Gus Malzahn isn’t tempering expectations for the centerpiece of the team’s 2017 recruiting class Calvin Ashley.
During Malzahn national signing day press conference, the coach compared the incoming offensive lineman — a 5-star recruit out of St. John’s College in Washington D.C. — to a former Tigers’ standout.
“Calvin is a guy that we feel like can come in immediately and have a chance to compete,” Malzahn said. “Really reminds me a lot of Greg Robinson when Greg was this age.”
While Robinson redshirted as a freshman, he spent two years anchoring Auburn’s offensive line at left tackle and was a key ingredient to Auburn’s FBS-leading ground attack in 2013.