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(08/01/13 10:15pm)
Since Auburn last took the field many things have changed.
Coaches were fired, coaches were hired, players left, players stayed, but the biggest change and possibly the most productive change that occurred this offseason has been behind closed doors in Auburn's weight room.
New strength and conditioning coach Ryan Russell has brought in a completely new system for the Tigers.
"There were definitely some differences. It was a really intense weight room," senior defensive end Nosa Eguae said. "We weren't just staying at our own bench station we were constantly moving. Guys definitely got stronger and faster."
Not only did the team get stronger and faster, they also changed their bodies. With the help of personal goals set by Russell, players were told to either lose weight, gain weight and he was even more specific by asking them to lose body fat as well.
"My body fat right now is 19 percent. I went from 259 in January to 269 now," Eguae said. "I put on six pounds of muscle and went down three percent body fat. Anytime you see those types of results you know you have definitely bought in."
Eguae is not the only member of the team who needed to make changes this offseason. Junior college transfer Ben Bradley had the biggest changes to make once he arrived on campus.
Earlier this week Bradley tweeted out a photo of his accomplishments that he had achieved this offseason and they included losing 33 pounds and eight percent body fat.
"That's a testament to him and that is a testament to everybody around him who kept him positive because it was tough," Eguae said. "I definitely salute that guy and look forward to competing against him."
Not only do achievements like this help the player individually, but it also helps the team by serving as a motivator for everyone else.
When a goal is reached by a player he gets to ring "the bell" that sits in the Tigers weight room and helps tell other players when their goal has been reached.
"When someone rings the bell it really fuels the emotions in the weight room," senior linebacker Jake Holland said. "Everybody gets pumped up and cheers everybody on. It really makes us more of a unit instead of just one guy getting better."
This then turns into a competition between players to see who can achieve the most, which then helps them learn to compete on the field as well.
"You're competing with yourself and you are competing with other guys, and that's how it should be," Egua said. "Everything was set up with your position group so your going against guys that you are competing against on the field."
"It was high energy and everybody was competing," senior defensive end Ken Carter said. "Everyone was grinding to get better, and everybody took it seriously."
With the goals being set high for the Tigers in the weight room it has also helped them have high goals and expectations on the football field as well.
When Quan Bray was asked if a bowl game was Auburn's goal this season, and if they would be disappointed if they did not reach a bowl game again this year, his answer was simple.
"Bowl game? We are shooting for the national championship."
(07/28/13 3:22am)
Cam Newton and Johnny Manziel have many similarities. They both were basically the heart and soul of their teams, both had successful first seasons, both won the Heisman Trophy and both drew a considerable amount of media attention.
The difference is how the media has portrayed the two.
Manziel is beginning to get negative attention for the things he has been doing, but it is very mild in comparison to what Cam received.
It is hard to imagine that the hate of Cam by opposing team's fans and the constant abuse from the media could have been any worse than it was during his short time at Auburn. But, what if Cam acted like Manziel has acted since winning the Heisman?
Think about it?
What if Cam tweeted that he could not wait to leave Auburn? What if he decided to take online classes instead of attending classes like a regular student or was seen at major sporting events all over the country on a consistent basis?
Allegations would have come from everywhere, and Paul Finebaum would have been working overtime.
Naysayers would have said he is not really a student, they would have asked who is paying for him to go to these events and would have said he didn't care about Auburn.
But Cam didn't do those things, and as a matter of fact he didn't do anything to raise concern while he was at Auburn, and he still received more criticism than Johnny Football has.
I know Manziel is beginning to take some negativity for the things he did this summer, but it is not nearly as bad as what Cam had to endure and still has to endure.
Analysts said Manziel is just a kid that has been thrown into the spotlight too soon, and implied Cam was just a thug.
Honestly, I understand that Manziel's every move is being watched now, but he has not handled the situation he has been dealt well at all. Nobody appears to be holding him accountable for his actions.
