"That was a big thing for
my family," added the matter of fact Eltoro Freeman. "I didn't want
to just earn my degree from here, I wanted to get our with honors, and I am graduating
next week on the honor roll."
That is the not the only good news for
the former Benjamin Russell (AL) standout.
"I am going to enroll
at Auburn in January. I spoke with Coach Willis, and he said they are sending
me my letter of intent to my home address. I will sign it, then I will come back
home, and we will Fed Ex it back on December 17th."
Some might be
surprised that a player would sign with a school without a coaching staff in place,
but Freeman felt like he committed to the school, not the staff.
"When
I signed with Auburn out of high school, I liked their school. Coach Tub was a
major role in my decision, but I signed to play for Auburn University, not Coach
Tub or Willis. As far as the new coach, I play on the defensive side of the ball,
so who ever they hire is not going to make a major impact with my position one
way or the other. If I were a QB or a RB, yea, I would want to see who they hired
first. I would need to know if they were going to throw or run the ball. But the
new coach is not going to impact my role. Besides, Coach Willis told me that the
new coach is keeping him, and he is my position coach (LB), so I am in good hands
anyway."
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