Kerryon Johnson takes the reins at running back
Kerryon Johnson wasn't expected to be the starting running back, but that's exactly what he'll be Saturday when Auburn opens the season against Clemson.
Kerryon Johnson wasn't expected to be the starting running back, but that's exactly what he'll be Saturday when Auburn opens the season against Clemson.
With the quarterback competition finally in the books as the season opener against Clemson approaches, Auburn's offense must undergo an equally crucial process: establishing chemistry as a solidified unit.
With a nasty defense and an electrifying defense, upending the Clemson Tigers will be a tall task for Auburn.
The Opelika native was arrested on charges of eluding a police officer and unlicensed possession of a firearm.
SEC Media Days continued at the Hyatt Regency in Hoover, Alabama today as head coaches and players from Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky and Missouri spoke with the media. Gus Malzahn and the Tiger football team have been preparing for the 2015 national runner up Clemson Tigers in the past months.
There are many new faces in Gus Malzahn's offense this year, many of those on the receiving corps.
"I think we got a chance to have one of the best, if not the best, defenses we've had at my time at Auburn, which I think is very important.” Said Gus Malzahn at Media Days.
The dismissal of running back Jovon Robinson left Gus Malzahn and the Auburn offense with none of last season’s top three tailbacks returning to the Plains. A Tiger offense, that has produced a 1,000 yard rusher in each of the last seven seasons, now enters fall camp with many uncertainties surrounding the tailback position.
Defensive back Jamel Dean suffered an injury last week that will require surgery, Gus Malzahn announced in a press conference on Saturday. Malzahn and the Auburn medical staff expect Dean will be forced to sit out for an extended period of time.
Rising senior quarterback Jeremy Johnson found himself sidelined during Auburn's second scrimmage of fall camp on Saturday afternoon.
The Auburn football team held their second scrimmage of fall camp on Saturday in Jordan-Hare Stadium
Sean White will call the signals for the Auburn offense in the season opener against Clemson
On Thursday, Auburn announced that four Tiger defensive lineman have found themselves on this years preseason Rotary Lombardi Award watch list.
Rudi Johnson Spearheading Butler's run to back-to-back national championships in 1998 and 1999, Johnson established himself as one of the nation's top offensive weapons.
Seven Auburn football players were named to the coaches' preseason All-SEC team on Thursday.
"I'm not ready to name a starting quarterback yet. There's still very good competition. Hopefully, we'll know something in the near future, but not right now.
After three vigorous weeks of fall camp and learning fundamentals, schemes and plays, Auburn's football team is turning its attention toward its opening week opponent, second-ranked Clemson.
TJ Neal transferred from Illinois to play his final year of eligibility with Auburn, and he's adjusting well so far.
Jordyn Peters of Muscle Shoals High School chose the Tigers over Virginia Tech and Ole Miss on Friday.
‘Curiosity killed the cat,’ as the saying goes. Well, in 2015, expectations killed the Tigers. If you paid any attention at all to literally any sort of college media before the season, then hearing about how Auburn was going to run away with the SEC was a given.