Football
Auburn QB Jarrett Stidham: 'I'm working as hard as I can'
“I’m very hard on myself. And so, nobody was more frustrated on that throw than me."
Auburn 'dodged a bullet' with Deshaun Davis' knee injury
By Nathan King | Sports Editor | October 9"It scared me," Davis said. "It bent in an awkward way, so I was worried."
What Tennessee coach Jeremy Pruitt had to say about Auburn
By Staff Report | October 9Here is the transcript from Tennessee's Monday media availability, courtesy of the UT Daily Beacon.
Wesley's Tale of the Tape: Occasional offensive efficiency overshadowed by miscues
By Wesley Foster | Sports Writer | October 8The Auburn offense had its worst performance of the season, and the Tigers found themselves all but removed from the playoff picture.
Will Auburn give Malik Willis a shot at quarterback?
By Nathan King | Sports Editor | October 8Stidham's lackluster showings in recent weeks have led to grumblings about whether he's the right man for the starting job.
SEC announces kickoff time, TV for No. 21 Auburn at Ole Miss
By Nathan King | Sports Editor | October 8Auburn is headed back to Mississippi.
Report card: Grading Auburn's 23-9 loss at Mississippi State
By Sumner Martin | Sports Writer | October 8Let’s hand out some grades from Saturday night.
Auburn falls to No. 21 in AP Poll
By Ben Key | Sports Writer | October 7Auburn (4-2, 1-2 SEC) has dropped 13 spots in the AP poll after a 23-9 loss to Mississippi State (4-2, 1-2 SEC). This places the Tigers behind No. 1 Alabama, No. 2 Georgia, No. 13 LSU, No. 14 Florida and No. 18 Kentucky in the conference. They remain ahead of two other SEC teams, No. 22 Texas ...
'We didn’t play to the Auburn standard': Defense run over in loss at Miss State
By Sumner Martin | Sports Writer | October 7Auburn’s defensive performance Saturday night will go down in the record books, but for all the wrong reasons.
Offensive blunders bury Auburn in 23-9 loss at Mississippi State
By Nathan King | Sports Editor | October 6JaTarvious Whitlow was about to walk in for a touchdown.
Live blog: No. 8 Auburn battles Mississippi State in Starkville
By Nathan King | Sports Editor | October 6Follow along here as The Plainsman sports staff keeps you updated during No. 8 Auburn's first true road game of the season against Mississippi State. We'll keep you posted on scores, news, injuries and analysis. Fourth quarter - 14:30 - Thomas is just shy of the first. Fourth-and-one. Third ...
Numbers never lie: Auburn's defense one of the best in country, offense not so much
By Zach Tantillo | Sports Reporter | October 5Auburn has been electric on defense and nothing short of shaky on offense.
Auburn to host SEC Nation for game against Tennessee
By Jake Weese | Sports Writer | October 5While Auburn looks toward this weekend's matchup against Mississippi State. Plans have already been made for the Tigers next weekend because besides just hosting Tennessee, they'll also be hosting SEC Nation. SEC Network's version of College Gameday will be live from the Wellness Kitchen Green Space ...
Will Hastings out for the season following surgery, will redshirt
By Maxwell Gault | Sports Writer | October 5One of Auburn's deep-threat receivers is out for the season. Will Hastings underwent knee surgery Thursday after a setback while recovering from an ACL tear he suffered during the off-season. Despite appearing in just one game this season, Hastings racked up 525 receiving yards in 2017 and was one of ...
Preview: Looking back while looking ahead to Mississippi State
By Tyler Roush | Assistant Sports Editor | October 5Now 10 years removed from a 3-2 final, Auburn and Mississippi State meet again beneath a fog of cowbell. After a 7-28 loss to No. 13 Kentucky and an ensuing 6-13 home loss to No. 22 Florida, the Bulldogs host No. 8 Auburn on Saturday in remembrance of a game that seemingly set the sport back decades. With ...
Plainsman Mailbag: The problems with Auburn's offensive line, subpar Stidham
By Nathan King | Sports Editor | October 5If Miss State comes out victorious Saturday and the offensive line continues to decline through the meat of conference play, it might be smart to build for the future.
Players to watch, keys to victory for No. 8 Auburn vs. Mississippi State
By Zach Tantillo | Sports Reporter | October 5Auburn with one more loss is all but out of SEC title contention, while Mississippi State is looking to turn its season around after two straight losses.
With top RB Whitlow in question, Auburn searching backfield for answers
By Jake Weese | Sports Writer | October 4Gus Malzahn is expecting Kam Martin to be the lead guy if Whitlow cannot play.
Behind Enemy Bylines: Diving into Auburn-Miss State with The Reflector
By Nathan King | Sports Editor | October 3Ahead of No. 8 Auburn's first true road game of 2018 at Mississippi State, The Plainsman posed questions for Hunter Cloud, sports editor for The Reflector.
