Auburn Sports Breakdown: AU chases grad-transfers in Basketball and Football, will 2019 recruiting class get a 5-star?

    Auburn has been chasing grad-transfers in both Football and Basketball. Auburn fell short of landing transfer guard Rayjon Tucker. Now they're trying their luck on USC guard Derryck Thornton. Auburn isn't listed the favorite but will make a push. The Tigers could use him as a SG or a PG. But he'd most likely be playing SG as Auburn is very thin at that position. You can view Thornton's stats here: https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/derryck-thornton-1.html. Auburn is chasing a couple of receivers in football. The Tigers are currently in contention for USC WR Velus Jones Jr. who would be a great fit on the Plains. The Tigers are also going after West Virginia WR Marcus Simms. No one currently knows if he will be a regular transfer or a grad-transfer. He'd need a waiver by the NCAA to be a regular transfer meaning he'd be immediately eligible. You can view Jones' and Simms' stats here respectively: https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/velus-jones-jr-157.html, Marcus Simms College Stats | College Football at Sports-Reference.com.

    Will Auburn get a 5-star in their 2019 recruiting class? Right now the Tigers only have two 4-stars and zero 5-stars along with several 3-stars. The only 5-star the Tigers seem to be in contention for is DE Myles Murphy who likes Clemson, Auburn, and Georgia. Clemson looks very close to obtaining a commit from Murphy so will Auburn get a 5-star this year? And will they even get a recruit in the top 50? Honestly, right now it doesn't look great but we know things could change later on. 

    Joey or Bo? Joey or Bo? Who will be Auburn's QB? The battle is VERY even right now. Even though Joey Gatewood and Bo Nix have completely different styles, the battle couldn't be more tense. So which one will it be? Were less than 100 days away from finding out.