Overview
- Three-star offensive lineman Bear McWhorter announced his commitment to Auburn in a post on X.
- He had signed with Michigan during the early signing period before reopening his recruitment following Sherrone Moore’s firing.
- Michigan said Moore was fired for cause over an inappropriate relationship with a staff member, and prosecutors later charged him after alleging he broke into the staffer’s home and threatened self-harm.
- McWhorter becomes the 19th member of Auburn’s 2026 class and the fifth offensive lineman, joining Wilson Zierer, Parker Pritchett, Mykall Lundy-Foster and Mason Mathis.
- Yahoo Sports reported that a prior relationship with new Auburn coach Alex Golesh and OL coach Tyler Hudanick, who offered McWhorter in 2023, helped the Tigers land him.