Fresh off an impressive weekend showing at The Opening regional camp in Charlotte, Auburn 2018 quarterback commit Joey Gatewood has a new scholarship to add to his growing list of offers. Despite currently holding scholarship offers from nearly every elite college football program in the country, this one may mean a bit more to Tiger fans.

Since his commitment to Auburn, which dates all the way back to December of 2015, Gatewood has never wavered from his commitment to Gus Malzahn’s program. Now regarded as the nation’s No. 1 athlete in the 2018 recruiting cycle, per his 247Sports Composite Rating, it’s safe to say Gatewood is one of the gems of Auburn’s current recruiting class. With a frame reminiscent of former Heisman Trophy winner Cam Newton, the 6-foot-4, 232-pound Gatewood very well could be the next big thing to hit Auburn’s campus — assuming he signs with the Tigers.

According to the official Twitter account of his high school football team, Gateway recently received his latest scholarship offer from Alabama.

This latest news is an interesting subplot to the otherwise quiet recruitment of Gatewood since his commitment to Auburn. Aside from numerous visits to the Plains, the only other notable stop Gatewood has made during his recruitment have been a trip to Tallahassee to see the Florida State campus. It will be interesting to see if any trips to Tuscaloosa are made in the near future, and if so, how Auburn reacts.

Both Auburn (Jarrett Stidham, Malik Willis) and Alabama (Tua Tagovailoa, Mac Jones) added two quarterbacks to their respective rosters this offseason.