Football
Auburn defense shuts out Samford in 52-0 rout
By Harrison Tarr | Sports Writer | November 23The Auburn defense has been regarded as one of the top units in the country for the entirety of the 2019 campaign, statistically ranking in the top 15 –in terms of total defense – each week. That was on full display Saturday, as the No.15 Tigers played host to their in-state FCS opponents, Samford. Defensive ...
5 Samford facts and players to know
By Jake Weese | Sports Reporter | November 231: Samford in the NFL Former Samford quarterback Devlin Hodges made news earlier this NFL season after making his first career NFL start with the Pittsburgh Steelers. The FCS record holder in career passing yards with 14,584 did not disappoint in his first and only start. Hodges’ first NFL start ...
Auburn notebook: A narrow defeat carries immense weight for the Tigers
By Harrison Tarr | Sports Writer | November 20In this week's Auburn football notebook, sports writer Harrison Tarr opines on another loss in the Deep South's Oldest Rivalry, and what the future may now hold for Gus Malzahn. Gus Malzahn entered this past weekend’s game against the Georgia having never lost following a bye week as a head coach. ...
Auburn not pointing fingers as season's home stretch approaches
By Christian Clemente | Sports Writer | November 19In all three of Auburn’s losses this season, the offense has struggled. Auburn put up 13 points against Florida, 20 against LSU and 14 against Georgia. The defense has held their own keeping the Tigers close in all contests, but the offense has failed to execute. For the players though, adversity ...
Iron Bowl receives usual TV, broadcast slot
By Christian Clemente | Sports Writer | November 18The kickoff time for the 83rd Iron Bowl is now set for 2:30 p.m. CST on Nov. 30 with the game airing on CBS.
Report Card: Grading out Auburn's 21-14 loss to No. 4 Georgia
By Christian Clemente | Sports Writer | November 17Auburn knew a matchup with the No. 4 Georgia Bulldogs wouldn’t be easy, especially for a team that has had offensive struggles throughout the year. The game was predicted to be a defensive showdown and if you’re a fan of old-fashioned football, you likely weren’t disappointed. After Georgia ...
Defense holds Fromm and Georgia offense to season low
By Jake Weese | Sports Reporter | November 16While Auburn’s offense came to life in the fourth quarter, Auburn’s defense took its consistent play to a whole different level in the fourth. While Auburn’s offense reeled off 14 points, Auburn’s defense did its part in only allowing two total yards of offense in the fourth quarter. Through ...
'The little things matter': Auburn falls short in 21-14 loss to No. 4 Georgia
By Sumner Martin | Assistant Sports Editor | November 16It was just too little, too late. Jake Fromm threw for 110 yards and three touchdowns and the Bulldog defense held when it mattered most, as No. 12 Auburn's comeback bid fell short in a 21-14 loss Saturday night inside Jordan-Hare Stadium. After scoring 14 unanswered to trim the lead to one score, Auburn ...
Players to watch, keys to victory for No. 13 Auburn vs. No. 5 Georgia
By Jake Weese | Sports Reporter | November 16This year’s installment of the Deep South’s Oldest Rivalry takes place at Jordan-Hare Stadium, where Auburn won the last matchup there in 2017. Historically, No. 13 Auburn has had a losing record at home against No. 5 Georgia trailing in the series at home 16-12-2. No. 13 Auburn (7-2, 4-2 ...
Malzahn: Making Fromm 'uncomfortable' will be key to victory
By Harrison Tarr | Sports Writer | November 15Game days in Auburn, Alabama, are often filled with a mixture of emotions for the Tiger faithful — joy, anger, fear, distress and anxiety to name a few. However, there are only a handful of game days each year that all fans of the orange and blue come together to express one emotion. This Saturday ...
Auburn's matchup with No. 4 Georgia provides flashbacks to 2017
By Olivia Huskey | Sports Writer | November 15Heading into No. 12 Auburn’s game against No. 4 Georgia this Saturday, one can’t help but think back to 2017. That year No. 2 Georgia came into Jordan-Hare and fell to No. 10 Auburn, 40-17. Now, in 2019, Auburn faces a Georgia team that is on the playoff bubble while Auburn is hoping to secure ...
Tale of the Tape: What Auburn can learn from narrow Ole Miss win
By Logan Glover | Sports Writer | November 15Auburn returned home last Saturday and left Jordan-Hare Stadium with a 20-14 win over Ole Miss. The offense rebounded with 507 yards of total offense. Bo Nix finished the game 30 of 44 for 340 yards — his second 300-plus-yard passing game this season. The defense had another dominant game, shutting ...
Auburn’s 5 biggest issues to fix before critical November stretch
By Jonathan Hart | Sports Writer | November 14The bye week before facing the Bulldogs on Saturday serves as the perfect time for the Tigers offense to take a look at their strengths and weaknesses from the past nine games in order to tighten up in certain areas.
Bo Nix's freshman progression reaching critical crossroads against Georgia
By Christian Clemente | Sports Writer | November 13“We still have a lot left in front of us, a lot to play for; anything could happen,” Nix said. “We could find ourselves in a good situation by the end of the year.”
Challenge awaits for Auburn offensive line against stifling Georgia defense
By Jake Weese | Sports Reporter | November 12“It’s a big test for us up front, but you know throughout the year, we’ve been consistent, we’ve gradually gotten better each and every week,”
Malzahn updates Auburn's bye-week injury report
By Mattison Allen | Sports Writer | November 7"For a lot of our top guys, it's been a very physical stretch and so we're healing these guys up."
Auburn ranked No. 11 in first CFP poll
By Jonathan Hart | Sports Writer | November 5In the first edition of the 2019 College Football Playoff rankings, the Auburn Tigers came in at No. 11 with a 7-2 record. Released Tuesday night on ESPN, the CFP has placed the Tigers as the second highest-ranked two-loss team in the country behind No. 10 Florida. Current FPI projections show ...
Auburn notebook: The Tigers — and their fans — have a week to figure this out
By Harrison Tarr | Sports Writer | November 5In this week's Auburn football notebook, sports writer Harrison Tarr opines on a closer-than-expected Tigers win over Ole Miss, and questions why Jordan-Hare's student section was half-empty in the fourth quarter of a tight SEC game.
