A former Auburn football employee from this past January to June, who now goes to Tennessee, has been arrested by APD for "alleged theft and distribution of sensitive business information."
Per CNAW 2's Colin Scroggins, "According to Auburn Police, David Rudolph Jenrath was arrested Monday, Sept. 28, 2026, on charges of theft of trade secrets and computer tampering. The investigation stems from an incident reported in the 300 block of South Donahue Drive in Auburn. Police said a business reported that sensitive information had been stolen and distributed to competitors. According to investigators, one of the business’s competitors received the information and subsequently turned it over to the business."
How about that timing, just days ahead of the Tigers' trip to Rocky Top?
Who is David Rudolph Jenrath?
David Rudolph Jenrath allegedly served as a Player Personnel Scouting Assistant focused on running backs and special teams, according to his LinkedIn profile.
He is identified as a Franklin, Tennessee, native.
He's now allegedly an Applied Artificial Intelligence/Sports Analytics student at the University of Tennessee.
The most pressing question is which business turned over the info. That program just helped Alex Goelsh's football program in a big way.
Auburn-Tennessee given needed juice ahead of Week 5 showdown
With Iowa making its matchup a much bigger one with Ohio State after upsetting Michigan this past weekend, with none other than Hank Brown under center for the Hawkeyes, the Auburn-Tennessee game is flying under the radar a bit.
College GameDay is giving the Big Ten its first look this season in Iowa City, but the Tigers could make this weekend's showdown at Neyland Stadium the game of the weekend.
Most sportsbooks and prediction markets have Auburn as a touchdown underdog against the Vols, but Golesh may be extra motivated to beat his former boss, Josh Heupel, to nab his first SEC road win.
Golesh should be extra pissed after finding this out.
While this arrest is serious and points to a sad reality about the profit-driven world we live in, where morals don't exist and everyone is gunning for whatever advantage they can get, boy, oh boy, did it give Week 5 even more juice.
How can you refute that "It Just Means More" in the SEC when you have a potential sleeper agent infiltrating another athletic department for insider secrets and a competitive advantage?
We've come a long way since Connor Stalions was roaming the Central Michigan sidelines in disguise to give the Wolverines an edge.
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