He has made mistake after mistake, but he is still being portrayed as the great "Johnny Football".
However, this could change once the season starts and he has to play Alabama in the second week of the season.
He and Texas A&M are going to learn firsthand that you cannot act like Manziel has acted and expect to compete in the SEC.
Alabama has proven time and time again you can maybe beat them once, but you will not beat it twice.
Not only does the Crimson Tide have a year's worth of film on Manziel, but also he has proven that he has everything on his mind but playing football.
It takes an enormous amount of focus to compete in the SEC, especially when you have a target on your back like Manziel will this coming season.
Cam understood this and stayed out of trouble during his time at Auburn.
Manziel has not learned this yet, but he will once Alabama embarrasses him in front of millions, and his draft status goes way down.
I also do not think Alabama will be the only team to show Manziel the error of his ways this season.
Who knows, an improved Auburn team may show him a thing or two also.
I really do not wish failure on Manziel, but I have been very disappointed in the way he has handled his fame, and I believe he will pay for it this season.
Also, I do not like how some players are given chance after chance after chance and still continue to make stupid mistakes, while other players are thrown under the bus after only one.
This fact will probably never change, and that is very sad.
(07/24/13 9:04pm)
Auburn took another step toward improving its brand as a national program after Jay Jacobs announced several initiatives designed to improve communication and interaction with tiger fans and strengthen internal operations for the athletics department.
Two of the new changes will be the addition of a chief operating officer (COO) and chief marketing officer (CMO) for the athletics department.
The CMO will develop a business plan for the department that defines the brand's position, and manages and executes marketing strategies and tactical plans to achieve the department's goals and objectives.
The COO will serve as a senior advisor to Jacobs and will act as the top official in the department under Jacobs.
"Our operating budget has grown from $47 million to $102 million annually during my time as athletics director, and we have to ensure we have the infrastructure in place to support that growth and operate efficiently and effectively in the future," Jacobs said in a press release Wednesday, July 24. "In this day and age, a good COO is a smart hire to make."
Auburn also has a redesigned website and two beat writers to cover Auburn sports. The two beat writers, Charles Goldberg and Phillip Marshal, have already been hired and the search for the COO and CMO is now in progress.
"Our goal is to get better at telling our story, promoting our sports and developing the Auburn brand," Jacobs said. "In the rapidly changing landscape of major college athletics, we have to be cutting edge in the area of marketing and communications, while also taking steps to support the tremendous growth we have experienced and will continue to see in the coming years."
Jacobs also promoted Jack Smith to senior associate athletics director for communications for the athletics department, which oversees the department's media relations, public relations and digital media efforts.
Kirk Sampson will continue in his role directing Auburn football communications.
Auburn will also launch a new digital magazine, Tiger Roar, which is set to launch in August.
(07/18/13 8:20pm)
Sophomore guard Shaq Johnson was dismissed from the team Thursday for a violation of team rules men's head basketball coach Tony Barbee announced Thursday, July 18.
The dismissal came after Johnson was arrested late Wednesday night by Auburn police and charged with possession of marijuana.
"We hold our student-athletes to a high standard at Auburn University in the way that they conduct themselves off the court," Barbee said. "I am very disappointed in Shaq's choices and actions, and they won't be tolerated. This decision is not one that I take lightly, but it is in the best interest of both the program and the student-athlete."
Johnson played in all 32 games in 2012-213, and averaged 18.1 minutes per contest and 6.2 points per game.
(07/11/13 11:34pm)
Updated with additional comments.
Senior defensive end Dee Ford and junior tight end CJ. Uzomah were both named to the Chuck Bednarik and John Mackey awards preseason watch lists for 2013 this week. Ford was one of 75 players to be named on the Bednarik Award watch list, which is given to the top defensive player in college football. "I'm very surprised to hear that I'm on the Bednarik Award list. This just makes me want to solidify my qualifications and work even harder to show that Auburn should be represented on this list," Ford said.\0x2028
Ford, a native of Odenville, is a three-year letterman at defensive end and has emerged as a veteran leader not only on the defensive side of the ball, but for the whole team. He has 64 career tackles, 13 tackles for loss and 10 career sacks.
