Tag: Adam Hopkins

Defensive back Adam Hopkins leaving Colorado for transfer portal

After one season with the Buffs, former four-star prospect Adam Hopkins is entering the transfer portal

Former four-star prospect Adam Hopkins announced Monday that he’ll be leaving the Colorado Buffaloes to pursue other opportunities in the college football transfer portal.

Once recruited as a wide receiver out of Thomas County Central High School in Georgia, Hopkins converted to defensive back during his lone season in Boulder. The 6-foot, 175-pound Peach State product saw action in three games with the Buffs and recorded four total tackles, including two against USC in September.

Hopkins, who was committed to Auburn before flipping to Colorado in December of 2022, should have the talent to play either wide receiver or cornerback wherever he lands next. 247Sports ranked Hopkins as the No. 52 WR in the 2023 recruiting class.

Hopkins is the seventh Colorado defensive back to enter the transfer portal this offseason, joining Kyndrich Breedlove, Cormani McClain, Myles Slusher, Jahquez Robinson, Jaden Milliner-Jones and Vito Tisdale. Of those seven, only Breedlove has committed elsewhere (Purdue).

Contact/Follow us @BuffaloesWire on X (Twitter), and like our page on Facebook for ongoing coverage of Colorado news, notes and opinions.

New York Giants head coach Brian Daboll gave Coach Prime a recruiting tip at the NFL Honors

Per ESPN, Coach Prime was given a recruiting tip by New York Giants head coach Brian Daboll

The Colorado Buffaloes have taken the recruiting world by storm since head coach Deion Sanders was hired in December. CU has shot up the rankings across every recruiting website as a constant line of transfers and high school all-stars all want to be a part of what Coach Prime is building in Boulder.

ESPN took notice as Adam Rittenberg and Kyle Bonagura took stock of Coach Prime’s first 100 days at Colorado. It’s hard not to notice what Sanders has done in the way of recruiting in that short of a time frame. CU has stocked up on top-end talent from the transfer portal and the high school ranks in Travis Hunter, Cormani McClain, Dylan Edwards, Adam Hopkins, Omarion Miller, Jimmy Horn Jr. and Seydou Traore, to name a few commits.

People outside of Boulder are even offering help to Coach Prime, including New York Giants head coach Brian Daboll (h/t ESPN):

At the NFL Honors ceremony during Super Bowl week, Sanders presented the AP Coach of the Year award to the New York Giants’ Brian Daboll while wearing a black suit and a gold pocket square, CU colors. As Sanders exited the stage, Daboll told him about a player he should consider at Colorado. Sanders immediately got Daboll on the phone with his chief of recruiting.

“That doesn’t just mean that he respects me, and he would love for this kid to play for me,” Sanders said. “You know how much noise we’ve got to be making right now, for that gentleman, as we’re walking off the stage, saying, ‘I’ve got a dawg for you.’

“I said, ‘I ain’t hard to find, Coach.'”

Contact/Follow us @BuffaloesWire on Twitter, and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Colorado news, notes and opinions.   

[lawrence-related id=19560,19499,19658]

[mm-video type=playlist id=01fc3h5x4enxt6nsr4 player_id=01eqbvp13nn1gy6hd4 image=]

19 recruits who have signed up for Coach Prime’s class of 2023 at Colorado

Here’s a head-count of the 19 Seniors who have signed their National Letters of Intent to play for Coach Prime next season at Colorado.

The Colorado Buffaloes have been the biggest story in the recruiting game over the last couple of months. While they’re coming off a 1-11 season their fortunes have changed in a profound way. Ever since Deion Sanders was hired as their head coach Boulder has become the hottest destination on the recruiting circuit.

Colorado even pulled off the biggest coup of this recruiting cycle, flipping Lakeland (Fla.) five-star cornerback and the No. 2 overall recruit Cormani McClain from Miami. Sanders has also been on fire in the transfer portal, where he’s picked up another 25 players – including 2022’s top-ranked recruit, cornerback Travis Hunter. All together, Colorado’s 2023 class now ranks No. 21 in the country.

Here’s a head-count of the 19 Seniors who have signed their National Letters of Intent to play for Coach Prime next season at Colorado.

More football recruiting stories

Watch: Texas flips four-star safety from TCU

5 weekend commitments you might have missed

Auburn suffers first decommit of Hugh Freeze era

This four-star prospect has re-opened his commitment in part due to changes made to Hugh Freeze’s staff.

Auburn football suffered a hit to its’ 2023 recruiting class on Thursday.

Four-star wide receiver [autotag]Adam Hopkins[/autotag] announced via Twitter that he has decommitted from Auburn and reopened his recruitment.

His decommitment is reportedly due to [autotag]Hugh Freeze[/autotag]’s decision to not retain wide receivers coach [autotag]Ike Hilliard[/autotag], who played a key role in Hopkins’ recruitment. It was announced Wednesday that Freeze would keep only [autotag]Cadillac Williams[/autotag], [autotag]Zac Ethridge[/autotag] and [autotag]Christian Robinson[/autotag] on staff.

