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Four-star WR Travis Smith sets date to visit Auburn

In the midst of many tight recruiting battles, four-star wide receiver Travis Smith has set a date for his official visit to Auburn

Auburn football is currently in the race for many of the nation’s best high school products with the hopes of increasing its recruiting ranking in a big way. Visits play a big factor in these races, so every chance that the Tigers get to show off their campus to these big recruits is crucial.

Four-star wide receiver [autotag]Travis Smith[/autotag] is one of those players in the 2025 class that coach [autotag]Hugh Freeze[/autotag] is after. Luckily for Auburn, the dynamic player out of Westlake High School (Ga.) has set a date to make his official visit to the Plains.

Smith is set to make an appearance on campus on June 7. His visit will be the second of four week stretch where he visits different programs in the SEC.

In addition to the Plains, he is set to visit Georgia on May 31, Alabama on June 14 and Tennessee on June 21. This visit will be critical for the Tigers so they can separate themselves from their rivals that are going after him.

The 6-foot-3, 200 pound star is ranked the No. 90 player in his recruiting class according to the On3 industry ranking, as well as the No. 11 wide receiver in the class. He is also ranked the No. 12 player in the state of Georgia.

Should he commit to Auburn, Smith would be the first wide receiver to join the class, but the 11th overall player. It would also improve the Tigers’ 2025 recruiting class ranking, which currently sits at No. 9 in the country.

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Four-star WR Travis Smith schedules summer official visit to Auburn

Auburn is making a push to land the nation’s No. 11 wide receiver from the 2025 class.

Four-star wide receiver [autotag]Travis Smith[/autotag] recently put Auburn in his top eight schools and Auburn is looking to climb up the ladder.

Smith tells Tom Loy of 247Sports that he has scheduled two visits to Auburn, including his official visit. Smith will be in town next weekend and will return for his official visit on June 7.

After revealing his top eight schools, Smith told Chad Simmons of On3 that he is interested in Auburn due to Hugh Freeze’s ability to develop wide receivers, citing DK Metcalf and AJ Brown during Freeze’s time at Ole Miss. Now that he has visited Auburn several times, he has grown to love several aspects of the program, campus, and the city.

“It’s a great town, I love the town feeling. Great people there as well,” Smith said in a recent interview with 247Sports. “I went to a restaurant and guys caught up with relationships — we were talking — and those Auburn people really have a special place in my heart right now.”

Smith is the No. 11 wide receiver for the 2025 cycle according to 247Sports, and is the No. 25 prospect from the talent-rich state of Georgia. Georgia is currently the team to beat for Smith currently, as they have received two crystal ball predictions in their favor.

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Four-star Westlake WR Travis Smith Jr. names top schools

Four-star wide receiver prospect Travis Smith Jr. names his top schools including Georgia

The Georgia Bulldogs are among the top schools for four-star wide receiver recruit Travis Smith. Smith is a member of the class of 2025.

Travis Smith plays high school football for Westlake High School in Atlanta, Georgia. The 6-foot-4, 190-pound wide receiver is currently ranked as the No. 196 recruit in the nation. The Westlake standout is the No. 25 wide receiver and the No. 27 recruit in Georgia in the 2025 recruiting cycle.

The four-star wide receiver prospect also participates in track and field. Smith is a good student and a key in-state recruit for Georgia football.

Travis Smith announced his top eight schools via social media. His top schools are Alabama, Auburn, Georgia, Tennessee, Colorado, Oklahoma, Georgia Tech and Ole Miss. Smith has recently visited the Alabama Crimson Tide.

Kirby Smart and Georgia football have landed commitments from multiple five-star recruits in the class of 2025.

Georgia football signed the nation’s No. 1 recruiting class in the 2024 cycle.

 

Auburn is a finalist to land 2025 four-star WR Travis Smith

Auburn is in the mix to land a talented prospect from Atlanta, Georgia for its 2025 recruiting haul.

Auburn is in the mix to land one of the state of Georgia’s top recruits from the 2025 class.

Four-star wide receiver [autotag]Travis Smith[/autotag] has released his top eight schools, and Auburn has made the cut. The Tigers join several notable programs such as Alabama, Georgia, Oklahoma, and Ole Miss by remaining in the hunt to land the talented receiver from Westlake High School in Atlanta, Georgia.

