Tag: Tai Buster

Auburn becomes frontrunner to land four-star OT Broderick Shull

Auburn is looking to add its fourth OL for the 2025 cycle, and has the No. 5 OT in the nation in its sights.

Auburn football looks to add a fourth offensive lineman to its 2025 recruiting haul, and a top-five tackle from Oklahoma may be the perfect match.

[autotag]Broderick Shull[/autotag], a four-star offensive tackle from Bixby, Oklahoma, visited Auburn last month and is scheduled to return for an official visit in June. That is seen as a positive sign from On3’s Steve Wiltfong, who has logged an expert prediction for Auburn to earn Shull’s pledge with a confidence level of 60%.

During his visit to the Plains in March, Shull shared his experiences with On3’s Cole Pinkston. He shared that he enjoyed the campus and the meeting with offensive line coach [autotag]Jake Thornton[/autotag]. He could not pinpoint one specific aspect of his visit that he enjoyed the most, but pointed out that the strength and conditioning program has piqued his interest.

“I mean everything has been standing out to me,” Shull said in an interview with On3. “The coaching staff, how players want to work, the strength and conditioning part of it. That (strength and conditioning) was also a major part of it. The guy (Dom Studzinski), he cares about science. Coach Dom cares about science in a way that is incredible. I haven’t seen that in a coach in a while. He likes to do that and I like that.”

Along with Auburn, Shull is set to visit Texas A&M, Nebraska, Texas Tech, Kansas State, and Illinois. At the time of this post, Auburn is the frontrunner to land his signature while Texas Tech is next in line.

Shull is the No. 5 OT for the 2025 class according to On3’s rankings, and the top player from Oklahoma. Auburn currently has three offensive linemen committed to its 2025 haul: four-star [autotag]Tavaris Dice[/autotag], as well as three-stars [autotag]Spencer Dowland[/autotag] and [autotag]Tai Buster[/autotag]. The class currently ranks No. 8 in 247Sports recruiting rankings. However, a commitment from Shull would boost Auburn to the No. 5 slot.

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2025 OL Tai Buster commits to Auburn

Hugh Freeze and the Tigers beat out Florida and Penn State for the three-star OL.

Auburn football has added size to its top-10 2025 recruiting class.

[autotag]Tai Buster[/autotag], a three-star OL from Kannapolis, North Carolina, announced his commitment to Auburn on Friday. He chose the Tigers over Florida, Penn State, and Rutgers.

Buster was one of several top targets to visit campus last week. While on campus… he watched practice, toured campus and facilities, and met with several coaches. He tells Jeffrey Lee of Auburn Live that he “feels at home” in Auburn and that he likes the energy and tempo of Auburn’s practices.

Offensive coach Jake Thornton played a key role in landing Buster, as he was college teammates with Buster’s high school offensive line coach at Western Carolina.

“They have the same philosophy,” Buster said of Thornton. “They want me to be the best football player that I can be. Coach (Kaleb) Spry is one of my favorite coaches I’ve ever had. I really appreciate him and everything he’s done for me. I feel like Coach Thornton will be the same way.”

Buster is a 6-5, 260-pound offensive lineman from Brown High School in Kannapolis, North Carolina. He is rated as a three-star from On3 and Rivals, but has not received a ranking from 247Sports or ESPN at the time of this post. He is the third offensive lineman to commit to Auburn’s 2025 signing class, joining [autotag]Spencer Dowland[/autotag] and [autotag]Tavaris Dice[/autotag].

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Who did Rutgers football offer on Thursday?

Rutgers football sent out a pair of offers on Thursday night.

Rutgers football sent out a pair of offers on Thursday night. The two players come from what is an expanding recruiting map for Rutgers.

The offers from Rutgers come two days after the Scarlet Knights received a commitment from athlete Talibi Kaba, a three-star linebacker from Hillside (Hillside, New Jersey). Kaba also held Power Five offers from Boston College, Duke and Illinois at the time of his commitment.

Kaba is the No. 12 ranked player in a solid year for recruiting in New Jersey.

The Thursday offers from Rutgers went out to recruits in North Carolina and Virginia. Both of the prospects offered are members of the 2025 recruiting class.:

 

 

After a great conversation with @GregSchiano @CoachValloneRU I’m super excited to announce my 20th!!!! Division one offer not only would I like to thank @coach_spry @CoachJHardin16 @merritt_coach and @charliegraygma1 but I also would like to thank the city of Kannapolis support! pic.twitter.com/Ph6qPUm5x9

Last year, Rutgers signed three players (Ben Black, Isaiah Crumpler and Noah Shaw) from North Carolina as they made a deeper push into the state.

  • Micah Matthews (a four-star athlete from Bridgewater, Virginia. He has been offered by Kentucky, Liberty, North Carolina, Virginia, Virginia Tech and West Virginia among others. He is the No. 61 player in the nation and the second-best player in Virginia)

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After a great conversation I am truly blessed to receive an offer from Rutgers University! @GregSchiano @EricJosephsRU @ChadSimmons_ @RivalsFriedman @BrianDohn247 @MohrRecruiting @taknightsfball 🪓🪓 #RU #chop pic.twitter.com/PMFnShMWki

Rutgers football finished last season at 7-6 (3-6 Big Ten). They played the second-toughest schedule in college football.

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The season ended with a 31-24 win over Miami in the Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl at Yankee Stadium.