By Jeff Shearer
AuburnTigers.com
AUBURN, Ala. - After his signing day switcheroo to Auburn from Georgia in 2015, Darius Slayton learned a valuable life lesson.
“You can’t make everyone happy,” said Slayton, a redshirt sophomore from Norcross, Georgia in metro Atlanta. “That whole night was stressful because I didn’t end up deciding until 11 o’clock at night.”
Perhaps underestimating the fervor with which many follow recruiting, the reaction surprised Slayton.
“I really didn’t think people would care,” he said. “Honestly, I really didn’t. Once I made the decision, I made my calls.