Auburn in the NFL - Week 1
Auburn football may still be two weeks away, but Auburn fans were still able to see some former Tigers take the field on Sunday in the first week of the NFL season, including several from the 2020 draft class.
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Auburn football may still be two weeks away, but Auburn fans were still able to see some former Tigers take the field on Sunday in the first week of the NFL season, including several from the 2020 draft class.
After returning from winter break in January, students will find a new mode of transportation for riding to class and exploring life on campus in the spring semester.
Daisa Alexander is heading overseas to continue her basketball career. Alexander has signed with B.B.C. Etzella in Luxembourg, per the Auburn women's basketball Twitter.
Transportation Services is looking to proceed as normal with its programs in the summer and fall as students and University employees return to campus.
About the series
The NFL released its full schedule on Thursday, and with Auburn having a total of 12 players drafted over the last two years, Auburn fans will have plenty of chances to watch former Tigers in action this upcoming season.
Over the weekend, Auburn had six players drafted in the 2020 NFL Draft, tying last year's record for most players selected in the modern era. The Auburn Plainsman has compiled some of the reactions from social media about each of the six drafted players.
Former Tiger Nick Coe is now a New England Patriot, as he signed with the team after going undrafted in the 2020 NFL Draft.
After missing out on 5-star guard Jalen Green, head coach Bruce Pearl and the Tigers are left with two scholarship spots to fill. The list of players Auburn is targeting has dwindled, and is now down to just six players.
Auburn University’s option to allow for satisfactory or unsatisfactory grading is leaving students with mixed feelings. Provost Bill Hardgrave stated on March 20 that students may decide to leave their grades in the traditional format or switch to the alternate system.
Following the announcement that the University will be adopting a “satisfactory/unsatisfactory,” or “S/U,” grading system for the spring semester in light of the COVID-19 outbreak that caused campus to close, new details from the Office of the Provost state that students will be allowed to convert letter grades to an SP, SS or UU following final grades.
While the coronavirus has shut down coaches from going on the road and recruiting, that doesn’t impact players from making their decisions. With J’Von McCormick, Samir Doughty, Danjel Purifoy, Austin Wiley and Anfernee McLemore all out of eligibility, Auburn will look to capitalize on a big recruiting class.
Auburn (8-4) was run-ruled by No. 16 Arizona State (10-2) by a score of 13-0 at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic.
Campus Kitchens to campus:
Auburn head coach Gus Malzahn concluded National Signing Day at his Wednesday afternoon press conference, praising his recruiting staff’s ability to land another top-10 class in 2020.
Auburn's 2020 signing class wrapped up Wednesday afternoon, and the Tigers have brought in 26 newcomers.
Auburn finished the Early Signing Day period with 23 names signed across the dotted line. Wednesday morning marks the beginning of National Signing Day 2020 where Auburn will look to close out the class with momentum for next season.
With less than two weeks until the relaunch of the XFL, the league announced Monday that all eight teams have finalized their 52-man rosters. Among those rosters, nine former Auburn football players made the final cut. Here are the former Tigers listed with their new teams, respectively.
October brought surprising news, as Christi Gibson, resident of Opelika, was informed that she had been selected to play piano during a Christmas celebration at the White House on Dec. 18, 2019.
If you happen to take a stroll through downtown Auburn, you might come across a mural displaying an image of two tigers and two eagles together. This mural, alongside many others, was created by R.C. Hagans, a street artist who has completed many pieces outside of his work in Auburn.