"It's been a long journey for me, and I owe any success to my strength coaches, football coaches, and teammates for being patient with me while I developed," Ford said. "I'm very thankful for this new responsibility and the opportunity we have this season."
Ford also earned preseason all-SEC recognition from Athlon Sports. The semi-finalists will be named Oct. 29, and the three finalists will be named Nov. 3.
The winner will be announced as part of the Home Depot ESPNU College Football Awards Show held Dec. 5.
The formal presentations of the Bednarik Award will be made at the Maxwell Football Club Awards Gala hosted by Harrah's entertainment Atlantic City March 7, 2014. Uzomah was also among 37 players for the Mackey Award preseason watch list, which is given to the most outstanding tight end in college football.\0x2028
"It's an honor to be mentioned among the top tight ends this preseason, but I realize there is still a lot of work to be done," Uzomah said. "Individual achievements are a blessing and I give the glory to God, but more important is what our team can achieve in the season ahead."
Last season, he became a late season starter after Phillip Lutzenkirchen's season ended because of injury, but then his season was cut short also because of a broken bone in his hand.
A 6-foot-4 253-pound native of Suwanee, Ga., Uzomah recorded seven receptions for 136 yards, including a 27-yard touchdown catch from Jonathan Wallace against Texas A&M. Even though he only played briefly last season he showed he has the tools to be a weapon in Gus Malzahn's offense.
Uzomah will likely be sharing time with fellow tight end Brandon Fulse. Malzahn's hurry up no huddle offense allows the tight end to play as a base tight end, an H-back and a slot receiver. This allows the tight end to have more opportunities to make plays in the passing game.
A midseason watch list for the award will be announced Oct. 14, the semifinalists Nov. 18 and the finalists November 25.
The recipient is selected by vote of the John Mackey Award Selection Committee; the award will be presented live Dec. 12 at The Home Depot College Football Awards Red Carpet Show.
(06/30/13 4:09am)
Auburn men's basketball coach spoke briefly on Monday June, 24 about the upcoming 2013-14 season for his team on the SEC men's basketball teleconference.
"I'm excited about the year upcoming," Barbee said. "I think we've upgraded our roster in a number of ways."
One of the upgrades Auburn made was bringing in junior college point guard Malcolm Canada, who signed with Auburn last week.
Canada was a late addition after transfer point guard Jerome Seagears decided to return to Rutgers after spending less than one month on campus.
"We were fortunate to get Malcolm so late in the process," Barbee said. "You can't compete at the highest level with just one point guard. Malcolm is a bigger point guard with great feet, great hands and he's a winner. I think we've upgraded that position significantly with Tahj and Malcolm."
Canada will be competing for playing time next season with fellow point guard, freshman Tahj Shamsid-Deen.
Auburn lost five seniors from last years team including Frankie Sullivan who averaged a team high 12.6 points per game.
"Every year, it's a transition for all programs, Barbee said on the personnel turnover. "When you're taking over a program like I did a few years ago you take some steps forward and some steps back. We try to recruit guys who are about winning."
With players like Sullivan, Josh Wallace and Rob Chubb no longer on the team Auburn will have to look to incoming players to be the new playmakers.
All the new players are expected to be enrolled in the second summer session to begin building chemistry with the team.
"They'll all be enrolled here as we start the second summer session," Barbee said. "We're still waiting on some paperwork for the foreign guys."
Barbee also said the team will be traveling to the Bahamas in August to compete with federation teams in the Bahamas.
"They're playing some federation teams in the Bahamas later this summer," Barbee said. "It's a great time to develop some chemistry and work on some different things to give us a head start going into next season."
No schedule has been set yet and will be announced at a later date.
