Chad Bowden to USC

[SoIll]

Yes. Kenyatta Watson. All outlets are now reporting it. Not a done deal by any stretch. Loy went on to say as of right now he believes he stays at Auburn.

 

[IrishSpartan]

Yes. Kenyatta Watson. All outlets are now reporting it. Not a done deal by any stretch. Loy went on to say as of right now he believes he stays at Auburn.

His bio is gone from the Auburn website when I just looked him up. Not sure if it was there before but weird it wouldn’t be there.

 

[arrowryan]

Yes. Kenyatta Watson. All outlets are now reporting it. Not a done deal by any stretch. Loy went on to say as of right now he believes he stays at Auburn.

Typical. I couldn’t tell you the last time “insiders” reported on a guy that actually took the job.

 

[dublinirish]

Yes. Kenyatta Watson. All outlets are now reporting it. Not a done deal by any stretch. Loy went on to say as of right now he believes he stays at Auburn.

has a couple of sons one just finished at Georgia State and is prepping for the draft. His younger is a class of 2027 corner with P5 offers

 

[SoIll]

His bio is gone from the Auburn website when I just looked him up. Not sure if it was there before but weird it wouldn’t be there.

None of the support staff has bios.

Auburn University Athletics - Official Athletics Website

The Official Athletic Site of Auburn University, partner of WMT Digital. The most comprehensive coverage of the Auburn Tigers on the web with rosters, schedules, scores, highlights, game recaps and more!

auburntigers.com

 

[NDPhilly]

Auburn signed back-to-back top 10 classes despite zero on the field success. Doing something right down there.

 

[Katzenboyer]

Auburn signed back-to-back top 10 classes despite zero on the field success. Doing something right down there.

 

[Kingbish01]

Yes. Kenyatta Watson. All outlets are now reporting it. Not a done deal by any stretch. Loy went on to say as of right now he believes he stays at Auburn.

A Florida native with tons of connections in Metro Atlanta.....YES PLEASE

 

[Hautian Domer]

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Auburn has some wealthy donors .... and they've shown before that they fully embrace "pay for play" (Cam Newton).

I like the sounds of this guy, though. It can't be easy recruiting there .... you've got Alabama in-state, and Georgia, Florida, and LSU are nearby.

 

[Jiggafini19Deux]

Auburn signed back-to-back top 10 classes despite zero on the field success. Doing something right down there.

Headed into Year 3 down there at 11-14 total, 5-11 in the mighty SEC. They'd better win some actual football games soon. There isn't a trophy for collecting teenaged football players.

 

[NDFAN2008]

It’s easy to be a top recruiter when you got bags of cash to throw at Hs kids something ND hasn’t been willing to budge on

 

[TorontoGold]

It’s easy to be a top recruiter when you got bags of cash to throw at Hs kids something ND hasn’t been willing to budge on

Do you think that ND finished higher in 2025 recruiting rankings than Ole Miss/Miami/FSU without throwing cash at kids?

 

[Bane]

There isn't a trophy for collecting teenaged football players.

The Jimbo Fisher Offseason Champion Memorial Cup will not be slandered like that.

 

[Dale]

It’s easy to be a top recruiter when you got bags of cash to throw at Hs kids something ND hasn’t been willing to budge on

Must have been why he was a good recruiter at Georgia Tech too

 

[IrishWayDomer]

Must have been why he was a good recruiter at Georgia Tech too

Kenyatta Watson? He was at GT from 2022 through end of 2023. GT team rankings according to 247:

2020: 27th
2021: 47th
2022: 54th
2023: 61st

 

[CanadalovesND]

Trying to see some sort of confirmation, but someone from the On3 board is saying that John Brice is reporting that Watson canceled the trip he was supposed to take with his wife to South Bend

 

[arrowryan]

Trying to see some sort of confirmation, but someone from the On3 board is saying that John Brice is reporting that Watson canceled the trip he was supposed to take with his wife to South Bend

Yes, that’s what he said on the podcast today

 

[IrishSpartan]

Trying to see some sort of confirmation, but someone from the On3 board is saying that John Brice is reporting that Watson canceled the trip he was supposed to take with his wife to South Bend

Did Loy fuck us again by releasing the news

 

[Irish5Saint]

Did Loy fuck us again by releasing the news

Probably

 

[GATTACA!]

At this point does anyone know where I can send in my application? Merck can I get you to hand deliver it?

 

[Dale]

Kenyatta Watson? He was at GT from 2022 through end of 2023. GT team rankings according to 247:

2020: 27th
2021: 47th
2022: 54th
2023: 61st

Does that dismiss the on field results of Georgia Tech? Or success in portal with guys like Romello Height and Haynes King? Or identifying three stars like Eric Singleton? Building into the HS recruiting that had success this past year?

Total revamp of roster with coaching change and portal overhaul. A class ranking shows little of that full picture

 

[Dale]

I don’t know if Loy saying over a day ago ND has talked to someone but don’t expect them to land him is somehow Loy’s fault that they didn’t land him lol

The bigger cause effect change would be Nakos, who took it more public today

 

[Dale]

Trying to see some sort of confirmation, but someone from the On3 board is saying that John Brice is reporting that Watson canceled the trip he was supposed to take with his wife to South Bend

This is what the Apple transcript says:

“were going to have Kenyatta Watson on campus. He's elite, he's at Auburn right now, really they're number two, but he's one of the best recruiting and personnel guys anywhere in the SEC, runs super deep in Atlanta, been at Florida State, been at Georgia Tech. They thought they were going to have him on campus at the same time they were bringing their GM candidate on campus.

Kenyatta had elected not to take the trip. He said that he's still considering Notre Dame, but when a guy cancels a trip with his wife, that's kind of like recruiting. You don't expect the commitment to come at that point in time.”

 

[arrowryan]

I don’t think insiders like Loy are getting real information. Insider information has been terrible lately. No one had any idea they were getting Seider.

 

[Dale]

I’ll save you the hire Marcus, James Blanchard’s secret sauce: offer the most money!

 

[notredomer23]

I’ll save you the hire Marcus, James Blanchard’s secret sauce: offer the most money!

Michigan's portal class is pretty bad in the context of this. They must have dropped way too much on Haynes, Payne, and Williams because the rest of that class is MID

 

[GreenGemsOmally]

I don’t think insiders like Loy are getting real information. Insider information has been terrible lately. No one had any idea they were getting Seider.

My guess is that a lot of the insiders were using Bowden for info. Now that he's gone, they're scrambling for reliable sources.

 

[Hautian Domer]

Michigan's portal class is pretty bad in the context of this. They must have dropped way too much on Haynes, Payne, and Williams because the rest of that class is MID

How much did they drop on Underwood to keep him from LSU? $13 million or something absurd like that? That's almost half of what Ohio State paid for its roster last year ...

 

[MacIrish75]

Marcus Freeman's Notre Dame set to hire key Auburn key executive: Report

While Marcus Freeman and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish look for a general manager, they could shore up the scouting department soon.

www.sportskeeda.com

Ah yes, noted CFB insider Allan Wolburg-Robles with the scoop.

 

[NDFAN2008]

So we are expected to hire him then it ain’t happening now