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'Anthony really lit it up': Schwartz sets Auburn freshman 60m record; Noah Igbinoghene PRs in long jump
By Nathan King | Sports Editor | February 8After 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 8On 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 8With 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 ...
Six Auburn players selected to NFL Draft Combine
By Zach Tantillo | Sports Reporter | February 7Six former Tigers received invites to the 2019 NFL Draft Combine.
Crystal Primm shining with clutch, versatile play for Auburn
By Jake Weese | Sports Writer | February 7For Primm, a thrilling victory inside an SEC arena was a moment unlikely to have occurred earlier in her basketball career.
Tanner Burns named preseason 1st team All-SEC; Tigers picked to finish 7th
By Nathan King | Sports Editor | February 7With baseball season eight days away in the Southeastern Conference, the coaches have come to a decision. SEC coaches voted Auburn sophomore pitcher Tanner Burns to the first team while picking the Tigers to finish seventh in the conference and fourth in the SEC West. Burns, a Cullman, Alabama, product, ...
NSD breakdown: How each of Auburn's new signees fit with their position group
By Sumner Martin | Sports Writer | February 7Here’s a look at which targets signed with Auburn, and where they will fit in next season.
Recapping Auburn's up-and-down signing day
By Nathan King | Sports Editor | February 6A few hours into Auburn’s 2019 National Signing Day, Gus Malzahn’s early exuberance seemed dead wrong. Auburn entered the day confident it would land most of its uncommitted signee targets, let alone its committed ones. Malzahn was so confident that he posted a GIF on his Twitter account of ...
Florida's defensive chess match reveals what Auburn needs to improve on before March Madness
By Bryce Johnson | Sports Writer | February 6The temperature on The Plains wasn’t the only thing that felt like spring.
'That Philly swag': Samir Doughty pivotal for Tigers' success in win over Florida
By Zach Tantillo | Sports Reporter | February 6“I thought that Jared Harper and Samir Doughty and Bryce Brown all really stepped up defensively,” Pearl said.
Live blog: Auburn hoping to haul in elite class on National Signing Day
By Sports Staff | February 6The Plainsman has you covered with Auburn coverage of college football's 2019 National Signing Day.
Behind Enemy Bylines: Previewing Auburn basketball vs. Florida with The Alligator
By Nathan King | Sports Editor | February 5Ahead of Auburn basketball's meeting with Florida at home Tuesday night, The Plainsman posed questions for Jake Dreilinger, sports editor for The Independent Florida Alligator. Here's how he sees the action playing out inside Auburn Arena. In last year's Florida win in this game, KeVaughn Allen was ...
Auburn's Unique Thompson named SEC Player of the Week
By Nathan King | Sports Editor | February 5Auburn sophomore forward Unique Thompson has been named SEC Player of the Week, the league office announced Tuesday morning. In a pair of wins over Ole Miss and Georgia last week, Thompson averaged 17.0 points and 10.5 rebounds. In the win over Ole Miss, she recorded her ninth double-double of the season ...
Auburn recruiting tracker: Breaking down the Tigers' chances with their biggest targets
By Sumner Martin | Sports Writer | February 5Here’s an inside look at Auburn’s remaining targets and where they may land come Signing Day.
‘It’s going to be a party': Auburn's Big 3 of Brown, Coe, Davidson hoping to make D-line elite
By Zach Tantillo | Sports Reporter | February 4The most notable returnees are the “Big 3” of defensive linemen Marlon Davidson, Derrick Brown and Nick Coe.
Kickoff time announced for 2019 Auburn A-Day game
By Nathan King | Sports Editor | February 4Auburn football's 2018 season came to a close just over a month ago, but its 2019 offseason will peak in April. This year's A-Day spring game will kick at 3 p.m. CST inside Jordan-Hare Stadium on Saturday, April 13. Tickets are now on sale through the University's ticket office. General admission is ...
Injured Auburn center Austin Wiley back at practice, could play 'some' against Florida
By Nathan King | Sports Editor | February 4Injured Auburn center Austin Wiley may return for the Tigers' next game. With Auburn set to face Florida on Tuesday inside Auburn Arena (8 p.m. CST), Wiley returned to practice Sunday. Tigers head coach Bruce Pearl said Wiley will be limited in practice on Monday, as well. The 6-foot-11 center has missed ...
Auburn basketball remains outside Top 25 after wins over Mizzou, Alabama
By Nathan King | Sports Editor | February 4"I feel like we got that chip back on our shoulder a little bit. It was a wakeup call for us... just time to wake up and play ball."
