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Daniel Carlson finishes roller coaster rookie season making history with Raiders
By Jake Weese | Sports Writer | January 4Oakland and Carlson's seasons may have gone vastly different than either expected, but Carlson has found a new home, and the Raiders have found themselves their kicker.
Tigers edged by No. 10 Tennessee in SEC opener
By Jake Weese | Sports Writer | January 4Auburn sophomore Unique Thompson had her seventh double-double of the season but Auburn fell short 78-69 to No. 10 Tennessee Thursday evening in the SEC opener for both teams at Auburn Arena. Auburn (12-2, 0-1 in SEC) struggled getting shots to fall, even with having twenty more attempts than Tennessee ...
Auburn receiver Darius Slayton declares for NFL Draft
By Nathan King | Sports Editor | January 3"I would like to take a moment to thank the Auburn Family for supporting me and my teammates over the last four years."
Wesley's Tale of the Tape: Gus Malzahn makes near-perfect return to play-calling
By Wesley Foster | Sports Writer | December 30For what felt like the first time all season, the offense clicked throughout the whole game.
Report card: Grading Auburn's bowl beatdown of Purdue
By Sumner Martin | Sports Writer | December 29After a disappointing 7-5 regular season, Auburn sent its senior class out on a high note Friday afternoon in Nashville. The Tigers put up almost 600 yards of total offense, setting numerous bowl game records in the process, and throttled Purdue 63-14 in the Music City Bowl at Nissan Stadium. Here ...
Jarrett Stidham closes Auburn career with MVP performance
By Olivia Huskey | Sports Writer | December 28“It’s been a tremendous honor to rep Auburn University every Saturday the last two years."
Everything Gus Malzahn said after Auburn's 63-14 win in the Music City Bowl
By Sports Staff | December 28NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Gus Malzahn quotes from postgame of the Music City Bowl. (backups) I’m just happy they got to play and get a chance to have some bowl experience and everything. The game was kinda out of hand at that point but still to be able to run the offense and do the things they do, it ...
Auburn offense breaks numerous records in 63-14 bludgeoning of Purdue
By Nathan King | Sports Editor | December 28"It was really great to get a win like this and do it the right way."
Quarter-by-quarter breakdown: Auburn smashes Purdue in Music City Bowl
By Olivia Huskey | Sports Writer | December 28Follow along here as The Plainsman sports staff keeps you updated during Auburn's bowl matchup against the Boilermakers. We'll keep you posted on scores, news, injuries and analysis. Fourth quarter FINAL: Auburn 63, Purdue 14. 13:18- Shaun Shivers rushes for 13. Auburn within 10. 13:32- Malik ...
Plainsman sports staff's final thoughts, game predictions for Music City Bowl
By Sports Staff | December 28This season, The Plainsman will make staff picks of Auburn's weekly matchups. Also look for our selections for the national showdowns in the "Plainsman Pick 'Em" section in the print edition of our publication. Here are our picks for Auburn vs. Purdue in the Music City Bowl (12:30 p.m. CST, ESPN). Nathan ...
Behind Enemy Bylines: Previewing the Music City Bowl with the Purdue Exponent
By Nathan King | Sports Editor | December 27Ahead of Auburn's matchup with Purdue in the Music City Bowl, The Plainsman posed questions for Becca Schneider, sports editor for the Purdue Exponent. Here's how she sees the action playing out Friday inside Nissan Stadium. 1. It seems Purdue won't have to worry much about motivation in a bowl game ...
3 takeaways from Auburn's bounce-back win over Murray State: Brown's flu game; 2nd-half surge; Wiley starts
By Nathan King | Sports Editor | December 22From the opening tip, Auburn was definitely back on its home floor.
Auburn women's basketball moves to 9-1 with win over UNC
By Bryce Johnson | Sports Writer | December 21Auburn’s woman basketball team extended its seven-game win streak in an 86-81 victory over North Carolina on Thursday night in its first overtime win since 2016. "That was a huge gut-check win," Auburn head coach Terri Williams-Flournoy said. "What an unbelievable win. Everybody at some point ...
The rapid ascension of DJ Williams, Auburn's newest running back
By Nathan King | Sports Editor | December 20"It feels great. I'm pumped up and ready to start this new chapter."
3 takeaways from No. 7 Auburn's 78-71 loss to NC State
By Zach Tantillo | Sports Reporter | December 19Auburn doesn't like to play teams from North Carolina in 2018. The No. 7 ranked Tigers traveled to Raleigh, North Carolina, following their overtime win against UAB to take on North Carolina State, but failed to bring any of that winning momentum on the road with them. Here are three takeaways ...
Recruiting roundup: Auburn inks 16 during Early Signing Period
By Nathan King | Sports Editor | December 19The future is now for Auburn football.
Jared Harper's heroics lead No. 8 Auburn to OT win over UAB
By Zach Tantillo | Sports Reporter | December 15Auburn was able to avoid the upset against UAB thanks to a late-game surge from Jared Harper.
Gus Malzahn: Full control of play-calling is 'my true comfort zone'
By Nathan King | Sports Editor | December 13"I am very confident right now that this is the right thing to do... I expect us to be quite a bit better."
