Published Jul 26, 2021
Geriner enjoying recruiter role, sees momentum growing
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Brian Stultz  •  AuburnSports
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AUBURN | Holden Geriner is officially still a recruit, but the Auburn coaching staff can almost list him as a recruiter at this point.

The three-star quarterback and Auburn commit took part in Big Cat Weekend on Sunday, and his visit wasn't to make sure that the Tigers were the right team for him but possibly play a role in getting others to see why they should come to the Plains. Either way, Geriner had a blast.

"It's so much fun, just being out here and just representing the future school I'm going to be at," he said. "It's really fun. I know, obviously, I was in that position one day, just getting recruited by people. So being able to change my role and recruit people is really fun and really special now … Just to meet everybody, everybody that we're recruiting is just really big, meet them in person, not just on texts and stuff. It's really good, really fun."

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The Benedictine Military School product takes that new role seriously, taking pride in each recruit he can convince to join him in wearing the orange and navy blue. A bit of his salesmanship and leadership qualities are desired for a quarterback coming out of high school.

"It definitely makes me feel good that I've sold the school well. So it makes me feel good."

He had some success on Sunday alone, with four-star running back Damari Alston announcing his commitment to Bryan Harsin and the Tigers during the event. It was the best part of the day for the 6-foot-3 signal-caller.

"I did some recruiting, and was able to get Damari, like y'all saw. So obviously just being here and just hanging out with everybody was probably the best part."

His relationship with Harsin and the new coaching staff helps Geriner when talking to other recruits. It has also been beneficial with current players on the Auburn roster.

"I talk to the coaches every single day, so I'm building a relationship all the time. We got really comfortable now. And then same with the players. Every time I'm up here, we hang out with the players. So I'm getting comfortable with them, too."

With Auburn receiving its seventh commit for the 2022 class, Geriner, who verbally committed back in February, can see the Tigers pick up some significant steam on the recruiting trail.

"Everybody that comes in helps us get more people. We've talked to a bunch of guys here, so we should get everything started rolling really well."