"Right now we don't have a schedule of the games of who exactly we're playing," Barbee said. "But we've been in touch with the federation down there and they set up the schedule for all the teams."
Strength of schedule, and nonconference scheduling specifically, has been a big topic in SEC basketball since the spring coaches meeting. With the conference trying to build up its RPI rating, schedules will now have to be turned into the league office for approval.
This season Auburn's nonconference schedule will be Iowa State in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge, Illinois in Atlanta, Boston College and a home-and-home matchup with Clemson.
Auburn will host Clemson this season at Auburn Arena and the play at Clemson next season.
"The strength of our schedule is pretty solid," Barbee said. "Every year, we've upgraded our schedule. This year will be no different."
(06/30/13 3:14am)
Last week while watching the epic game seven of the NBA finals, one could not help but notice the awesome championship atmosphere that surrounded the game.
Miami's fan base became a part of the championship run, witnessed it first hand and then celebrated on their home court.
This raises a question. Should the college football national championship be played on college campuses, giving one team home field advantage?
It would not be hard to accomplish, even with the new The College Football Playoff starting in 2014.
The two semi-final games could be played in the traditional bowls, and then have the highest ranked team host the national championship game.
Simple, right? To quote ESPN college football analyst Lee Corso, "Not so fast my friend."
It is not that easy. There are negatives to this scenario.
The biggest issue is small college towns like Auburn, Clemson, S.C., and Athens, Ga., can't accommodate all the media, game sponsors and fans that would swarm into these towns for the game.
Also, the weather, even in the South, is not the best in January when the game would be played. Most players and coaches welcome playing in a dome stadium or a town with great weather like Los Angeles or Miami, instead of Ohio State or Michigan.
It would also give the home team an advantage by being able to practice and watch film in their own facilities, while the visiting team would have subpar accommodations right before the biggest game of their season.
Even with these negative points it still makes a lot of sense to have the championship game on a college campus.
A major benefit would be making the game easier to attend for fans, at least for the home teams fans. While a lot of Auburn fans traveled to Arizona in 2011, many did not, especially students.
Imagine what it would have been like for Auburn to have won the national championship game in Jordan Hare Stadium? It would have been an unbelievable atmosphere that many more Auburn fans would have been able to experience.
BCS game attendance has struggled the past few years. Having the national championship game on campuses would probably solve that problem.
Imagine the huge economic boost it would have given Auburn and the state of Alabama to host a national championship game.
Not to mention the economic boost of being able to host national championship games in 2010 and 2011. Both years Auburn and Alabama were ranked No. 1 before the national championship game, giving them home field advantage.
While this is a nice thought, it will never happen.
There is too much money being spent by the four BCS bowls (Orange, Rose, Sugar and Fiesta bowls) for the game to be moved to college campuses.
However, the national championship game should be moved to college campuses.
The positives out weigh the negatives.
College football is great because of the college campuses, stadiums, traditions, fans and most of all the students.
None of these things are being represented in the biggest game of the year.
(06/24/13 6:23pm)
Auburn men's basketball coach Tony Barbee spoke briefly on Monday, June 24, about the upcoming 2013-14 season for the Tigers during the SEC men's basketball teleconference.
"I'm excited about the year upcoming," Barbee said. "I think we've upgraded our roster in a number of ways."
One of the upgrades Auburn made was bringing in junior college point guard Malcolm Canada, who signed with Auburn last week.
Canada was a late addition after transfer point guard Jerome Seagears decided to return to Rutgers after spending less than one month on campus.
"We were fortunate to get Malcolm so late in the process," Barbee said. "You can't compete at the highest level with just one point guard. Malcolm is a bigger point guard with great feet, great hands and he's a winner. I think we've upgraded that position significantly with Tahj and Malcolm."
Canada will be competing for playing time next season with fellow point guard, freshman Tahj Shamsid-Deen.
Auburn lost five seniors from last year's team, including Frankie Sullivan who averaged a team high 12.6 points per game.
