Alabaster (Ala.) Thompson EDGE Jared Smith took a strong look at schools like Florida State, Georgia, Ole Miss, South Carolina and USC, but the four-star decided to stay home and commit to Auburn. The local program was not talked about as much as some of the others on his list leading into summer visits, but the No. 42 prospect in the On3 Industry Ranking always had the Tigers high on his list. “Staying in state with Auburn has always been a real option for me,” Smith told On3. “Auburn has always been in the picture for me, but the closer I got to my senior year is really when I started thinki…
