Four-star athlete Malcolm Askew spurns Bama, Clemson by committing to this school

We've got a commit!

You can always tell something is up when a coach tweets out an exclamation.

Just after five o'clock on Saturday, we got this tweet from Auburn's Gus Malzahn.

Shortly after, it was easy to tell why Malzahn was so excited, as four-star athlete Malcolm Askew (5-foot-11, 183 pounds, McCalla, AL) had reportedly just committed to the Tigers.

Askew had listed Auburn as his No. 1 team just a few weeks ago, so this isn't too much of a surprise. Also in Askew's Top 5 were Clemson and Alabama, the two teams that were in this year's national title game. However, he clearly seems to be a big fan of Auburn, and judging by Malzahn's reaction, Auburn is a big fan of him.

Askew is the No. 7 rated athlete of the 2017 recruiting class according to ESPN. He had offers from a total of 45 schools.