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Auburn University Employee Accused of Leaking Athletics Trade Secrets to Rivals
Court filings say David Rudolph Jenrath stole Auburn University Athletics information and shared it with opponents, and one recipient alerted the victim.
- On Monday, September 28, 2026, authorities arrested 24-year-old David Rudolph Jenrath on felony charges of theft of trade secrets and computer tampering, holding him at the Lee County Jail on a $15,000 bond.
- Court documents allege Jenrath, a former player personnel scouting assistant at Auburn University, stole confidential athletics information on July 19, 2026, at the Auburn Athletics Complex.
- Investigators report Jenrath sent Auburn's recruiting evaluations to more than 10 schools; one competing institution alerted university officials after receiving the proprietary data.
- Auburn University officials declined to comment on the matter, while Jenrath, currently a student at the University of Tennessee, is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.
- The arrest comes ahead of Auburn's game against Tennessee on Saturday, October 3, as Jenrath continues his studies in sports analytics at the University of Tennessee.
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Former Auburn Football Staffer Arrested After Leaking Info To Tennessee Ahead Of SEC Showdown
Former Auburn Tigers football staffer David Rudolph Jenrath turned himself in to local police on Monday and is facing a pair of felony charges after allegedly sharing proprietary info with the Tennessee Volunteers ahead of their SEC showdown on Saturday at Neyland Stadium. Jenrath, 24, is a Franklin, Tennessee native and is facing charges of theft of trade secrets […]
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