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Auburn, O-line coach J.B. Grimes parting ways
“J.B. has decided to move on and pursue other opportunities,” Malzhan said. “I appreciate everything he’s done for Auburn. J.B. and his wife Jennifer will always be a part of the Auburn family.”
Report Card: Grading Auburn's 31-24 loss to Minnesota
By Christian Clemente | Sports Writer | January 3Going into the Outback Bowl, Auburn players and its coaching staff were looking to capture the10th win of the season and carry momentum into 2020. Senior, and likely top-10 draft pick, Derrick Brown opted to return for the game and was joined by fellow senior Marlon Davidson on the defensive line. It ...
Auburn opens SEC play with loss at Vanderbilt
By Jake Weese | Sports Reporter | January 3Auburn may have been given two free throws before the tipoff due to an administrative foul, but after making one of two free throws and then a layup after winning the tipoff, things quickly soured for the Tigers. Auburn did outscore Vanderbilt in both the third and fourth quarter by a combined ...
Tigers unable to establish ground game against Minnesota
By Harrison Tarr | Sports Writer | January 2TAMPA, Fla. — Coming into Wednesday’s matchup with No. 18 Minnesota, Auburn averaged 211.3 yards per contest throughout its 2019-20 campaign. Running backs JaTarvious Whitlow, D.J. Williams, Shaun Shivers and Kam Martin all averaged, roughly, five yards per carry. That was, until the Outback Bowl. When ...
Game wrap: Auburn fails to reach 10 wins, falls to Gophers
By Henry Zimmer | Sports Writer | January 1“Anytime you put up 232 yards of offense on 53 plays … we've got to do better than that."
Auburn seniors expecting big things for 2020 season after Outback Bowl loss
By Christian Clemente | Sports Writer | January 1“It was an exciting feeling but also a sad feeling."
Players to watch, keys to victory for Auburn vs. Minnesota
By Jake Weese | Sports Reporter | January 1This is the first meeting between the Tigers and the Golden Gophers.
Outback Bowl notebook: Why this one matters — and should — to Gus Malzahn
December 30TAMPA, Fla. — On Nov. 30, the Auburn Tigers defeated the Alabama Crimson Tide in the 2019 installment of the Iron Bowl, and don’t think for a minute that the win has left the minds of the Auburn faithful. However, the victory is now exactly one month removed, and the Tigers have turned their attention ...
Why the Outback Bowl is strictly a 'business trip' for Tigers
By Harrison Tarr | Sports Writer | December 29“That (Peach Bowl) hurt a lot of guys, but it helped us last year,” Malzahn said.
Malzahn, Fleck share mutual respect ahead of Outback Bowl
By Harrison Tarr | Sports Writer | December 28“I've followed Coach Malzahn for a long time," Fleck said. "He's one of those guys ... you want to be like, one of the brightest offensive minds in all of college football, and it's fun to watch how he evolves.”
Auburn shakes off slow start, downs Lehigh to remain undefeated
By Caleb Jones | Sports Writer | December 22“To create some offense from our defense is our biggest opportunity to win games,” Pearl said.
Junior Nick Coe will skip Outback Bowl, forgo remaining eligibility at Auburn
By Christian Clemente | Sports Writer | December 21Auburn redshirt junior Nick Coe pass rusher has announced on his Instagram that he will be forgoing his senior season with the program. Coe also will not play in the Outback Bowl.
National Signing Day Recap: Auburn inks 22 signees to 2020 class
By Sumner Martin | Assistant Sports Editor | December 18College football’s early signing period began today, which is now, ultimately, the new National Signing Day for the nation’s top high school and junior college prospects to announce their next destination. Before the new rules, the spectacle was in February but now head coaches and their staffs ...
Derrick Brown named first team AP All-American
By Jake Weese | Sports Reporter | December 16Derrick Brown had a busy weekend, and the accolades have continued on to this week.
J'Von McCormick has career game, Auburn stays undefeated with win over Saint Louis
By Harrison Tarr | Sports Writer | December 14“J’Von, on both ends of the floor, was incredible."
Derrick Brown, Bo Nix receive SEC Player of the Year honors
By Jake Weese | Sports Reporter | December 11Derrick Brown has earned another award that he can add to his Auburn legacy and true freshman quarterback Bo Nix is just getting started. On Wednesday, the results came out for the end of year SEC awards, as voted on by the league’s coaches. Auburn had two recipients with Brown winning SEC Defensive ...
Auburn hires Chad Morris as new offensive coordinator
By Sumner Martin | Assistant Sports Editor and Christian Clemente | Sports Writer | December 10Following the departure of Kenny Dillingham, who left for Florida State earlier in the week, Auburn will be bringing in former Arkansas head coach, Chad Morris, to fill the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach opening. Morris is known to be one of head coach Gus Malzahn’s closest friends. ...
Auburn hoops up to No. 12 in AP poll
By Caleb Jones | Sports Writer | December 9The new AP Poll for men’s college basketball has been released, and Auburn has moved up two spots. The Tigers, previously ranked at No. 14, are now ranked No. 12 following a win over Furman. Auburn was down 14 in the second half against Furman with 16:09 remaining, but it battled back and tied the ...
Brown, Davidson, Britt and Dinson named AP All-SEC
By Christian Clemente | Sports Writer | December 9After racking up awards throughout the season, Auburn got its fair share of post-season awards. Marlon Davidson, Derrick Brown and K.J. Britt all received SEC first team defensive players of the year while Jeremiah Dinson was on the SEC second team. Brown was not only on the first team, but he ...
