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Bryan Harsin’s staff managed to hold off Texas A&M and others to sign a Florida athlete committed to the previous Auburn coaching staff.
Tar’varish Dawson has officially signed with Auburn. A Tiger pledge since May 15, 2020, the staff change had opened the door for Texas A&M and others. He told Sports Illustrated that Tennessee was in his top three heading into signing day. Rivals mentions Florida State and Miami making a run.
Dawson told Chad Simmons of Rivals.com that he did think about signing with Texas A&M but ultimately stuck with AU even after the coaching change.
“I told the coaches at Auburn about three weeks ago that I was signing with them,” Dawson told Rivals. “It did not take me long. Yes, I did think about Texas A&M a good bit, and it was a little tough for a few days, but I knew Auburn was the right school.
“Coach Harsin called me right away, he talked about my film, what he liked about me, and we got off to a great start. Then he started talking to my family, getting to know us, and he is a coach I want to play for.”
On the 247Sports Composite, Dawson is rated 3-stars, the No. 25 ATH, No. 59 Florida recruit and No. 377 prospect overall nationally in the class of 2021.
Welcome to The Plains, @TarvarishD!
You’re gonna want to see his KILLER speed inside Jordan-Hare.#WarEagle pic.twitter.com/T81GAsNE5o
— Auburn Football (@AuburnFootball) February 3, 2021
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