Reed Ramsier's Comments Show Why Auburn Is Rising Fast

The Auburn Tigers are bringing in players who completely believe in Alex Golesh. 

As the 2027 recruiting class continues to add big time pieces and rise in the national team rankings, the new coaching staff is winning in multiple ways on the trail. It's clear they have an in-state focus, as some of the top players in Auburn's 2027 cycle are from Alabama, a relationship you assume wasn't fully developed until they made the transition from USF to the SEC. 

But some of their longest relationships in this class, dating back to the coaching staff's time at South Florida, are truly defining the identity Golesh and crew want to establish in the program. 

On Friday, newly committed Reed Ramsier spoke with Zac Blackerby, host of Locked on Auburn, about his recruitment and, most importantly, the new coaching staff on the Plains. The 4-Star offensive lineman had nothing but positive things to say as he prepared to play alongside a stacked 2027 class, one that is currently the 8th best in the country according to On3/Rivals. 

Ramsier took his official visit to the Tigers last weekend after putting Auburn and the Texas Longhorns as his final two destinations. The trip to the Plains went so well that he canceled his visit to Austin and committed on the spot. 

"The deciding factor really came down to just the people in the building", said Ramsier, "from the coaches to the players to the support staff, like the trainers and the dietitians. Everyone has a common goal in mind, and that's what puts me over the edge. Everyone wants to win, but they all have this same mindset of pouring into the players and pouring into each other."

The new Auburn Staff is not only focusing on the end goal of winning football games, but also on the small details that make it a reality. Hearing it from top players inside the class that held multiple Power-4 conference offers tells you they are doing it right. They are also pushing hard on building connections that last longer than just one visit to their home or campus. Ramsier described his unique relationship with Offensive Line Coach Tyler Hydanick (Coach Hoodie). 

"Coach Hoodie is one hell of a human being. Golesh gets the job, and a week after, Hoodie's calling me, saying, dude, I want to offer you here, this is one hell of a place. And he'd only been there a week. That said something."

These conversations helped make Ramsier's decision easy, as he mentioned during the interview. 

"I told Coach (Hoodie), can we get Golesh over here? I want to commit. I'm ready to shut this thing down. I'm ready to go work for you. He was ecstatic."

He will join a stacked class with plenty of opportunities to develop and play early in the best conference in college football. Ramsier's commitment marks the 4th offensive lineman to join the class, partnering up with Layton Von Brandt, Rance Brown, and Jaylon Moore.