What a weekend for Auburn football.
The Tigers hosted their annual Big Cat recruiting weekend and it was a massive success. They landed two commitments and appear to have improved their standing with multiple targets. The weekend was not just about the football program either, the basketball team arrived in Israel Sunday for a “once-in-a-lifetime” trip as part of their Birthright of College Basketball tour.
In addition to those events, the track and field team announced the schedule for the 2022 cross country season that will begin in September.
Read more about these and other stories below in the Monday edition of the Auburn Morning Rush.
Recappign a busy Big Cat
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Auburn laid the foundation for their 2024 recruiting class this weekend at the annual Big Cat event.
The Tigers landed commitments from four-star cornerback A’mon Lane and four-star quarterback Adrian Posse within moments of eachother Saturday. They are their first two commits of the 2024 cycle and they have already addressed the most important position by landing Posse, something they are struggling to do in their 2023 class.
While they did not land any commitments in the 2023 recruiting class, they did make progress. Four-star edge target ashley williams decommitted from Nebraska after visiting and the Tigers are seen as the favorite for him. Another potential flip candidate is four-star offensive tackle Bo Hughley, who is committed to Georiga but the Tigers appear to have momentum.
Basketball arrives in Israel
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Auburn arrived Sunday for their “once-in-a-lifetime-trip” to Israel as the team looks to grow closer ahead of the season.
“We’re going to share this trip together, see things for the first time that we’re never ever going to forget,” Bruce Pearl said. “That’s what makes it so special, and that’s what will give us a chance to be able to come together and get to know each other better.”
The Tigers will not play their first game until Tuesday when they face the U20 National Team.
ESPN’s Jay Bilas is on the trip with Auburn and thinks the trip will have massive benefits for the program.
“For a close program like Auburn to get even closer together and do it in a in a setting with a backdrop like Israel will have long-term benefits and ramifications that I think none of us can even fathom right now,”he said. “It’s something that…
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