Hopkins committed to Auburn on Sept. 15, one week after taking his official visit to campus. Since his commitment, Hopkins visited Arkansas and Kansas State, in addition to being in town for Auburn’s win over Missouri.

Despite decommitting, Hopkins still has a high chance to sign with Auburn. According to On3, Auburn still has a 98% chance to land Hopkins’ signature.

Hopkins is a four-star wide receiver from Thomasville, Georgia. He is the nation’s No. 41 wide receiver for the 2023 cycle and the top receiver from the state of Georgia.

[mm-video type=playlist id=01eqbyzb4ahnasj2m3 player_id=none image=https://auburnwire.usatoday.com/wp-content/plugins/mm-video/images/playlist-icon.png]

[listicle id=58318]

SEC analyst Paul Finebaum reveals way Bryan Harsin can save his job

Bryan Harsin has received tons of heat lately, but an improved effort in recruiting could boost morale all over.

Since the conclusion of the 2021 season, which ended with Auburn losing five straight games after starting the season 6-2, head coach Bryan Harsin’s job has been in jeopardy.

After fighting an offseason coup to remove him from the job in the offseason, Harsin led Auburn to a 2-0 start with wins over Mercer and San Jose State to begin the 2022 campaign. While the games were not played perfectly, it appeared that Harsin had his team trending in the right direction.

That all changed when Penn State visited Jordan-Hare Stadium on Sept. 17 and handed Auburn their most lopsided loss since the 2012 Georgia game. Last week, Auburn avoided their second loss in as many weeks thanks to a missed field goal and a fumble before the goal line that allowed the Tigers to escape with a 17-14 win over Missouri.

Now, it appears that Harsin’s seat is hotter than ever.

It does not help Harsin’s case that there are Power Five jobs opening around the country just four weeks into the season. That could put pressure on Auburn to make a move so that they can hire a quality replacement before all of their options have secured new jobs.

The job is not open, however. There is still time for Harsin to take strong leadership of this prestigious program that competes in the nation’s best conference. How can he do that? One college football expert weighs in.

Paul Finebaum of the SEC Network was a guest on the radio show “McElroy and Cubelic in the Morning” on Jox 94.5 in Birmingham Monday morning to share his thoughts on the weekend that was in the SEC. As is customary for an Alabama-based radio show, Harsin was discussed.

Finebaum criticized several of Harsin’s coaching decisions in last weekend’s win over Missouri but went on to say that the pressure that he has been dealt at Auburn is not entirely his fault. He says that Auburn has struggled in recruiting, dating back to the previous era.

“(Gus) Malzahn had moments. I think he was able to get some real, difference-making players on that roster as we all know. But, with Malzahn, it caught up to him at the end. His recruiting trailed off,” Finebaum said. “As Georgia became a juggernaut on top with Alabama and LSU has always made a difference, it just became more difficult.”

Last recruiting cycle, Auburn reeled in the No. 21 class according to 247Sports and sits currently at No. 56 in the 2023 rankings with 10 commitments. Harsin’s recruiting efforts have also been condemned, but Finebaum believes that if Harsin can put life back into recruiting, that could be one step towards keeping his job.

“You can overcome bad coaching decisions if you have a little bit of talent. But there just isn’t any talent,” Finebaum said. “I realize Auburn was shorthanded from a quarterback standpoint… but I’ve never seen less imagination and more sandlot ball than (vs. Missouri) in my life.”

Out of the 10 commitments that Auburn has received for the 2023 cycle, seven of them are rated as four-star prospects according to 247Sports. The class is headlined by running back [autotag]Jeremiah Cobb[/autotag], wide receiver [autotag]Adam Hopkins[/autotag], and safety [autotag]Terrance Love[/autotag].

[mm-video type=video id=01gdty51y1nrb7ss25xe playlist_id=01fc3h383th881vsf1 player_id=01f5k5y2jb3twsvdg4 image=https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/video/thumbnail/mmplus/01gdty51y1nrb7ss25xe/01gdty51y1nrb7ss25xe-cd679e9a8a0dea4fd6528c8713a4ee3e.jpg]

[listicle id=54572]

Auburn commit Adam Hopkins working to flip Gabriel Harris from Georgia

Adam Hopkins and Gabriel Harris used to play high school together and Hopkins is trying to get them to reunite on the Plains.

Auburn landing four-star wide receiver [autotag]Adam Hopkins[/autotag] was a big win for the Tigers on the recruiting trail but he is working to make it even better.

Hopkins grew up with four-star Georgia commit [autotag]Gabriel Harris[/autotag] and he is working to flip him from Auburn’s rival.

“I’ve known him since Pre-K, like we grew up together,” Hopkins told Auburn Undercover’s Christian Clemente after Auburn’s game over Missouri.

The two played together at Thomasville County Central before Harris transferred to IMG Academy for his senior year. Both were in attendance for Auburn’s game against Missouri and Hopkins took the chance to work on flipping his friend.