"Every year, it's a transition for all programs," Barbee said about personnel turnover. "When you're taking over a program like I did a few years ago you take some steps forward and some steps back. We try to recruit guys who are about winning."
With players like Sullivan, Josh Wallace and Rob Chubb no longer on the team, Auburn will have to look to incoming players to be the new playmakers.
All the new players are expected to be enrolled in the second summer session to begin building chemistry with the team.
"They'll all be enrolled here as we start the second summer session," Barbee said. "We're still waiting on some paperwork for the (international players)."
Barbee also said the team has plans to travel to the Bahamas.
"They're playing some federation teams in the Bahamas later this summer," Barbee said. "It's a great time to develop some chemistry and work on some different things to give us a head start going into next season."
The schedule has not been set, and will be announced at a later date.
"Right now we don't have a schedule of the games of who exactly we're playing," Barbee said. "But we've been in touch with the federation down there and they set up the schedule for all the teams."
Strength of schedule, and nonconference scheduling specifically, has been a big topic in SEC basketball since the spring coaches meeting. With the conference trying to build up its RPI rating, schedules will now have to be turned into the league office for approval.
This season, Auburn's nonconference schedule will be Iowa State in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge, Illinois in Atlanta, Boston College and a home-and-home matchup with Clemson.
Auburn will host Clemson this season at Auburn Arena and the play at Clemson next season.
"The strength of our schedule is pretty solid," Barbee said. "Every year, we've upgraded our schedule. This year will be no different."
(06/19/13 9:04pm)
The men's basketball team signed Malcolm Canada, a junior college transfer from Ellsworth Community College in Iowa Wednesday, June 19.
Canada originally said he would sign with Tulane University, but was unable to enroll because of academic issues.
Canada is a 6-foot-3 guard, averaging 20.2 points, 5.8 rebounds, 5.2 assists and 1.6 assists per game last season at Ellsworth Community College. He was also a third-team Junior College Athletic Association All-American.
His signing comes at a good time for the Tigers after transfer point guard Jerome Seagears decided to return to Rutgers after spending less than one month on campus.
Canada is originally from Austin, Texas and will have two years of eligibility left. He will be competing for playing time next season against freshman Tahj Shamsid-Deen.
(06/20/13 1:30am)
Spring practice has passed, and as fall practice approaches, a glaring question has yet to be answered.
Who will be the starting quarterback?
Many thought this decision would have been made before the end of spring practice, especially with Gus Malzahn's "chosen one," Kiehl Frazier, competing for the job.
But spring is gone, and neither Frazier, nor Jonathan Wallace showed the coaching staff enough for them to pull the trigger and name a starting quarterback.
Frazier has the benefit of being hand-chosen by Malzahn to run this offense and has been playing in this offense his whole life.
"I definitely feel more comfortable in this offense," Frazier said after A-Day. "This is the system that I ran in high school and what I expected to run when I got to Auburn."
But Frazier has continuously shown he is a timid quarterback, and this tendency continued during the A-Day scrimmage.
However, he has also shown some bright spots. He has an extremely strong arm and some athletic ability, which he showed with his touchdown throw to Emory Blake against Clemson, and his Hail Mary against Louisiana Monroe.
But his inability to make quick decisions has handicapped him throughout his career so far.
If he can fix this flaw in his game, then he will finally be able to show off the strengths people saw in him when he was a high school star.
His competitor and teammate, Wallace, also has a lot of upside. He has shown he can lead even in tough situations. With his tireless work ethic, Wallace focuses on every detail to make him and his team better.
"That's the only way I'm going to get better," Wallace said. "I can't focus on one or two things, I need to focus on everything and look at the big picture."
Wallace also has some big issues. He lacks the ideal size for an SEC quarterback, at 209 pounds, while Frazier is 234 pounds and has a better frame to withstand an SEC schedule. Wallace also only has average throwing capabilities, with decent arm strength and accuracy, but neither are exceptional.
