from AU perspective . . . When assigning coaches to a region, a staff does its best to identify a good fit and there are many factors when determining this . . . Two returning players to watch are Handy and Wooden, both of whom were four-star recruits ranked in the top-25 nationally at their positions in the 2019 class . . . Here's what King had to say about his verbal to the Tigers . . . With the addition of offensive coordinator Chad Morris to the coaching staff, Auburn now has more connections to Texas, and Morris played a part in King's recruitment . . . Heading into his redshirt junior season this year, Carlson is coming off a solid 2019 performance when he made 18-25 field goals and hit on 48-49 point after touchdown attempts . . . Shenker is also the only player Auburn has at the position with any real college experience . . . King probably is Auburn's top tight end target . . . Johnson recently dropped a top eight that included LSU, Georgia, Maryland, Texas, USC, Florida, Auburn and Alabama . . . All things considered, the 2019 season can be classified as a successful one for Auburn . . . College football teams generally hold full-contact practices on the Tuesday of game week, so it was not immediately clear how they might alter their schedules to accommodate the NCAA's newly-designated off day . . . According to the NCAA's announcement, the new policies assume local and state health policies allow for football activities . . .
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