Malzahn announces defensive coaching staff for bowl game
Malzahn announced Monday linebackers coach Lance Thompson will serve as interim defensive coordinator against Memphis in the Birmingham Bowl.
Malzahn announced Monday linebackers coach Lance Thompson will serve as interim defensive coordinator against Memphis in the Birmingham Bowl.
Davis was selected to the All-SEC Freshman Team, which was voted on by league coaches. He led the team with three interceptions and was eighth with 45 tackles.
Daniel Carlson was the lone Tigers named to the First Team, while tackle Shon Coleman was named to the Second Team.
It’s no breaking news that Auburn legend Cam Newton was back on campus this spring semester. For students and fans, seeing his face around brought back the excitement of the 2010 season; the 28-27 Iron Bowl, the SEC Championship win against Steve Spurrier’s Gamecocks, and, eventually, bringing home the BCS National Championship trophy for the first time since 1957.
Muschamp heads to Columbia to take over for departed Gamecock coach Steve Spurrier, leaving Auburn after spending just one year as the defensive coordinator of the Tigers.
The Tigers have a chance to end the season with a winning record, as they will face Memphis at Legion Field on Dec. 30.
The former Auburn safety will leave the Tigers and follow Will Muschamp to Columbia, where he will be the defensive coordinator at South Carolina.
The upper deck of Birmingham's Legion Field once had the words "Football Capital of the South" emblazoned on its facade.
Casey Woods, the current Auburn director of player personnel, is joining the Blazers.
The Crimson Tide ranks third in the country and first in the SEC in points and yards allowed per game.
The pass appeared to be just out of the reach of Jason Smith, but the receiver tipped the ball twice, ran by Alabama safety Eddie Jackson and had nothing but green grass — the same turf Ricardo Louis traversed two years ago — between him and a touchdown.
The Tigers, despite being a few plays away from turning the tide, were outgained 465-260, as Alabama running back Derrick Henry piled up 271 by himself.
“If they don’t win the national championship, the biggest thrill they get is making sure we don’t win it."
Derrick Henry is currently the odds-on favorite to win the Heisman Trophy, as he has rushed for 1,526 yards and a nation-leading 21 touchdowns this season.
Carlson was named a finalist for the Lou Groza Award — awarded annually to the nation’s best place-kicker — on Tuesday.
Muschamp was on Alabama coach Nick Saban’s staff from 2001-05, and he said the two coaches still maintain a close relationship outside of football season.
The former Auburn quarterback will be on the sidelines Saturday, as his Carolina Panthers have a bye week.
Once a year, whether in Tuscaloosa or Auburn, fans of the Tigers and the Tide alike are forced to follow their troops into battle and cross behind enemy lines.
The Tigers have now achieved bowl eligibility in every year of Gus Malzahn's tenure as coach, and will now turn their attention to the Iron Bowl.
I think I can speak on behalf of the entire Auburn fan base when I say that I am sick of the 11 a.m.