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Auburn Undercover Auburn finished filling out its coaching staff Thursday afternoon, but those who have had time to settle in have already hit the recruiting trails in an attempt to fill out the class of 2021 and to build the future . . . Darren Uscher, who served as Boise State's Director of Recruiting and Player Personnel, is expected to named the Tigers' new Director of Recruiting . . . Andre Stewart, a three-star cornerback out of Georgia, announced on Friday night that he has decommitted from Auburn and reopened his recruitment . . . Harsin will have the advantage of the Auburn name to add to his recruiting skills . . . Four-star receiver Shazz Preston has trimmed his list down to 10 and Auburn made the cut . . . As for Auburn, Harvard's Eric Wilson said it's too soon to know if the Tigers can re-emerge as a factor . . . Losing defensive line coach Rodney Garner, one of the best recruiters in the nation, the recruiter for all things Georgia, that's a whole other story . . . Blue shirt Oscar Chapman's scholarship counted towards this year's 25 incoming scholarship limit so theoretically Auburn should have 13 spots to fill . . . Isaiah Sategna has 15 offers to date. FSU joins Arkansas, Auburn, Oregon, Penn State, USC and several others . . . Klubnik has offers from the Arizona State Sun Devils, Arkansas Razorbacks, Auburn Tigers, Baylor Bears, Colorado Buffaloes, Georgia Bulldogs . . . Braden Davis has offers from the Alabama Crimson Tide, Auburn Tigers, Clemson Tigers, Florida Gators, Georgia Bulldogs . . . Harsin was an effective recruiter at Boise State, where he signed the Mountain West's top recruiting class in each of his seven seasons at his alma mater . . . Three-star defensive back Phillip O'Brien Jr., who had been committed to Auburn since Feb. 1, decommitted from the Tigers and flipped his commitment to Pitt . . . Four-star Texas offensive guard Jaeden Roberts, who decommitted from the Tigers Dec. 16, has committed to the Crimson Tide . . . Harsin shared that he intends to sell Auburn to familiar west coast programs while taking an "all over the country" approach recruiting his Tigers roster . . . Phillip O'Brien tweeted that his "final decision" is coming tomorrow . . . Auburn signee Dematrius Davis and Alabama signee Jalen Milroe face each other Thursday afternoon in Texas . . . Raesjon Davis has decommitted from the Tigers . . . Auburn remains one of Eric Wilson's top choices, but he's been talking to three other programs . . . Listen: Auburn Signing Day thoughts . . . Expect Auburn to hit the transfer market hard . . . Auburn is excited about Dematrius Davis for more than his ability to fill the quarterback position in the 2021 signing class. Auburn's also excited about the type of athlete he is and the attitude he'll bring . . . The interim staff landed 12 signees Wednesday will likely utilize the one-time transfer waiver rule, grabbing experienced players who will be immediately eligible . . . Though Steele and the staff did an admirable job of holding the class together and even adding a pair of pieces on the defensive side—three-star defensive back A.D. Diamond and three-star defensive end Ian Mathews—there are still holes to be filled . . . Steele said he and the coaching staff would stay focused on the task at hand and would not be deterred while the search for a new coach goes on . . . The new signees will go a long ways in helping replenish a defensive line that may be losing senior starters Big Kat Bryant, Daquan Newkirk and Tyrone Truesdell to graduation . . . While it lost one and had a few hold out on signing, Auburn still managed to bring in 12 recruits, including two new players who weren't previously committed . . . It was challenging to keep recruits without a head coach, and Steele and the rest of the Auburn staff spent the last three days trying to convince them to stick with Auburn . . . On Wednesday morning, Mathews both announced and finalized his decision when he signed and sent in his national letter of intent to Auburn . . . The 6-foot-5, 315-pound standout decided to stick with Auburn despite the firing of Gus Malzahn over the weekend and the fact that the school hasn't named a new coach yet . . . With need areas on the offensive line and defensive line, Auburn is expected to add to those groups on Wednesday with more work to be done in February's regular signing period . . . Some recruits are still locked in because they chose the program, not just one man . . . The high schoolers had pledged their loyalty to Auburn, but now they have a new factor to consider before they make a huge life choice . . . Watch: Auburn tight end commit Landen King's 2020 season highlights . . . Trevin Wallace has de-committed from Boston College. For the Tigers, this is huge as Wallace has been a priority recruit for months . . . Calcaterra plans to enroll at Auburn in January . . . Trey Alexander, a four-star shooting guard out of Oklahoma City, is the second commit in the class of 2021 to sign with Auburn . . . Rebekah Gordon officially signed with the Auburn Tigers earlier this week . . . Coach Butch Thompson and the Tigers signed Rankin Woley's potential replacement on Wednesday when junior college standout Luke Burk out of Neosho Community College in Kansas signed on the dotted line . . . Tight end Micah Riley released a top eight on Saturday of Arizona State, Wisconsin, Auburn, Florida State, Oregon, Nebraska, Michigan State and Missouri . . . The numbers keep piling up for Auburn quarterback commit Dematrius Davis and they're quite mind-boggling to say the least . . . Savion Byrd released a top-five school list on Friday night consisting of Auburn, LSU, SMU, Oklahoma, and Texas . . . Auburn commit Lee Hunter, who was unblockable for much of the night and finished with 7 solo tackles, several quarterback hurries and a pair of tackles for loss . . . Hal Presley is the 14th commitment for the Tigers in the 2021 recruiting cycle. In five games this season, he has 19 receptions for 468 yards and nine touchdowns . . . Four-star safety Tre Donaldson holds offers that include Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Miami, Penn State . . . Four-star shooting guard Trey Alexander announced his commitment to Auburn on Thursday . . . Two of the nation's top pitching prospects have joined returnees Samantha Yarbrough, Lexie Handley and K.K. Dismukes on the Auburn staff . . . With the break from the bye week, Auburn's coaching staff can focus on strengthening the 2021 recruiting class, which currently ranks 20th in the country and seventh in the SEC, by convincing some of those 82 recruits to become Auburn Tigers . . . A day after picking up a commitment from 2022 big man Sage Tolentino, Auburn moved a step closer with another key 2022 prospect . . . Jimmori Robinson listed Auburn, Arizona State, Coastal Carolina, Louisiana, North Texas, Syracuse, Texas Tech, Texas-San Antonio, Toledo and Towson as his top schools . . . The Tigers on Thursday picked up a commitment from 7-foot center Sage Tolentino . . . Gonzaga is expected to play Auburn and Houston is expected to face Texas Tech in the first round of a four-team tournament in Orlando during the first week of the season . . . Jabari Smith, a power forward in the class of 2021, chose Auburn over Georgia, Georgia Tech, LSU, North Carolina, and Tennessee . . .
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