Auburn linebacker DeMario Tolan no longer with team
Auburn has lost one of their transfer portal additions from the offseason.
DeMario Tolan, a four-star linebacker transfer from LSU, is no longer with the Auburn football program, per On3.
Tolan, a Top 200 recruit in the 2022 class out of Orlando, FL, was pursued by Auburn but signed with LSU coming out of high school. He entered the portal on January 4th and visited Auburn on the 5th, committing to linebacker coach Josh Aldridge just three days later.
Recovering from offseason back surgery, he played well enough on special teams to crack the starting rotation by the 2nd half of the season for LSU. He appeared in every game of the season except for the Citrus Bowl, Tolan finished with 10 tackles and two quarterback hurries.
LSU coach Brian Kelly was high on the future of Tolan when asked in November, saying to Nola.com "You're gonna have a combination of Tolan and (Harold) Perkins that I couldn't be more excited about.”
“He has the instincts of (senior linebacker) Micah Baskerville as a true freshman. I mean that in terms of pass coverage, understanding how to attack the line of scrimmage, and he's got incredible athletic ability.”
The Tigers still have depth in the linebacker room, signing North Texas transfer Larry Nixon III and Ole Miss transfer Austin Keys through the portal as well.
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