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Talented 2024 quarterback on receiving Auburn offer: ‘It was amazing’

Oxford High School quarterback Kamari McClellan came away with an offer from Auburn and offensive coordinator Mike Bobo on Monday.

There’s still a long way for Kamari McClellan to go in his recruiting process, but the Oxford (Ala.) quarterback was ecstatic to receive an offer from the home-state Tigers.

“It was amazing,” McClellan said per Auburn Undercover’s Jason Caldwell. “I got my first SEC offer. I thought it was going to be coming but I wasn’t sure.

In the signing class of 2024, the 6-foot-2, 180-pound signal-caller was on Auburn’s campus Monday taking part in camp and getting to show what he could do in front of new head coach Bryan Harsin and offensive coordinator Mike Bobo.

He must have made quite an impression as he left the Plains with the offer from Bobo.

“We did the individual session after the camp,” McClellan said. “We went to take pictures and Coach Bobo gave me the offer then. I just said ‘thank you coach, thank you for the opportunity.’”

McClellan his entering his first season as the start for Oxford after backing up Trey Higgins, who signed to play baseball at Mississippi State. He’s planning on trips to rivals LSU and Alabama soon as well but enjoy his time learning under Bobo.

It was good,” he said. “I learned some things after getting coached by him. He told me I had a nice ball and my footwork was good. He just told me that I was talented.”

No questions: Mike Bobo to call plays for Auburn under Bryan Harsin

Auburn head coach Bryan Harsin settled any doubts on who will call the plays for the Tigers offense during his tenure.

Auburn fans won’t have to drive themselves crazy trying to figure out who is really calling the shots on offense in 2021.

During his press conference on Thursday afternoon, new Tigers head coach Bryan Harsin announced that Mike Bobo, who he hired at the offensive coordinator position, will be calling the plays.

“Mike’s calling the plays,” Harsin said. “My responsibility right now is to help install and be there for the DNA for who we are on the offense side.”

Of course, Harsin also had to throw a joke in on the play-calling duties.

“We both agreed I’ll call the touchdowns and he can call the other plays,”

The two should be familiar with each other’s offenses as they battled for five seasons when Harsin was still at Boise State and Bobo was the head coach at Colorado State.

What sort of offense they will run is still up in the air and will be discussed among the two during the offseason.

“It’s open discussion,” Harsin said. “That’s the best part about having really good coaches together is, yes we have a foundation and there’s some non-negotiables in there, but there’s a lot of things that we want to work through and try as we install it. … We’re having fun. We’re enjoying it. We’re able to work through some things. There’s some really good, healthy arguments in there, which you should have.

“To me, that’s how you develop that conviction for what it is you want to do and the system you want to put in so we can take that into the meeting rooms and share that with our players.”

All-Auburn Offensive Team during Gus Malzahn era

Report: Auburn to hire Mike Bobo as offensive coordinator, QBs coach

South Carolina offensive coordinator Mike Bobo is reportedly set to join Bryan Harsin’s staff at Auburn in the same role.

The news keeps coming on Thursday as Bryan Harsin’s coaching staff at Auburn is taking shape.

Per Auburn Undercover, the new Tigers coach is expected to hire Mike Bobo away from South Carolina to serve as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach on his staff.

From the report:

South Carolina’s Mike Bobo agreed Thursday to become the Tigers’ new offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach, sources close to the situation tell Auburn Undercover. An official announcement is expected from the school later today.

The former Georgia quarterback previously was the offensive coordinator at South Carolina in 2020 under Will Muschamp. The Gamecocks finished 96th in the FBS this season in total offense, putting up just 355.1 yards per game.

Prior to that, Bobo was the head coach at Colorado State from 2015-19 after a successful stint as offensive coordinator at his alma mater from 2007-14.

A good recruiter who has deep ties in the state of Georgia, he will reportedly be the second SEC coach alongside Derek Mason to be on Harsin’s staff at Auburn.

Auburn hires former Georgia OC Mike Bobo

The Auburn Tigers have hired former Georgia and South Carolina offensive coordinator Mike Bobo to be their offensive coordinator

The Auburn Tigers have hired former Georgia and South Carolina offensive coordinator Mike Bobo to be their offensive coordinator. Auburn fired head coach Gus Malzahn earlier this offseason and is looking for more consistency.

Mike Bobo served as interim coach at South Carolina after the Gamecocks fired Will Muschamp this season. Auburn head coach Bryan Harsin liked the job Mike Bobo did at South Carolina enough to hire him as offensive coordinator. Now, the duo will try to revive quarterback Bo Nix’s career.

Mike Bobo is bringing Will Friend with him to be the offensive line coach at Auburn. Before coaching at South Carolina, Bobo spent 2015-2019 coaching the Colorado State Rams. Before then, he had a lengthy stint in Athens as both the Georgia Bulldogs’ quarterback coach (2001-2006) and offensive coordinator (2007-2014).

Bobo has spent a lot of time around the SEC as both a coach and a player. He played at the University of Georgia as a quarterback in the 1990s and knows the conference inside and out.

Additionally, Auburn is hiring former Vanderbilt coach Derek Mason as defensive coordinator. It will be interesting to see how Auburn’s staff prepares players for the 2021 season. The Tigers have struggled against Georgia and Alabama in recent seasons and are looking to reverse that trend.