Former Auburn staffer arrested on felony charges tied to recruiting documents
CBS Sports • • sports
Key Points:
- Former Auburn football staffer David Rudolph Jenrath was arrested on felony charges of theft of trade secrets and computer tampering for allegedly sharing Auburn's recruiting plans with up to 11 other schools.
- Jenrath transmitted confidential athletics information without consent, using a pseudonym email "Don Julio" to send documents containing evaluations of high school recruits targeted by Auburn for future classes.
- The leaked documents included personnel information and coaching evaluations but did not contain game plan details; Jenrath was fired in the spring after being hired in January.
- Police investigated the anonymous emails for over two months, ultimately identifying Jenrath as the source, who then turned himself in and is being held on a $15,000 bond.
- Jenrath currently lists himself as a sports analytics student at the University of Tennessee and previously worked as a player personnel scouting assistant at Auburn.
