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Auburn rising senior Derrick Brown finishes as finalist for Man of the Year

By Bryce Johnson | Sports Writer | February 14

Auburn All-SEC defensive tackle Derrick Brown has been named a finalist for the Jason Witten Collegiate Man of the Year award, Brown said on his Instagram on Wednesday morning. This is the second year of the award, which honors “leadership by exhibiting exceptional courage, integrity and sportsmanship ...

Career night from Chuma Okeke can't save putrid Auburn offense in loss to Ole Miss

By Nathan King | Sports Editor | February 13

Not much improved in the second half other than Okeke. 

Players to watch, keys to victory: Auburn vs. Ole Miss

By Zach Tantillo | Sports Reporter | February 13

In the last meeting, Ole Miss dominated the then No. 11 ranked Tigers, 82-67 in a game where Auburn committed 24 fouls and sent the Rebels to the line 37 times.  

Former Auburn running backs coach Tim Horton hired for same position at Vanderbilt

By Nathan King | Sports Editor | February 13

Last week, Auburn head coach Gus Malzahn said former running backs coach Tim Horton had "decided to do something different." That "something" has now been made public. Horton has accepted a job as running backs coach at Vanderbilt, per a release from Vandy on Wednesday afternoon. "Tim Horton brings ...

Auburn adds second offensive tackle to 2020 recruiting class

By Jake Weese | Sports Writer | February 12

Auburn's 2020 recruiting class, along with their potential 2020 starting offensive line, is already starting to take shape.  

Auburn's Anthony Schwartz named SEC Men's Freshman of the Week

By Tyler Roush | Assistant Sports Editor | February 12

Auburn football’s fastest man is getting recognized for his efforts on the track. Anthony Schwartz was named the SEC Men’s Freshman of the Week, the league announced on Tuesday. This follows Schwartz breaking the freshman program record at 60m with times of 6.62 in the preliminaries and a 6.59 in ...

Auburn plans to use Bruce Pearl's unorthodox methods, 'gritty' effort to improve rebounding

By Nathan King | Sports Editor | February 12

“Sheesh, we was trying to figure that out ourselves."

Former 5-star OT Calvin Ashley entering transfer portal

By Nathan King | Sports Editor | February 11

The former five-star offensive tackle from the class of 2017 and one of the highest rated offensive line prospects in Auburn history has entered the NCAA transfer portal. 

5 former Tigers on Birmingham Iron roster

By Ben Key | Sports Writer | February 11

The Super Bowl has ended, which means football is over until next season.  At least, it did until this year.  This year the Alliance of American Football began its inaugural season on February 10 — one week after the conclusion of the NFL season. The new league features eight teams: The ...

Auburn bounces back from two-loss day with 10-2 victory

By Ben Key | Sports Writer | February 10

Auburn bounced back in big fashion with a 10-2 victory over Florida A&M in only six innings. Casey McCrackin would tally her team-high fourth home run of the weekend during the game with Justus Perry and Tannon Snow adding home runs to give the Tigers a total of 11 on the season. The offense got ...

Auburn holds off Arkansas comeback in 75-72 road win

By Olivia Huskey | Sports Writer | February 10

Unique Thompson and Daisa Alexander kept the Razorback rally away. The pair led the Tigers in Fayetteville to lead Auburn to its fifth SEC road win of the season at 75-72. Auburn held a 17-point lead before Arkansas' Chelsea Dungee scored 32 second-half points, putting the Razorbacks up one with less ...

Auburn softball falls to Missouri State, Louisiana Tech as offense slows down

By Ben Key | Sports Writer | February 9

Auburn looked different Saturday compared to the high-powered offense that opened the season scoring a combined 19 runs. On the second day of the Sand Dollar Classic, the Tigers lost both games in their doubleheader with the Missouri State Bears and Louisiana Tech Bulldogs 4-3 and 2-1, respectively.  Despite ...

Auburn's turnover struggles lead to loss at No. 21 LSU

By Tyler Roush | Assistant Sports Editor | February 9

It’s easier said than done, Bruce Pearl said, to have a good start on the road and come away with a win. “It sounds good,” Pearl said Friday afternoon, “but the reality is if you don’t start well, you can continue to compete, claw, scratch and fight and you can still have a chance.” In an ...

Auburn softball opens the season with back-to-back wins

By Jake Weese | Sports Writer | February 9

Auburn started its 2019 season with some offensive firepower. Bats came alive as the Tigers exploded against Tennessee State for an 11-4 win and later beat Western Kentucky 8-0 in five innings. Kendall Veach's went 4-for-4 against TSU, including two home runs, and the senior would add another home run ...

Auburn gymnastics suffers first loss of the season

By Annagail Holton | Sports Writer | February 9

Struggles on vault and beam cost No. 12 Auburn its undefeated season.  Derrian Gobourne returned to her home state of Florida and put up confidence-boosting scores on all four events, but Auburn would lose to the second-ranked Gators 197.850 to 196.70. Gobourne posted a 9.800 or better on every ...

'Anthony really lit it up': Schwartz sets Auburn freshman 60m record; Noah Igbinoghene PRs in long jump

By Nathan King | Sports Editor | February 8

After an impressive 2018 on the gridiron, Auburn's dual-sport stars are shining on the track, too.

Previewing Auburn gymnastics’ road trip to No. 2 Florida

By Henry Zimmer | Sports Writer | February 8

On the heels of the best start in program history, No. 12 Auburn heads to Gainesville to take on  No. 2 Florida in a battle between the SEC's last two undefeated teams. "It's going to be a huge test for us this weekend going to Florida and dealing with that crazy environment," said Auburn head ...

Auburn unable to complete comeback at home against No. 19 Kentucky

By William Finney | Sports Writer | February 8

With a white-hot No. 19 Kentucky at the 3-point line, Auburn's defense was unable to hold. Kentucky came out shooting 8-for-8 from deep, including six in the first quarter, in the Tigers' 78-68 loss inside Auburn Arena on Thursday night. "If we had defended the 3-point line tonight, it would have been ...