current news: Another talented star from ToP has confirmed their commitment in Alabama.
Not even one year ago Auburn had hardly, if at all, begun recruiting 5-star linebacker recruit Demarcus Riddick. Since then, all Auburn has done is flip Riddick away from the two-time defending national champions as well as beat out its in-state rival which has long dominated local top talent for the program’s highest-rated recruit since 2019.
Riddick’s announcement Wednesday is the type of recruiting win Auburn hasn’t had in a long time. It’s been a while since Auburn was a serious player for top talent within state lines. Riddick’s choice — picking Auburn instead of Georgia and Alabama — puts Auburn back on a platform it has longed for, and begins to regain confidence from local high school coaches who have told AL.com they felt spurned during previous head coach Bryan Harsin’s tenure.
Morton said he’s talked to other high school coaches throughout the state who shared a similar message: they wanted to see interest from one of Alabama’s biggest football programs, but they never got it.
