Arkansas may have beaten Auburn on the field, but the Tigers may get the last laugh. Auburn went into the Razorbacks backyard today and signed one of the top quarterbacks in the country. This afternoon, Fort Smith, Arkansas quarterback Kodi Burns committed to Auburn in a press conference at his high school.
Burns is a consensus top five quarterbacks by all the recruiting services. He's been rated a five star prospect by Scout.com. Burns had narrowed his choices down to Auburn and Arkansas. He visited Auburn over the summer and fell in love with the campus.
"I committed to Auburn. It was a tough decision to make, but I felt like Auburn right now was the better choice for me," said Burns. "Both teams are doing good, but my decision didn't have anything to do with how the teams are doing. I just felt like at Auburn it would be a whole new experience for me.
Offensive line coach Hugh Nall and offensive coordinator Al Borges have been hot on the trail of Burns for a long time. But what sealed the deal was the attendance of Tommy Tuberville to one of Burns game. He said that showed him that Auburn was serious about him.
Burns will battle Blake Fields and Neil Caudle for the starting job in 2008 after Brandon Cox moves on.
