Auburn receives commitment from transfer DB Bydarrius Knighten
Auburn is adding a veteran player to its secondary as transfer defensive back Bydarrius Knighten committed on Friday.
Auburn is adding a veteran player to its secondary as transfer defensive back Bydarrius Knighten committed on Friday.
“I don’t have any words to describe this feeling,” Telfer said. “We had to wait a long time before we knew the result. This is obviously what we came to Auburn for, and we didn’t want to end our season at regionals.”
After seeing a few players enter the transfer portal this offseason, Auburn received some good news on Wednesday as they picked up a commitment from transfer defensive tackle Tony Fair.
“The story tonight and of these last two games is just our at-bats have deteriorated,” said head coach Butch Thompson. “I think that’s the biggest thing I look at tonight. That really has my undivided attention heading into this critical series against Texas A&M.”
Auburn's time in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, was not long as the 12th-seeded Tigers dropped Tuesday's SEC Tournament opener against 13-seed South Carolina 3-1.
“Our guys just keep competing,” said head coach Butch Thompson. “They keep on sticking together and they find themselves in a ballgame. It’s been the most unexplainable year I’ve seen, but they’ve had resilience, stayed together and keep finding a way.
After getting down early, Auburn battled back to keep things close before three LSU runs in the eighth inning put the game away Thursday at Plainsman Park. With Auburn's 8-3 loss, they are now 19-22 overall and 5-17 in SEC play.
Backup quarterback Chayil Garnett and defensive lineman Jay Hardy entered the transfer portal on Monday, according to AL.com's Matt Zenitz.
Auburn softball suffered a 2-1 loss to Tennessee on Sunday, despite a complete-game performance by Shelby Lowe.
Auburn safety Jordyn Peters will be signing with the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent. During his time at Auburn, he established himself as one of the Tigers' best special teams players, as he blocked four punts in his career.
Stove signed with the Los Angeles Chargers as an undrafted free agent on Saturday. He's the third Auburn wide receiver to make it to the pros in this year's draft class.
Auburn's seven runs in the first three innings helped them defeat No. 20 Georgia 9-7 as they clinched the series Saturday afternoon in Athens.
Auburn wide receiver Seth Williams has been selected with the 219th pick in the sixth round of the 2021 NFL Draft by the Denver Broncos.
Auburn linebacker K.J. Britt is headed to Tampa Bay. The 2020 team captain was drafted by the Buccaneers in the fifth round of the 2021 NFL Draft.
Jamien Sherwood has been drafted as the No. 146 overall pick by the New York Jets in the fifth round of the 2021 NFL Draft.
Auburn wide receiver Anthony Schwartz was selected by the Cleveland Browns with the 91st pick in the third round of the 2021 NFL Draft.
A sixth-inning grand slam was all it took as Auburn fell 4-0 in its series opener against No. 20 Georgia on Thursday.
Auburn's Shelby Lowe was named a finalist for Freshman of the Year by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association on Thursday.
"I didn't even know what was happening," Dean said. "I didn't know what the team was doing postgame with the silly string. I was thinking it was alright to celebrate, but we have won before. Then they informed me. It was a pretty cool moment."
Auburn split Sunday's doubleheader against Florida as the Tigers won the first game 10-8 before falling 6-4 in the second game.