In the final home game of the 2024 season, Auburn battled Texas A&M four times and upset the No. 15 team in the country 43-41.

What followed was chaos.

Players, fans and recruits all rushed the field and celebrated the first SEC home win for Auburn this season. Here’s how Auburn and other recruits reacted to the win, along with what it was like for them to storm the field, in their own words.

ABOUT THE GAME AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Of the commitments

Deuce Knight: “I loved it. I love seeing guys like Cam Coleman Ball and KeAndre Ball. It was crazy tonight at Jordan Hare. It was a fun time, it was great.”

Devin Williams: “It was crazy to see everyone rushing onto the field at the last minute. It was a crazy game until the end.”

Antonio Coleman: “It was just an exciting environment. The recruits sitting around each other brought a lot of intensity. I don’t know how to explain it, it was crazy.”

Erick Smith: “That game was lit. Best play of the day. Best play Auburn had all year.”

Jourdin Crawford: “It was very intense, we finally found one that went our way.”

Tavaris Dice: “That was electric, that was crazy. Words can’t even explain. That was a lot of energy in 30 seconds.”

Shadarius Toodle: “It feels great to get a win over a ranked team after this difficult season, it feels great… That’s a 10/10, if I wasn’t committed I would have committed tonight.”

Derick Smith: “I feel like this was the best game I’ve ever seen. The atmosphere went crazy. I just couldn’t sit down. I was just hype, I had to get up. It was something you had to watch .” “

Hezekiah Harris: “Crazy atmosphere, crazy game. I loved it though… It was breathtaking, the way he caught the pass in the end zone.”

Alvin Henderson: “We were sitting there, I felt like Auburn was really about to close out the game… I’ve been waiting a whole season. Especially when they were going to knock out A&M, I already knew that was the way it was. could feel it before the game. The energy, the fans, the Auburn family. I could feel the whole vibe that Auburn was going to win today.

Kail Ellis: “It was amazing. Just seeing the guys fight. It was just amazing to see. That’s a glimpse of what the teams of the future will be like and how they will respond to adversity. Especially against a team out of the top 25, a team that has won some big games this year, is certainly a confidence booster for the boys coming back in the coming years.”

Wayne Henry: “It was a bit intense, but I knew all the time that we would get the win. Stay calm and wait until the end of the match. Thanks to the confidence they had, they stayed balanced and fought through adversity , I just knew something great was going to happen.”

Blake Woodby: “My coaches kept fighting, trusted their players, we got a win. I’ve never seen an atmosphere like that. The way we came out shooting in the first quarter, got knocked back and came straight back with a knock -out bunt at the end of the fourth, overtime and stuff like that.”

Jakaleb Faulk: “Great night, we did well, we did great.”

Malik Autry: “Awesome. This game day experience was by far, just to see everyone come together, buy in together and win, the fan base and the seniors out there fighting together, it was definitely awesome.”

Tai Buster: “It was a crazy atmosphere. First game, I loved it.”

Shamar Arnoux: “That game was absolutely amazing, it felt good to be in Auburn.”

Ryan Ghea: “Very crazy. I know we’ve been really close a few times. Last year I was here for Alabama, so it was really close to have them finish and get on the field and storm the field.”

Elijah Melendez: “It was a fun game, that was crazy.”

Jamichael Garrett: “Craziest game I’ve seen in my 16 years of life.”

Eric Winters: “Pretty electric, just watching those guys.”

From other recruits

Na’eem Offord: That was a crazy match. Wildest Auburn game I’ve ever been to.”

Jaquez Wilkes: “It was crazy. It was crazy, I love it here.”

Anthony Jones: “It was crazy, it was a great atmosphere, I loved it.”

Kaiden Prothro: “It was pretty crazy. Wild environment… It was great to see them celebrate the win over Texas A&M, to see the guys come together, so I thought it was pretty cool.”

Jireh Edwards: “It was a great game, great atmosphere, it really felt like a movie.”

Tico Crittendon: “That was a great game. Night game is always exciting, I love it.”

Evan Jacobson: “It was great, I was super surprised. The environment was great. Multiple overtimes, the fans went crazy.”

Bryce Perry-Wright: “Fans storming the field, all that, it was a good time.”

Dorian Barney: “It was good, they fought hard. It was very interesting, with a win against a top 15 team.”

WHEN RUSHING THE FIELD

Of the commitments

Antonio Coleman: “I’ve never rushed around the field before, so it was something new. It was crazy, it was lit.”

Jourdin Crawford: “You already knew that. Besides the players, I was the first one there. It was quite fun, I know everyone had fun and enjoyed it.”

Tavaris Dice: “I was in the front row, I had to.”

Shadarius Toodle: “This was the first time I stormed the field, I knew Auburn would win this game.”

Alvin Henderson: I ran onto the field, me, Deuce, all the recruits. We were happy with it too.

Deuce Knight: “You know I rushed, you know I got on the field. That sums up everything about SEC ball. Anyone can beat anyone, anywhere, at any time, in any place. That’s the kind place where you want to play.”

Kail Ellis: “That was the first time I competed in a field rush.”

Wayne Henry: “It’s been crazy. I can’t wait to do big things and win. Just a great experience and I’ll keep going as long as I’m here.”

Blake Woodby: “Amazing experience, I’ve never had to rush the field at a game in my life. I’ve been to every visit you can think of. That was an amazing experience, getting that (win). The light seeing it at the end of the tunnel is definitely something I like to see.

Jakaleb Faulk: “I’ve never stormed the field before, that was an amazing feeling. I think it’s great for the seniors and I think it’s great for the team, they just did a great job today. I didn’t know where I was going, but I knew I was going somewhere, I just went there and had fun, it was a first experience and it was pretty cool.”

Malik Autry: “That was crazy. First time I ever did it. It was a great feeling for all the obligations to get that feeling at the end, the last home game for all of us, the last game day visit, so it was just amazing .”

Tai Buster: “Crazy, I was never a part of that, so it was crazy.”

Shamar Arnoux: “It was good, it felt like a 40-meter sprint. I sprinted.”

Ryan Ghea: “That was the first time I ever hit the field, so it was really cool. I got to go see some guys, tell them what was going on, congratulate them and stuff.”

Jamichael Garrett: “I think I was the first one on the field. I recorded on Snapchat and I was like, ‘Oh yeah, go time.”

Eric Winters: “Just soaking up the atmosphere was great.”

From other recruits:

Na’eem Offord: “It was crazy, that was the first time I rushed down the field. I actually rushed down the field at Auburn.”

Anthony Jones: “It was a great time, it was my first time on the field so it was a great experience.”

Jireh Edwards: It was great, I’m not going to lie. To see all the players, everyone happy, to see the fans, everyone rushing around the field, it was a great experience.

Tico Crittendon: It was busy, but it was busy. I love that experience.

Bryce Perry-Wright: “I couldn’t get out. I was stuck there.”

Dorian Barney: That was the first time I stepped on the field in a college game, I’ve never experienced it before. When I got in there, I got lost. I didn’t know where I was, the people around me, all around me, but it was a lot of fun.