AUBURN --- Brad Bedell will laugh and tell you right away who his top recruiting target was this offseason.
The Auburn tight ends coach knew he had to reel in his big fish and bring back record-setting tight end John Samuel Shenker. Last season, Shenker set the Auburn single-season record for receptions and yardage by a tight end with 33 receptions for 413 yards.
People are also reading… While other positions on offense saw players transfer in and out or even went through coaching changes, the tight end room stayed the same for both players and coach. “I think the easiest thing is I know how they learn, they know how I coach,” Bedell said. “There’s not that feel-out mode, which is good. There wasn’t one when I got here, but it’s just a great understanding of how I coach and how I prepare and how I expect them to prepare.”
“It took a lot of study, took a lot of work,” Bedell said of the new role. “But it’s a challenge that I’m very grateful to have, very grateful to be at Auburn, to be in this position to coach this group. You know, I don’t take it for granted any day that I get to work with these kids. And when I say these kids, the Shenkers, the Micah Rileys and everybody in between.