A former Auburn football employee who now attends Tennessee was arrested Monday, Sept. 28, 2026, on charges tied to theft of trade secrets and computer tampering.
According to Auburn Police, David Rudolph Jenrath was booked after an investigation into 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 passed along to competitors. Investigators said one of those competitors received the material and then turned it over to the business.
Jenrath, who was with Auburn football from January through June, allegedly worked as a Player Personnel Scouting Assistant with responsibilities centered on running backs and special teams, based on his LinkedIn profile. He is identified as a Franklin, Tennessee, native and is now allegedly a student at the University of Tennessee, studying Applied Artificial Intelligence/Sports Analytics.
The arrest landed just days before Auburn’s trip to Rocky Top, adding another layer to a Week 5 matchup that was already building intrigue.
With Iowa’s upset of Michigan last weekend making its game against Ohio State even bigger, Auburn-Tennessee has been pushed a little further out of the spotlight. College GameDay is heading to Iowa City for its first Big Ten stop of the season, but the Tigers and Vols still have a chance to deliver the weekend’s most compelling game at Neyland Stadium.
Most sportsbooks and prediction markets have Auburn as a touchdown underdog, while Alex Golesh’s team could be carrying extra motivation as he looks for his first SEC road win against former boss Josh Heupel.
Golesh should be extra pissed after finding this out.
The arrest is a serious one, and it only added more juice to a game that was already starting to simmer.
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