Auburn lands leading offensive guard hire for ’24

• Blake Baumgartner, ESPN Staff WriterSep 3, 2023, 02:26 PM ET

A day after starting his Auburn period with a 59-14 success over UMass, Hugh Freeze isn’t resting.Freeze and his staff scored a huge commitment on Sunday as Mater Dei High School(California)offensive lineman DeAndre Carter(No. 42 overall in the 2024 ESPN 300)vowed to play down on the Plains.”I entered there with expectations, and they practically simply exceeded them like extremely high, “Carter informed ESPN of his official visit in late June.” You know, I liked all the coaches I fulfilled. It was my very first time down there. I liked everything, from football to the education and just the program and school as a whole.”When I got there, I spoke to the players. They all introduced themselves to me. It was really good. “Carter, the top-ranked offending guard in the class and the ninth ESPN 300 possibility the Tigers have actually secured, also thought about Michigan State and Texas.Since July 17, 5 ESPN 300 potential customers have come into the fold for the Tigers, including a pair of high-profile turns: linebacker Demarcus Riddick(No. 41 overall; Georgia )on July 26 and wide receiver Perry Thompson(No. 40 general; Alabama)on July 29. Auburn’s class is ranked 19th in ESPN’s team rankings.Offensive line coach Jake Thornton was employed at Auburn in December after spending the previous 2 years at Mississippi. Under his tutelage, the Rebels led the SEC in overall offense(492.5 YPG)in 2021 and ranked third nationally in hurrying offense (261.6 YPG )last season. Alternatively, the Tigers’ offense balanced 378.5 total backyards (10th in the SEC )but ended up third in the conference in rushing with 205.8 YPG in 2022. In the victory over the Minutemen on Saturday, the Tigers ran for 289 backyards, and 4 different players– quarterback Robby Ashford and running backs Sean Jackson, Jeremiah Cobb and Damari Alston– all discovered completion zone.” Coach Freeze and Coach Thornton, I have actually talked with them previously,”Carter stated.”But I believe the main point that got me was their atmosphere. It’s much like a household environment there.”While suiting up

for California powerhouse Mater Dei, he has actually taken on a few of the best competitors in the nation inside the Trinity League. He’s not about to be fazed about what will await him with

Auburn.”I mean, I like betting the best competitors,” Carter stated, “so I know that’s a really, truly great league to enter [the SEC] But it’s not like a’ I have to go there ‘kind of offer.

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