Auburn volleyball announced on Friday that it has canceled its spring season.
“Everybody is going to have to keep their head on straight,” Graba said. “It’s a tough environment, it's a tough arena and obviously it’s a tough match-up. Anywhere in the SEC is a tough match-up, but it is the Iron Bowl of gymnastics. So I’m trying to get a lot of young people to understand what that means.”
No. 12 Kentucky defeated Auburn 76-71 inside Auburn Arena on Thursday. “That was the best we’ve played through all four quarters,” said Auburn head coach Terri Williams-Flournoy.
Harsin and his 10 position coaches bring a combined 168 years of on-field coaching experience, 91 bowl game appearances and 34 conference championships to the Plains. Here's what Harsin had to say about each member of his staff:
On Thursday, the Tigers announced the hiring of Bert Watts as the program’s outside linebackers coach and special teams coordinator.
“We just got too complacent, too comfortable,” said freshman point guard Sharife Cooper. “We definitely can’t allow that to happen just seeing success and taking plays off. I think that was a big key factor in giving them back the lead."
Auburn hits the road looking to get revenge for its loss earlier in the season against Arkansas.
On Tuesday, head coach Karen Hoppa announced that assistant coach Ben Madsen has been promoted and will serve as the program’s associate head coach.
After having its 2020 season cut short, Auburn baseball received some good news on Tuesday as the SEC released the conference schedule for 2021.
Having only eight scholarship players available and a poor shooting performance in the first half made things difficult for Auburn in Sunday's matchup with Florida. The Tigers lost 68-54 and remain winless in SEC play.
On Saturday, Jamien Sherwood announced via social media that he will be forgoing his senior season to enter the 2021 NFL Draft.
On Saturday, Auburn hosted Kentucky in front of a much smaller crowd than last year, but the outcome was the same, with the Tigers walking away with a 66-59 victory.
“I was really happy with the team’s fight and focus tonight,” said head coach Jeff Graba. “They stayed determined throughout the whole meet. This was a tough meet because we asked a lot of some young people."
“They’re the benchmark of our league,” Pearl said. “People will measure you on how you perform against the best. You’re playing against the premiere program in our conference, so it’s an opportunity, and it’s an honor when you’re playing against the Wildcats.”
The SEC announced on Friday its conference schedule for the upcoming 2021 softball season. Auburn will open up conference play on Friday, March 12, against Alabama at Jane B. Moore Field in Auburn.
Auburn's women’s basketball game against Kentucky has been rescheduled to Thursday, Jan. 21, the SEC announced Friday.
“[Kentucky] is a younger team this year, but they are really talented,” said head coach Jeff Graba. “They look like they came out of the gate at the same rate as us. They made some mistakes, but they’ve definitely got a high scoring potential.”
Tracy Rocker will be returning to the Plains for his second stint as an assistant with the Tigers. The former two-time All-American will reprise his role from Auburn’s 2009-2010 season as the team’s defensive line coach.
A dream came true for Auburn's Alyssa Malonson on Wednesday night. Malonson was selected 20th overall by the North Carolina Courage in the 2021 National Women’s Soccer League Draft.
On Wednesday night, Auburn won its first SEC game of the season 95-77 in Athens, Georgia. Leading the way for Auburn was Sharife Cooper, who had his first career double-double in just his second career game.
