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Louisville Football: Top Recruit Avery Picked The Cards Over These 3 Schools

By Derek Snyder

Sep 5, 2015; Atlanta, GA, USA; Louisville Cardinals fans prior to facing the Auburn Tigers in the 2015 Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game at the Georgia Dome. Mandatory Credit: John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 5, 2015; Atlanta, GA, USA; Louisville Cardinals fans prior to facing the Auburn Tigers in the 2015 Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game at the Georgia Dome. Mandatory Credit: John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports /
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Nov 19, 2016; Auburn, AL, USA; Auburn Tigers quarterback Jeremy Johnson (6) celebrates a touchdown with lineman Darius James (78) during the first quarter against the Alabama A&M Bulldogs at Jordan Hare Stadium. Mandatory Credit: John Reed-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 19, 2016; Auburn, AL, USA; Auburn Tigers quarterback Jeremy Johnson (6) celebrates a touchdown with lineman Darius James (78) during the first quarter against the Alabama A&M Bulldogs at Jordan Hare Stadium. Mandatory Credit: John Reed-USA TODAY Sports /

1. Auburn Tigers

This is the one program that could have landed Avery without blinking an eye. Year in and year out, Auburn puts a top-level defense onto the field. It’s one of the main reasons why they can compete with Alabama and LSU. However, they aren’t as good as they could be because their offense has struggled.

Apparently, it was even tough for Avery to make the decision to not attend Auburn.

Take a look at this quote from Avery, according to Will Sammon from the USA Today:

"“Auburn was the school that made the decision most difficult, Avery added. Avery has a strong relationship with Auburn secondary coach Wesley McGriff, who coached Avery’s father, Chris.”"

I think that this quote should give every Cardinals fan an optimistic view of where the Louisville football program is at. Avery decided to go with a school that would contend and get him NFL ready. Not to mention, he already had a relationship with Wesley McGriff, but Louisville’s pitch was just that much stronger.

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