Following his top-eight announcement, Smith sat down with Chad Simmons of On3 to break down his choices. He says that Auburn stands out because of Hugh Freeze’s ability to develop wide receivers.

“Coach Freeze is the guy that ultimately produced D.K. Metcalf and A.J. Brown,” Smith said in an interview with On3. “With me knowing that, how could I not look at them as a great target for me to be successful with?”

According to 247Sports, Auburn offered Smith on Sept. 24, 2023, he has since visited campus twice. Georgia is the early favorite to land Smith, as On3 has given the Bulldogs an 89.6% chance to earn his signature according to the sites Recruiting Prediction Machine.

Smith is a 6-4 wide receiver from Atlanta, Georgia. He is rated as a four-star receiver by every major recruiting site. He is the No. 33 player from the state of Georgia, and is the No. 26 overall wide receiver for the 2025 recruiting cycle.

 

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UGA football offers Westlake WR Travis Smith

The Georgia Bulldogs have extended a scholarship offer to wide receiver recruit Travis Smith

The Georgia Bulldogs and wide receivers coach Bryan McClendon have extended a scholarship offer to recruit Travis Smith. Smith is a member of the class of 2025.

Travis Smith plays high school football for Westlake High School in Atlanta, Georgia. The 6-foot-4, 190-pound wide receiver is currently an unranked recruit.

Smith currently holds scholarship offers from Tulane, Ole Miss, Texas A&M, Liberty, and more top college football programs. The Westlake standout also participates in track and field.

The talented wide receiver recruit is a good student. Travis Smith is well on his way to becoming a ranked recruit. He has taken recent visits to Florida and Georgia.

Kirby Smart and Georgia football have landed commitments from multiple five-star recruits in the class of 2025. The Dawgs are off to a strong start in the 2025 recruiting cycle and should have another top class.

Travis Smith announced his scholarship offer from the University of Georgia via Twitter:

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Bears hire longtime Raiders assistant Travis Smith as defensive line coach

Travis Smith lasted ten years, lasting through six different defensive coordinators. He now leaves to become the D-line coach in Chicago.

Richard Smith spent the past ten years with the Raiders, working his way up the ranks under multiple head coaching changes. Today he took another step up, only this time it also involved switching teams.

Smith was named the defensive line coach for the Bears Tuesday, joining new head coach Matt Eberflus’s staff.

Smith joined the Raiders in 2012 as a defensive assistant on Dennis Allen’s staff. He stayed on as a defensive quality control coach on Jack Del Rio’s staff and spent a season as outside linebackers coach (2017).

When Jon Gruden came in, Smith was retained as a defensive quality control coach before being elevated to assistant defensive line coach under Rod Marinelli the past two seasons.

Now Smith gets his shot at being a defensive line coach along with a reunion with former Raiders defensive end, Khalil Mack.

The Raiders website no longer lists Rod Marinelli, which suggests new defensive coordinator Patrick Graham will be hiring an entirely new defensive staff.

Bears hiring Travis Smith as defensive line coach

The Bears have found their new defensive line coach in Travis Smith.

The Chicago Bears continue to fill out Matt Eberflus’ coaching staff, which includes an impressive list of names that are aiming to get the team back on track.

According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, the Bears are hiring Travis Smith as their new defensive line coach. Smith spent the previous three seasons as an assistant defensive line coach with the Las Vegas Raiders.

Smith played a role in the development of Raiders defensive end Maxx Crosby, who has become one of the league’s best pass rushers. Which can only be good news for a youngster like Trevis Gipson and veterans like Khalil Mack and Robert Quinn.

Smith has already worked with Mack during his time with the Raiders, so it’ll be a reunion for the pair.

Now, running backs coach is the only vacant position coach job.

Eberflus has assembled an impressive coaching staff thus far, which includes offensive coordinator Luke Getsy, defensive coordinator Alan Williams, special teams coordinator Richard Hightower and quarterbacks coach Andrew Janocko, among others.

Here’s a look at how Eberflus’ coaching staff has filled out:

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