The Auburn Tigers are having a pretty good recruiting year in the state of Alabama even with the Crimson Tide competing against them. The Tigers were able to nab the commitment of Malcolm Askew who was a big target for Alabama as well.
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Askew is convinced that the Tigers are recruiting very well in the state and are a force to be reckoned with going forward.
"We're going to try and land some guys and continue to build the class and have a great time," Askew said after visiting AU on Saturday. "I feel like we're winning the state right now, so that's a big thing."
Auburn currently has nine commitments for 2017, with five, including Askew, coming from Alabama. The other four are:
- Four-star OT Austin Troxell (Madison)
- Four-star ATH Alaric Williams (Gadsden)
- Four-star ILB Tadarian Moultry (Birmingham)
- Two-star LS Bill Taylor (Tuscaloosa)
Alabama has four commitments from in-state recruits out of its 14 total. We will have to see if the lead holds for Auburn, but it is doing quite well in the early going.
[h/t Saturday Down South]
