Jordan Diamond chooses AU!

Jordan Diamond, the number one prospect from the state of Illinois, signed with Auburn Friday evening.  Diamond, a 6-foot-6, 290-pound Offensive Tackle, chose the Tigers over Michigan, Notre Dame, Ohio State and Wisconsin, among others.  The five-star prospect becomes the 21st member of the 2012 class.

StatTiger: Recruiting Notes and Numbers

When Auburn entered the 2008 season during Tommy Tuberville's last season, their scholarship roster consisted of 32 percent of their players rated as 4 & 5 stars and 30 percent of the roster were rated as 2-stars or worse.  When Gene Chizik's fourth team takes to the field in 2012, 49 percent of the scholarship players will be rated as 4 & 5 stars and only 13 percent of the roster will be rated as 2-tars or worse.  There should be no doubt how much Auburn's roster has been transformed into a more talented squad over the past 4 years.  Continued

Signing Day 2012

Chizik: Our recruiting class is hopefully not complete.  We're extremely happy about the 20 we got.  It's been a great day for Auburn. ... We had a lot of young men that stuck with Auburn from the beginning.  These are national top recruits.  They've been Auburn men from the beginning. ... We feel really, really good about the new student-athletes."

Chizik names Scot Loeffler Auburn's new Offensive Coordinator

Chizik: "Scot is a rising star who has worked with some very good quarterbacks and has achieved a tremendous amount of success.  He is a tireless worker, an outstanding recruiter and knows the rigors of competing in this conference.  We're very excited to have Scot join our staff and we welcome him to the Auburn Family."

Loeffler: "Auburn is one of the special jobs and special places in college athletics with a tremendous amount of history and tradition.  It's an honor to be joining Coach Chizik's staff and I'm very appreciative of this opportunity.  I'm excited to get started and look forward to beginning recruiting, meeting the players and staff, and interacting with the Auburn Family."

Chizik names Brian VanGorder Auburn's new Defensive Coordinator

Chizik: "I'm very excited to have a coach like Brian VanGorder join our staff at Auburn.  From the beginning of this process, I had one person in mind, and that was Brian.  He has achieved success at every level, both professionally and collegiately, which is a testament to his ability as a coach.  He has been one of the best defensive coordinators in the NFL, has won a Broyles Award at the college level, and understands what it takes to succeed in the Southeaster Conference.  We're pleased to welcome Brian and his family to Auburn."

VanGorder: "This is a tremendous opportunity for me and my family at this point in my career, both professional and personally, to become the defensive coordinator at Auburn.  I'm looking forward to working at a school with the success and tradition of Auburn, and for a coach like Gene Chizik, who has led the program to a national championship.  I'm very appreciative to the Atlanta Falcons and Coach Mike Smith for the experience of the last four years.  It's a great organization and will have continued success in the future."