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Auburn suffers first home loss to Alabama since 2016-17 in 75-48 blowout loss
By Jake Weese | Sports Reporter | January 12Last season, Alabama came to Auburn Arena and had no answers for Auburn, as it cruised to a 77-38 blowout victory. The Tigers not only won both regular season meetings but also defeated Alabama in the SEC Tournament. This season, the script was flipped. Alabama defeated Auburn Sunday afternoon ...
Allen Flanigan's 'confident' performance helps Auburn to 82-60 win over Georgia
By Jake Weese | Sports Reporter | January 11“It feels great, you know, for me to come off the bench and be very productive for the guys,” Flanigan said. “And the guys, they kept on egging me on, giving me confidence.”
Auburn gymnastics pulls off historic win over Alabama in first home meet
By Christian Clemente | Sports Writer | January 11Auburn gymnastics claimed a historic win over Alabama in its home opener.
Auburn's game on Saturday moved up to 11 a.m.
By Jake Weese | Sports Reporter | January 10Auburn’s game against Georgia on Saturday has now been moved up for an 11 a.m. tipoff because of the possible severe weather.
Tigers fall to Florida, now 0-3 in SEC play
By Dylan Fox | Sports Writer | January 10While the Tigers had a few standout offensive performances, it was their defense that led to their 20 point loss to Florida on Thursday, 83-63 inside Auburn Arena.
Okoro’s career night leads No. 5 Auburn over Vanderbilt, 83-79, to remain unbeaten
By Sumner Martin | Assistant Sports Editor | January 9Auburn’s true freshman Isaac Okoro is 18 years old but as each challenge comes and goes, the high-flying forward continues to produce well beyond his years. In what was mostly a slow, discombobulated offensive performance Wednesday night, Okoro provided the spark the Tigers needed to remain perfect ...
Auburn, O-line coach J.B. Grimes parting ways
By Jake Weese | Sports Reporter | January 8“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.
