2012 Auburn Football Schedule Unofficially Complete
After some digging and connecting of dots by the site FBSchedules.com, we can officially say that Auburn's 2012 football schedule has been set. We knew weeks ago what Auburn's SEC schedule would be, but the non-conference games were still up in the air, aside from the opener against Clemson.
Now that Auburn is not allowed to have an open week before the Alabama game, it appears they are going to go the route of playing a smaller in-state school for Homecoming that week, Alabama A&M, like they did with Samford in 2011.
So after the opener was set and the week between Georgia and Alabama was set, we were left with three dates to fill: 9/15, 9/29, 11/3. The pieces fell into place when New Mexico State released part of their schedule that included their game with Auburn on 11/3. That left 9/15 and 9/29 for the Louisiana-Monroe. According to the FBSchedules.com, the WarHawks will be playing Tulane on 9/29, which leaves 9/15 for the Auburn game.
Sept. 1: Clemson (Georgia Dome)
Sept. 8: at Mississippi State
Sept. 15: LOUISIANA-MONROE
Sept. 22: LSU
Sept. 29: OPEN
Oct. 6: ARKANSAS
Oct. 13: at Ole Miss
Oct. 20: at Vanderbilt
Oct. 27: TEXAS A&M
Nov. 3: NEW MEXICO STATE
Nov. 10: GEORGIA
Nov. 17: ALABAMA A&M
Nov. 24: at Alabama
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2012 National Signing Day Recap & Review
What started out looking grim, turned into a somewhat expected and slightly acceptable signing class for the 2012 Auburn Tigers, and it might not be finished. You can read the minute-by-minute updates on the National Signing Day running post from yesterday, but let's take a cleaner look at how the class panned out.
Behind the Scenes of National Signing Day 2012
Lost in all the Twitter/message board fodder of National Signing Day is the fact that the coaches are busy working to bring in and properly welcome new signees. In this behind the scenes video, you can see a little bit of that.
2012 National Signing Day Running Post… is done.
Are we doing this again? I guess so. It's National Signing Day. Three cheers. In all honesty, I'm glad it's here. Why? Because all of the committing and de-committing is over (mostly). We can put the 2011-2012 season in the books. We can move on to Spring and a new year.
Like last year, I will provide updates as soon as I get them. No doubt, with Twitter and all that, everybody in the world is going to tweet and retweet every single signing all day long. I'd guess each announcement will get at least 10,000 tweets. So why sift through all that? Let me do it for you. Just sit right here at the 'Blogle and hit refresh over and over. I'll give you everything you need to know.
Later in the day, once the class is final (at least for the day) and once Chizik has done his press conference at 3:00 PM CT, I'll do some sort of live chat like we did last year. It could be afternoon, it could be tonight, but it will happen. Again, keep hitting refresh and you'll see it.
I'll put the most recent updates at the top to make things easier on you. Be sure to check the schedule to know when guys should be making their announcements. Alright, that's enough. Now we wait for the faxes to come in...
National Signing Day Schedule for Auburn Recruits
Well it's almost here. The day grown men spend pulling their hair out, screaming, cheering, and bragging over the decisions of a few 17-18 year old boys. I don't mean to knock it. It is very important. The teams with the best players usually win.
That being said, I don't follow recruiting too closely, but I do pay attention on National Signing Day. I want to see who wants to play for Auburn, and if they don't, then get them out of my face.
Here is the current schedule (all times CST, all ratings from Rivals) for every player that has committed to Auburn, shown interest in Auburn, or is even considering Auburn. As you'll see, there are a few that don't have a time, but they also happen to be locks or already enrolled, so don't worry about them.
7:00 am
Gimel President* (3-star DE) - Mt. Pleasant, SC (Wando) - Signed with Auburn.
7:45 am
JaQuay Williams* (4-star WR)Â - Tyrone, GA (Sandy Creek)Â - Signed with Auburn.
Will Adams (3-star OT) - Tyrone, GA (Sandy Creek)Â - Signed with Auburn.
8:00 am
Jonathan Jones* (3-star CB) - Carrollton, GA (Carrollton)Â - Signed with Auburn.
8:30 am
Joshua Holsey* (4-star CB) - Fairburn, GA (Creekside) - Signed with Auburn.
Pre-Signing Day Q&A with Justin Hokanson of Rivals
Justin Hokanson covers Auburn football and recruiting for Auburn's Rivals affiliate, AuburnSports.com, and also co-hosts the "Eyes on Auburn" radio show with Rob Pate. Hoke was nice enough to answer a few questions last year, and he must have enjoyed it because he wanted to do it again. DISCLAIMER: some of the questions are the exact same as last year because they are still work and because I was lazy.
You should follow him on Twitter, and be sure to get all the latest recruiting updates on AuburnSports.com. We will be doing a post-Signing Day interview as well to discuss Auburn's 2012 class. Note: I said that last year, and we never did. I promise we will this time.
1. Do you foresee any major surprises on National Signing Day?
I would imagine there will be a surprise, but no telling what it will be. It could be Auburn landing more than their fair share of Eddie Goldman, Ronald Darby, Leonard Williams, Avery Young, or it could be Auburn having to fall back on other prospects that may surprise people. I'd expect a surprise, but not sure which way the surprise will go right now.
2. What have other schools used against Auburn in their recruiting pitches this season?
The lack of coordinators, first and foremost. Auburn went an extended period of time without a defensive coordinator, and even longer without an offensive coordinator. Other schools used that against Auburn commitments and top targets, pitching the uncertainty of the direction of the defense or offense, and the fact that they wouldn't have time to build a relationship with the coordinator that is hired. Despite Auburn's five loss season, I don't think that played much into things. Auburn lost five games in 2009 and landed a top five class.
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