If Auburn wants to be a better football team in 2013, Frazier is going to have to step up and improve on his decision-making abilities. He is the only quarterback Auburn has right now with the basic abilities to succeed in this conference.
Newcomers Nick Marshall and Jeremy Johnson have things to bring to the table to compete in fall camp, but right now they are not the answer to Auburn's effort to improve the quarterbacks.
Marshall is unproven. In fact, no one knows what he will be able to do to help the Tigers.
Johnson has a bright future ahead of him, but he will not be ready this season.
If one of the newcomers starts this season, it will only be an average year for the Tigers.
Will Frazier step up, improve on his decision-making and seize the job he was recruited for?
We will see in fall camp.
(06/16/13 9:17pm)
Athletics Director Jay Jacobs announced Sunny Golloway has been named Auburn's next baseball coach Friday, June 14.
This was the second hire of the day after Jacobs hired Clint Myers as the new softball coach earlier Friday afternoon.
Golloway has spent the past eight seasons as the head coach at the University of Oklahoma, and has led the Sooners to seven NCAA regional berths, four NCAA super-regionals and the 2010 College World Series.
In his introductory press conference Saturday, June 15, Golloway said there were two things that secured his interest in being Auburn's next baseball coach. The first was the Auburn community, its people and traditions, and the second was Jacobs.
"The minute I met Jay Jacobs I knew," Golloway said. "When I met Jay I knew there was a commitment to winning championships, and sometimes when you sit down with people you hit it off and you know."
Jacobs said Golloway possessed everything he was looking for in a new baseball coach.
"When we started out we wanted to hire a coach that was a proven winner and someone that had a proven track record of developing players," Jacobs said. "Sunny has had more than 100 players drafted and he's been to 14 of the last 15 regionals. That's really important, but we have all come to admire about coach is his character and integrity. He wants to invest in these young men's lives. Not just on the baseball diamond, but also in their life."
Golloway said he has had other opportunities to make a move and come to the SEC, but the time was never right. After his success in Okla., Golloway said it didn't seem like he would ever leave.
"I know in my gut when to make the pitching change, when to make the hit and run, when to lay down a bunt and I also know when to make a move," Golloway said. "We've been offered opportunities to come to the SEC conference in the past and it wasn't the right time in life."
Golloway also said that the recruiting hotbed of the SEC is another reason why he decided to make the move.
"I know we are in a hotbed for baseball talent and we are going to be able to bring those Athletes to Auburn," Golloway said. "We know Atlanta and we know the East Cobb League and there isn't a quality team in the country that doesn't. It's been hard to pull those players out of the SEC, so these players are going to desire coming to Auburn. I can only imagine what it's going to be like on football game day and we are recruiting them."
Golloway plans to take time to celebrate Father's Day with his family and then work on hiring a coaching staff, meeting with the current players and begin to start building relationships with recruits.
He also said he has brought some assistant coaches with him from Okla. and they will decide if they want to join him at Auburn.
"They've got to make sure their family is on board before I actually announce them, but everything looks really good," Golloway said.
His coaching philosophy is simple, but he also believes that you have to be open to change if you want to keep up in college baseball.
"Pitching and defense are what win championships, there is no doubt about that," Golloway said. "But, you have to be able to score some runs once the pitching and defense is shutting them down. Pitching and defense has definitely changed over the years and you have to be able to change with it."
With the SEC putting nine teams into postseason play and two in the College World Series, Golloway knows that he has a tough task ahead.
"Being in the SEC is very appealing to anybody in the country," Golloway said. "This is without question the best conference in America, and we're really looking forward to the challenge."
Golloway said he is looking forward to what Auburn has to offer, and what he can bring to the table.
"I'm really excited about this opportunity because I've always held the Auburn baseball program in very high regard," Golloway said.
(05/30/13 5:50pm)
With the firing of head baseball coach John Pawlowski on Monday it raises the question: was this the right move?
