AUBURN, Ala. -- At his introductory news conference, new Auburn defensive coordinator Will Muschamp was asked when he would start recruiting.

"As soon as we get done and walk out that door, we are going," Muschamp responded.

He hasn't stopped. In less than two months, Muschamp and his former assistant Travaris Robinson have helped Auburn land two commitments, bring countless visitors to the Plains, and they have the Tigers in position for what could be a significant haul on signing day.

But Gus Malzahn knew that. He knew the advantages to hiring the former Florida coach with so many top recruits hailing from the Sunshine State in this class. He knew Auburn's chances of landing five-stars Byron Cowart, Martez Ivey and CeCe Jefferson would all improve drastically with Muschamp on his staff.

And he was right.

All three players, along with ESPN 300 linebacker Jeffery Holland and four-star athlete Ryan Davis, visited Auburn two weeks ago.

"It was great," Cowart said after the trip. "It was great seeing [Muschamp] here. We're real locked in. He made everything feel like home. I was comfortable, had fun, no stress, no worrying about anything."

Cowart, the nation's No. 1 recruit, has since narrowed his list to Auburn and Florida and plans to make his decision Wednesday morning.

In Jefferson's case, it was his first trip to Auburn since his freshman year. And he probably wouldn't have made it if Muschamp and Robinson weren't on staff.

"That's huge," Jefferson said. "You want to go somewhere where you know. There are knowns and there are unknowns. I have a lot of knowns (at Auburn). I feel comfortable with these guys. I know how they're going to use me in their defense. I know what they're about. My dad and all of them have good relationships."

That familiarity is also why four-star athlete Tim Irvin is already enrolled at Auburn.

Irvin, a native of Palmetto, Florida, visited the same weekend as the others. He was committed to Texas at the time and had plans to enroll in a matter of days. However, he left Sunday as an Auburn Tiger, and he started classes three days later.

Irvin had never been to Auburn. When he made his commitment earlier that month at the U.S. Army All-American Bowl, Auburn wasn't even a finalist.

"It was just Coach Muschamp and T-Rob, the relationship I had with those guys," Irvin said after he flipped. "They were like a dad to me. I talked to them almost every day in the recruiting process. They were talking the positives and the negatives about me. Most coaches didn't tell me about my positives and negatives.

"So those guys, they helped me through the process. They've been there for me since Day 1, and that's why I want to play with those guys."

That was just the beginning.

The very next weekend Miami products Carlton Davis and Jeremiah Dinson visited Auburn. Both reopened their recruitment after the trip. Dinson committed to the Tigers a day later, and Davis, a former Ohio State pledge, could join him this week.

Deon Cain and Ray-Ray McCloud III, a pair of Clemson commitments from the Sunshine State, both reportedly visited Auburn this past weekend. The list goes on.

Obviously, the Tigers won't sign every one of these players. They might not even sign half of them. But just adding one player the caliber of Cowart or Jefferson on signing day would be a huge coup for Malzahn and his staff considering where they stood with both prospects just two months ago before the arrival of Muschamp.

It's unclear how long Muschamp will stay at Auburn, but whether it's one year or five, this 2015 recruiting class will have his footprints all over it.