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Auburn’s next recruiting challenge? Flip a Big 12 commit

Auburn hopes to reel in a quarterback for the 2023 recruiting cycle. To do that, they may have to steal a prospect away from another program.

Auburn has extended an offer to 14 quarterbacks in the class of 2023 recruiting cycle. According to On3, 12 of those prospects have committed to a program.

Out of all the offers delivered, Auburn is currently the favorite to land one quarterback prospect, a three-star from West Palm Beach, Florida, [autotag]Will Prichard[/autotag]. Auburn has a 17 percent chance to land Prichard according to On3’s Recruiting Prediction Machine, with ECU slightly behind the Tigers at 15 percent.

The best chance for Auburn to land a talented quarterback is to attempt to pry him away from another program. That is what Auburn hopes to do with Iowa State commit [autotag]J.J. Kohl[/autotag].

Kohl, a four-star prospect from Ankeny, Iowa, received an offer from Auburn on August 10 despite having been an Iowa State pledge since April. In a recent interview with Caleb Jones of AuburnSports, a division of Rivals, Kohl remains strongly committed to the Cyclones.

“Under the current circumstances, if everything stays the same, I feel like I’ll end up at Iowa State,” Kohl said in an interview with Auburn Sports. “Overall, it has the best opportunity for me and I feel like it’s a really good fit for me.”

At the current moment, Kohl remains loyal to Matt Campbell and Iowa State, but he understands that the landscape of College Football recruiting changes constantly. Albeit small, the chance that Kohl could land at Auburn, or elsewhere, is still possible.

“We saw a lot of change in just the last offseason and crazy things can happen,” Kohl said. “If everything stays the same I’ll probably end up at Iowa State, but if things change, I might go out and seek different opportunities.”

Kohl is a four-star rated pro-style quarterback for the 2023 class. According to On3, he is the No. 2 quarterback in the state of Iowa and is ranked as the No. 10 overall quarterback for the class.

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Florida QB: Clemson visit ‘was everything I expected and more’

A talented Sunshine State gunslinger traveled to Clemson for Saturday’s game and didn’t leave disappointed after his first experience at Death Valley. The King’s Academy (West Palm Beach, Fla.) 2023 quarterback Will Prichard attended the Tigers’ …

A talented Sunshine State gunslinger traveled to Clemson for Saturday’s game and didn’t leave disappointed after his first experience at Death Valley.

The King’s Academy (West Palm Beach, Fla.) 2023 quarterback Will Prichard attended the Tigers’ 48-27 win over Wake Forest as an unofficial visitor.

“Super fun and electric,” Prichard said to The Clemson Insider regarding the game atmosphere. “The fans were really into it, and that’s what I’m looking for in a college.”

Saturday marked Prichard’s first game-day visit to Clemson, but second time on campus overall as he previously visited in the summer of 2019.

What were his biggest takeaways from the return trip to Tiger Town?

“What stood out to me was how nice the staff and the people were,” he said. “They all took time to talk to not only me but other recruits as well.”

“And the highlight was definitely the W,” he said.

Prichard came away impressed by what he saw on the field from the Tigers as he watched them dominate the Demon Deacons while piling up 333 rushing yards and holding Wake Forest to a season-low 27 points.

“They looked really good (Saturday),” he said. “Defense came up big and the ground game for the offense was huge.”

While on campus, Prichard talked the most with his area recruiter for Clemson, Tyler Grisham, and also had the chance to speak with quarterbacks coach Brandon Streeter.

“They both basically told me just to keep grinding,” Prichard said, “and things should go the right way.”

Prichard is already planning to return to Clemson for another visit in the offseason.

As for the game-day visit on Saturday, Prichard expected to enjoy his time at Clemson, but the visit was even better than he thought it would be.

“It was everything I expected and more,” he said.

As a junior this season, Prichard completed 112-of-186 passes (60 percent) for 1,861 yards and accounted for 26 total touchdowns while throwing only seven interceptions.

Schools such as Auburn, UCLA, Utah, Arizona and Vanderbilt have extended offers to Prichard, who has also been to games at in-state schools Florida and UCF this season.

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Sunshine State QB ‘super excited’ to see first game at Death Valley

Clemson’s final home game of the 2021 season will mark this standout Sunshine State signal-caller’s first time attending a game at Death Valley. The King’s Academy (West Palm Beach, Fla.) 2023 quarterback Will Prichard is set to unofficially visit …

Clemson’s final home game of the 2021 season will mark this standout Sunshine State signal-caller’s first time attending a game at Death Valley.

The King’s Academy (West Palm Beach, Fla.) 2023 quarterback Will Prichard is set to unofficially visit Clemson for Saturday’s contest against Wake Forest at Memorial Stadium.

“Super excited,” Prichard said to The Clemson Insider of seeing a game in The Valley. “It’s going to be my first one.”

Prichard (6-3, 200) has watched Clemson play on TV, so he has an idea of what to expect as far as the game atmosphere but is excited to witness it live and in person.

“It looks super electric,” he said. “The fans look really into it, and I’m looking forward to seeing what they’re all about.”

Prichard, who said “it felt great to get the invite” to Saturday’s game, has been in contact with Clemson assistant coaches Tyler Grisham and Brent Venables ahead of the visit.

“They said they like my film and they will keep in touch with me more,” Prichard said.

As a junior this season, Prichard completed 112-of-186 passes (60 percent) for 1,861 yards and accounted for 26 total touchdowns while throwing only seven interceptions.

Schools such as Auburn, UCLA, Utah, Arizona and Vanderbilt have extended offers to Prichard, who has been to games at in-state schools Florida and UCF this season.

What is he hoping to get out of Saturday’s game-day visit to Clemson?

“A great experience and to get higher on their board,” he said.

While this will be Prichard’s first trip to Tiger Town for a game, it won’t be his first time on campus as he previously visited Clemson in the summer of 2019.

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