(05/23/13 5:31pm)
Pitcher Conner Kendrick's lights-out performance against No. 11 Arkansas Thursday, May 16 couldn't have come at a better time for his team, and he was handed the SEC Pitcher of the Week award because of it.
(05/18/13 3:17am)
After winning game one against No. 11 Arkansas on Thursday, Auburn fell to the Razorbacks 1-0, tying the series at one game each.
"Going into the game when you face guys that have their talent, you know that you're going to have to match them pitch by pitch," head coach John Pawlowski said. "Tonight we had a few opportunities to score, but they made some big pitches in some big situations."
Arkansas' starting pitcher, Ryne Stanek, made it tough for the Tigers to score. Stanek finished the night giving up six hits, with four strikeouts and no runs in a little more than seven innings pitched
"I thought he was outstanding," Pawlowski said. "He made big pitches and that's the sign of a good pitcher. When you get guys in trouble and in scoring position he executed pitches in big situations."
While Stanek had a good night, Auburn's Michael O'Neal only gave up four hits, with three strikeouts and one run scored.
In the third inning, Arkansas' Dominic Ficociello hit a single up the middle to send in the runner from third and give the Razorbacks a 1-0 lead, which they held onto for the rest of the game.
"Coming in you're facing one of the best pitching staffs in the nation," O'Neal said. "It feels like you can't give up a run."
After Arkansas scored, O'Neil retired the next 14 batters to finish the night strong and keep Auburn in the game.
"I just started throwing strikes; I felt like I was being too careful before that," O'Neal said. "You have that thinking that you can't give up a run. Once you've given it up you just have to pound it."
Auburn frequently put runners in scoring position, but had two outs working against them.
In the eighth inning, Auburn couldn't bring their runners home, leaving two runners stranded on base.
"That's the tough thing: I was hoping we could get a guy in scoring position with something other than two outs, and we couldn't come up with that big key hit," Pawlowski said.
The loss puts Auburn in a must-win situation on Saturday if the Tigers have any hope of making the NCAA tournament.
"I just told our team and they know exactly what we have to do," Pawlowski said. "We talked about the importance of every game and the attitude of every game is we've got to go out and play to win."
Auburn will most likely be the 10th seed in the SEC tournament next week and face either Alabama or Florida in the first game.
With the SEC tournament and one more game left in the Arkansas series, Pawlowski feels like there are still plenty of chances left for the Tigers.
"There are a lot of opportunities when you start the season, but as the season progresses you have to take advantage of it," Pawlowski said. "So tomorrow is a big opportunity night."
The final game of the series will start tomorrow at 1 p.m. at Plainsman Park.
(05/15/13 3:25am)
The last time Auburn and Jacksonville State played Auburn pulled off a miraculous come from behind victory.
(04/24/13 2:18am)
Former Auburn head football coach Gene Chizik spoke publicly for the first time since being fired in November on Birmingham's 94.5 Jox Roundtable show this afternoon in response to the recent allegations against him and Auburn University last month in Selena Robert's Roopstigo article and ESPN the Magazine story.
(04/22/13 4:37am)
On the final day of the women's golf SEC championships at Greystone Golf and Country Club's Legend course in Hoover, Ala. Victoria Trapani carded a 4-over 76 finishing the tournament in a tie for sixth.
(04/22/13 4:33am)
Going into the final game of a conference series tied with South Carolina at one game a piece on Sunday April 21, the Auburn softball team was hoping to come away with the series victory over the Gamecocks, but fell short after losing 3-1.
(04/21/13 12:27am)
After a rough start for Auburn's offense during the A-Day scrimmage they were able to settle down and bounce back for a good day and have some new players step up and begin making a name for themselves.
(04/21/13 12:24am)
After the first day of the women's golf SEC championships Auburn is in 14th place with a 33-over 321 on Friday, April 19 at the Greystone Golf and Country Club in Hoover, Ala.