Add to Wes' list. From Joel Erickson
Auburn's first crop of incoming freshmen has arrived on campus, enrolled and started classes for the summer's May mini-semester.
Seven players -- quarterback Jeremy Johnson, running back Johnathan Ford, defensive tackle Montravius Adams, offensive lineman Deon Mix, cornerback Kamryn Melton, slot receiver Marcus Davis and junior college linebacker Kenny Flowers -- are enrolled at Auburn, a Tigers spokesman confirmed. For most of the signees, school is still in session. Auburn expects the remaining 13 signees to enroll over the summer.
"Each situation is different," Auburn head coach Gus Malzahn said at a Tiger Trek in Atlanta last week. "We will have some come in early, some come in June, we're still kind of working through that."
Being able to get onto campus allows a player to get a head start on acclimating to classes, plus a month-long head-start on working with strength and conditioning coach Ryan Russell before the summer's second mini-semester starts June 24. In addition, Auburn's seven May enrollees have a chance to begin summer sessions with the rest of the team and start learning their older teammates.
"Well, I think they've got to get acclimated to class," Malzahn said. "Coach Russell can start working with them, which is very important, learning how to work out, the techniques, and really, getting used to the team. It will be an important time this summer with these new guys coming in."
Johnson, who tweeted that he weighed in at 226 pounds last week, was one of the first to arrive, making the trek to Auburn a week ago. "Sittin outside lookin at the sky!!!!!!," Johnson tweeted last Tuesday. "AU in the morning!!!!!!! It's about to get forreal!!!!!!!!!!"
Ford, the running back who flipped from Vanderbilt and made his decision on signing day, also weighed in on enrolling at Auburn on Sunday as he made the trek down.
He'll return to his hometown, New Hope, on Tuesday night to go through his graduation ceremony, but Ford's already on campus.
"I made it.!!!!" Ford tweeted.
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