The two talk frequently but this was a chance for Hopkins to make his sales pitch in person.

“I was telling him that he already knows the deal,” Hopkins said. “I was telling him this the spot, but he already knows that though.”

The game was one of the best Hopkins has ever attended, and he may have been one of the few unsurprised by the ending since he predicted it.

“Oh yeah man, wild game,” Hopkins said. “Had me off the seat. That’s probably one of the craziest games I’ve been to. I ain’t never actually been to a game that close. It’s probably one of the wildest.”

“It was turnt,” Hopkins said. “Me and my home boy we was actually saying what was going to happen, we said they was going top fumble. We called it, it was kind of crazy. We was like, ‘They’re going to fumble bro, we’re good.’”

[mm-video type=video id=01gbrqsw4qgx4eyntmea playlist_id=01eqbyzb4ahnasj2m3 player_id=01f5k5y2jb3twsvdg4 image=https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/video/thumbnail/mmplus/01gbrqsw4qgx4eyntmea/01gbrqsw4qgx4eyntmea-8e9c192efeec8e2baf5a6a089dce0f6b.jpg]

Contact/Follow us @TheAuburnWire on Twitter, and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Auburn news, notes, and opinion. You can also follow JD on Twitter @jdmccarthy15.

Let us know your thoughts, and comment on this story below. Join the conversation today!

[listicle id=54519]

Auburn lands four-star wide receiver

Auburn may have lost wideout Karmello English, but it just picked up another four-star receiver:

After four-star wideout Karmello English de-committed from Auburn on Thursday, the Tigers and [autotag]Bryan Harsin[/autotag] have found his replacement.

Four-star wide receiver [autotag]Adam Hopkins[/autotag], the No. 1 wideout in Georgia, committed to the Auburn Tigers on Thursday. Hopkins becomes the Tigers’ highest-rated recruit of the 2023 class and serves as a bit of a softener after English de-committed just a day earlier.

Hopkins was at Jordan-Hare for Auburn’s victory over San Jose State, and his commitment boosts Auburn’s recruiting ranking from No. 69 in the nation to No. 61 in the nation. With English de-committing, Hopkins now joins Daquyvious Sorey as the two wideout commits for Auburn’s class of 2023.

Hopkins has a lot of versatility as a receiver and his larger stature allows him to play just about anywhere in the receiving corps. Hopkins found success at his high school playing defensive back, too, but it’s very unlikely that Auburn uses him in that capacity once he joins the team.

[listicle id=53851]

[mm-video type=playlist id=01eqbyzb4ahnasj2m3 player_id=none image=https://auburnwire.usatoday.com/wp-content/plugins/mm-video/images/playlist-icon.png]

Auburn wide receiver target announces commitment date

Tigers fans won’t have to wait long.

Auburn fans may not have to wait long to see another four-star wide receiver come to the Plains.

Georgia 2023 prospect Adam Hopkins, who was recently predicted to commit to Auburn on 247Sports a few days ago, has officially announced his commitment date. Hopkins plans to announce his chosen school at 9 a.m. CT. Hopkins has a few other teams to choose from, but the Tigers’ main competitor looks like the Arkansas Razorbacks according to 247Sports.

Hopkins will be at Jordan-Hare Stadium on Saturday to watch Auburn take on San Jose State, though he has two more official visits scheduled after he recruits — he’ll go to Fayetteville, Arkansas, to visit the Razorbacks on Oct. 1 and then he’ll head to Kansas State to visit the Wildcats on Nov. 5. His most recent visit was an unofficial one to Florida State on June 30.

He’ll hope to see a good showing when the Tigers take on the Spartans on Saturday at 6:30 p.m. CT.

[listicle id=53491]

[mm-video type=playlist id=01eqbyzb4ahnasj2m3 player_id=none image=https://auburnwire.usatoday.com/wp-content/plugins/mm-video/images/playlist-icon.png]

2023 wideout recruit projected to Tigers

Auburn has done particularly well recruiting wideouts in the 2023 class.

Another four-star wide receiver could be committing to the Plains soon.

Adam Hopkins, a wideout out of Thomasville, Georgia, was projected by three different 247Sports analysts on the website’s “Crystal Ball” to commit to the Tigers. Hopkins hasn’t narrowed down a list of schools yet, but he is “warm” on Arkansas, Texas A&M and Auburn according to the website.

The Tigers could certainly use Hopkins’ services. Auburn currently has the 60th-ranked recruiting class for 2023, so any incoming four-star recruits would boost those numbers. The team has definitely been doing well on wide receivers, however, netting two four-stars in Karmello English and Daquayvious Sorey thus far in the 2023 class.

Hopkins plays both sides of the ball in high school but will play wide receiver at the next level in college. He’s currently scheduled to take an official visit to Auburn on Sept. 10, when the Tigers face off against the San Jose State Spartans.

[mm-video type=playlist id=01eqbyzb4ahnasj2m3 player_id=none image=https://auburnwire.usatoday.com/wp-content/plugins/mm-video/images/playlist-icon.png]

[listicle id=53217]