Auburn chasing hard after Stephenson LB Tyrone Cornelius

Stephenson linebacker Tyrone Cornelius, who has five scholarship offers, said Auburn is recruiting him the hardest. 

“[Auburn] coach [Gene] Chizik was out when I went down there,” Cornelius said. “They really want me to come back and meet him so I can have a sit down with him.

“Overall, Auburn was very nice. I really saw a lot that I haven’t seen before when I went to Auburn. I was very surprised that it was so nice because I thought it was in the country. But I came away with a whole different view of Auburn.”

Cornelius has offers from Georgia Tech, Auburn, Miami, South Carolina and Vanderbilt.

The 6-foot-2, 195-pound Cornelius had hoped to visit Vanderbilt on Saturday, but a track meet will force him to reschedule his trip to Nashville.

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