Auburn football: Silver lining in Gunner Stockton-Georgia commitment

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After all of the poaching Auburn football has done to the South Carolina football program, it felt as though the Tigers had a legitimate shot at signing away 2022 QB Gunner Stockton away from the Gamecocks as well.

Not long ago, Stockton was rumored to be potentially Plains-bound:

There appears to be smoke Tuesday (I so meant to do that) in relation to a Stockton-to-Auburn fire. The Tigers appear to be shifting their attention to the position with Dematrius Davis making his way to the Plains next season to give Bo Nix competition at the signal-caller spot.

Scott could eventually compete with double-D for reps, but Stockton–by way of being a…