Football

Defensive players stepping up as season progresses

By Mattison Allen | Sports Writer | October 17

Dealing with last season's departures to the NFL and players dealing with injuries, the Auburn defense has seen new defensive leaders emerge. The Tigers will rely on their new leaders to step up on defense against South Carolina.

Behind Enemy Bylines - South Carolina

By Jake Weese | Sports Editor | October 16

Ahead of Auburn's matchup with South Carolina, The Auburn Plainsman reached out to The Daily Gamecock's co-sports editor Michael Sauls, for a Q&A previewing this year’s Gamecocks team. Here’s what he had to say prior to the matchup.

Players to watch, keys to victory for No. 15 Auburn vs. South Carolina

By Ian Bivona | Sports Writer | October 16

Auburn travels to Columbia, South Carolina, this Saturday to take on the South Carolina Gamecocks. Here are some players to watch and keys to victory for both Auburn and South Carolina.

Freshmen looking to find the field more in coming weeks

By Dylan Fox | Sports Writer | October 15

“The more reps that those guys get, the better they’re going to get,” Malzahn said. “The moments not going to be too big when they start playing more.”

Walk-on Barton Lester’s dream came true against Arkansas

By Henry Zimmer | Sports Writer | October 14

Every college football player’s dream is to make that signature play when the lights are shining brightest. Against Arkansas, walk-on linebacker Barton Lester made his play.

Auburn in the NFL - Week 5

By Ian Bivona | Sports Writer | October 14

After a quiet Week 4, multiple former Auburn football players had impressive showings in Week 5 of the NFL season.

Bigsby and McClain stepping up for worn-down Tigers

By Henry Zimmer | Sports Writer | October 13

With injuries piling up for Auburn, players have had to step up. Freshman Tank Bigsby and junior Zakoby McClain are doing just that.

TV network, game time announced for Ole Miss matchup

By Jake Gonzalez | Sports Writer | October 12

On Monday, the SEC announced that Auburn's Week 5 matchup at Ole Miss will take place at 11 a.m. CST on SEC Network.

Auburn falls to No. 14 in latest AP poll

By Jonathan Hart | Sports Writer | October 11

After defeating Arkansas 30-28 on Saturday, Auburn fell to No. 14 in the latest AP poll.

Carlson's 'no doubt' field goal wins it for Tigers

By Jake Weese | Sports Editor | October 11

"We have a few fortune tellers on the team cause a lot of people approached me and told me I'd get another one," Carlson said. "My mindset was already geared towards that."

Bigsby's big day helps Auburn in 30-28 win over Razorbacks

By Caleb Jones | Sports Writer | October 10

“Tank has been a huge weapon for us the past few weeks,” Auburn quarterback Bo Nix said. “The effort, the intensity, and playmaking ability is definitely there for him.”

Players to watch, keys to victory for No. 13 Auburn vs. Arkansas

By Caleb Jones | Sports Writer | October 9

Heading into this Saturday’s matchup with the Razorbacks, here are the players to watch and keys to victory for both No. 13 Auburn and Arkansas.

Behind Enemy Bylines - The Arkansas Traveler

By Jake Weese | Sports Editor | October 9

Ahead of Auburn's matchup with Arkansas, The Auburn Plainsman reached out to The Arkansas Traveler's sports editor, Robert Stewart, for a Q&A previewing this year’s Razorback team. Here’s what he had to say about the Hogs.

Auburn's offense and defense learning from mistakes

By Mattison Allen | Sports Writer | October 8

Following an ugly loss to Georgia, Auburn is doing what it can to correct mistakes on both sides of the ball before this weekend's Arkansas matchup.

Report: K.J. Britt to have surgery

By Jake Gonzalez | Sports Writer | October 8

According to Phillip Marshall of 247Sports, Auburn will be without All-SEC linebacker K.J. Britt for an unknown amount of time as Britt undergoes surgery this Friday.

"We're not going to fold," Auburn looks to move past loss to Georgia

By Ian Bivona | Sports Writer | October 8

“We all know our performance on Saturday wasn’t really Auburn football to the standard that we should have played in,” linebacker Owen Pappoe said. “But we’re looking past that. It’s behind us now."

Gus Malzahn preparing for new-look Razorbacks

By Harrison Tarr | Sports Reporter | October 6

After a tough loss at Georgia, Auburn turns its attention to a new-look Arkansas team that snapped its 20-game SEC losing streak last weekend.

Tigers fall to No. 13 in latest AP Poll

By Jonathan Hart | Sports Writer | October 4

Released Sunday, the latest AP Poll saw Auburn fall to No. 13 after losing to Georgia 27-6 on Saturday.

In rough loss to Georgia, Bigsby a 'spark' for Auburn

By Ryan Metcalf | Sports Writer | October 4

Even in Auburn’s defeat in Athens, Georgia, Saturday, they found out more about freshman running back Tank Bigsby. “You know, that was the best part of the night, just watching him play,” Nix said. “We’ve just got to get everybody playing like Tank.”

Tigers struggle, dropped by Georgia in 27-6 loss

By Jake Weese | Sports Editor | October 4

No. 7 Auburn headed into Sanford Stadium on Saturday, hoping to win in Athens, Georgia, for the first time since 2005. The Tigers will have to wait for another opportunity in Athens as Auburn fell short to No. 4 Georgia 27-6 on Saturday.