Auburn Tigers' New Faces Shine in A-Day Game

0:00It's April 17th, this is Auburn Tigers football news today, your AI-powered team coverage. Auburn Tigers are firing up for their A-Day Spring game this Saturday at Jordan Hare Stadium. It's the first live look at new head coach Alex Skolesch on the field after he took over last fall. The team loaded up with transfers from the portal, including some from his old spot at South Florida, aiming to make waves right away. Defensive coordinator DJ Durkin has a mix of holdovers like Xavier Atkins and fresh portal pieces to plug gaps from guys who left. The edge and corner spots got hit hard, so they're counting on newcomers to step up big during the scrimmage against the revamped offense. Take Ed rusher, Dishon Womack from Ole Miss. He's got three years of SEC battles, played all 15 games last season with 27 tackles. Four and a half for loss, two sacks, and a forced pumble. That experience could steady the front. In the secondary, senior corner Andre Jordan Jr. brings veterans smarts from Oregon State and UCLA, starting eight of 12 games last year with.

1:0719 tackles and 10 pass breakups, tops in the big 10. He's joining a young group that needs leadership. Then there's true freshman edge, Hawkeyes Wilkes, a four star Alabama kid who won state titles and all state honors in high school. Eyes will be on him too, as these new faces could hint at Auburn's defensive punch come fall.