Former Auburn staffer charged over alleged recruiting data disclosure
Police documents allege David Rudolph Jenrath sent confidential athletics information to other programmes; the claims have not been tested in court.
Auburn police arrested former football staffer David Rudolph Jenrath on Monday on felony charges of theft of trade secrets and computer tampering. Police documents allege he transmitted confidential athletics information without Auburn’s consent.
CBS Sports, citing unnamed sources, reports that 10 documents containing personnel information about recruits targeted for Auburn’s 2027, 2028 and 2029 classes were sent to as many as 11 other schools. The emails allegedly used a pseudonym. One recipient reportedly passed the information to Auburn.
The documents included coaches’ evaluations of recruits and information about whom the staff was targeting, according to the report. CBS Sports’ sources said the emails did not include game plans.
Jenrath, 24, was retained by coach Alex Golesh’s staff in January and fired in the spring, CBS Sports reported. He worked as a player personnel scouting assistant, according to his LinkedIn profile as described by the outlet.
Jenrath turned himself in and was being held at Lee County Jail on $15,000 bond, the report said. The allegations have not been established in court; CBS Sports reported no plea or case outcome.
