Defense recaps first fall practice
Tuesday, Aug. 4, officially marked the beginning of football season with the Tigers’ first fall practice.
Tuesday, Aug. 4, officially marked the beginning of football season with the Tigers’ first fall practice.
Friday morning, July 31, the video board in Jordan-Hare was turned on for testing. From what it looks like in pictures, the board seems to be digitally working in full capacity, just in time for the start of fall practice on Tuesday.
The Preseason Amway Coaches Poll was released Thursday morning, July 30, placing Auburn in the top 10 at No.
The wait is almost over for Auburn football fans.
Rivals100 dual-threat quarterback Lowell Narcisse announced at a ceremony on Monday, July 27, he will join the Tigers on the 2017 roster. The 6-foot-2, 200-pound quarterback from St.
Lassiter High School and the community, have been planning the installation and dedication of Lutzie Field, a new turf football field, for about one year.
The Walter Camp Football Foundation announced on Friday, July 17, the names of fifty “players to watch” for the 2015 award.
The Davey O’Brien Foundation announced its candidates for the 2015 Davey O’Brien National Quarterback Award Thursday. A group of two dozen of the nation’a top college quarterbacks were added to the award’s watch list, including Auburn quarterback Jeremy Johnson.
The Southeastern Conference illustrated its competitive nature in the annual media voting at the 2015 SEC Media Days. For the first time in the poll’s 23-year history, media were divided on divisional champion and overall SEC Champion.
The Rotary Lombardi Award Committee released the Watch List for the 2015 Rotary Lombardi Award on Tuesday morning, July 14, including Auburn's Avery Young and Cassanova McKinzy. This award makes two watch list appearances for Young, who is also a contender for the Outland Trophy. McKinzy continues to stack up award nominations as he is also in the running for the Bronko Nagurski Trophy and the Chuck Bednarik Award. Eligibility for the Rotary Lombardi Award is limited to down linemen, either on offense or defense. The candidates earned a place on the preliminary Watch List by earning All-American honors, being named to their respective all-conference teams or receiving 2015 pre-season honors. While the Watch List highlights those players who have already received national recognition, any Division 1 player who meets the requirements is eligible for consideration from the Rotary Lombardi Selection Committee. The Rotary Lombardi Watch List containing 145 delegates, intended as a reference tool for the Selection Committee, will be periodically updated and revised through the conclusion of the voting to determine the 12 semi-finalists for 2015. The 46th Rotary Lombardi Award show will be held on Dec.
The Auburn Tigers arrived at the 2015 SEC Media Days in unrivaled style. Coach Gus Malzahn was accompanied in Hoover by senior cornerback Jonathon Jones, senior linebacker Kris Frost and junior quarterback Jeremy Johnson. Coach Malzahn expressed his excitement about the 2015 Tigers and the team's theme this year being "count on me." "What that is is just our players to be able to count on each other on and off the field," Malzahn explained.
Auburn’s representatives at SEC Media Days spent a great amount of time discussing the defense that fans will see on the field this fall.
One of the largest question marks for Auburn’s 2015 season is still stamped on the Tigers’ offense. Key players Sammie Coates, Cameron Artis-Payne and, of course, play-maker Nick Marshall have left the scene, so the pressure is high to fill their shoes. According to Gus Malzahn, Jeremy Johnson’s got the quarterback position in the bag. “I’m very excited about Jeremy,” Malzahn said.
Auburn coach Gus Malzahn said Monday, July 13, that DaVonte Lambert should be ready for the beginning of fall camp.
Austin Golson, Auburn Football Center and transfer from Ole Miss in the summer of 2014, was recently placed on scholarship.
All-SEC guard Alex Kozan will be ready for the beginning of fall practice, according to Auburn coach Gus Malzahn.
Cornerback T.J. Davis will not be ready to play by the beginning of the season, Auburn coach Gus Malzahn announced on Monday, July 13.
Auburn's defense had another player added to a preseason watch list on Monday morning, July 13.
Construction on the nation's largest video board in college football is continuing to make progress right on schedule. On Friday, July 10, Andy Young, assistant athletics director for video services, addressed the media on the digital aspects of the video board's progress.
After the Maxwell Football Club released its candidates on the Maxwell Award Watch List, including Jeremy Johnson and Duke Williams, and Cassanova McKinzy was placed on the Bednarik Award list earlier this week, the Football Writers Association of America added more Tigers to the preseason award lists. Avery Young and Alex Kozan made the cut for the 2015 Outland Trophy, while Jonathan Jones and Carl Lawson are contenders for the Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List.