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Auburn basketball tumbles out of AP Top 25 amid 3-game losing streak
"We’re going to lose more games than we did a year ago. I think you’ll see that dating quite a ways back, but it’s because the league is really good."
Auburn can't overcome slow start in loss to No. 25 Missouri
By Jake Weese | Sports Writer | January 27Auburn cut what had been a 29-point Missouri lead to eight points in the fourth quarter and outscored Missouri by 20 points in the final 14 minutes, but a poor shooting performance from Auburn in the first quarter was too much for the Tigers to overcome in a 74-65 loss at No. 25 Missouri on Sunday afternoon. "We ...
Jarrett Stidham helps draft stock at Senior Bowl week
By Maxwell Gault | Sports Writer | January 27Before the 2018 season began, lofty expectations were put on Jarrett Stidham. After winning the 2017 SEC Newcomer of the Year, many labels Stidham as a potential Heisman candidate, as well as a possible first-round pick. However, Stidham was never able to meet those expectations, and suffered from an ...
Chuma Okeke improving for Auburn despite losing streak
By Annagail Holton | Sports Writer | January 27Chuma Okeke has shown many glimpses of greatness throughout the season, but right now Auburn, needs him to help make up for the injured Austin Wiley. Okeke added 16 points as well as four rebounds in the Tigers' loss to Miss State as he continues to work his way out of his SEC slump from earlier ...
Auburn's Deshaun Davis, Dontavius Russell shine in Senior Bowl
By Ian Bivona | Sports Writer | January 27Auburn sent two players on the defensive side of the ball to the Reese’s Senior Bowl on Saturday, with Deshaun Davis and Dontavius Russell representing the South team. The Senior Bowl is set up to showcase college football seniors in a final game before they prepare for the upcoming NFL Draft. The ...
Previewing No. 16 Auburn's trip to No. 22 Mississippi State
By Olivia Huskey | Sports Writer | January 26Coming off of a two-game losing streak, the No. 16 Auburn Tigers hope to turn things around at No.22 Mississippi State Saturday night. The Bulldogs are 9-1 at home this season, and in the past 16 meetings between the Tigers and Bulldogs in Starkville, Mississippi State has won 14. “They’re really ...
No. 16 Auburn at No. 22 Mississippi State: Players to watch, keys to victory
By Zach Tantillo | Sports Reporter | January 26Auburn is heading into this game on a two-game losing streak with both losses coming in heartbreaking fashion. Mississippi State is coming into the game with the losing stench following a 21-point throttling to Kentucky on Tuesday. Both teams are having similar seasons with both sitting ...
Barry Sanders and broken curses: Kerryon Johnson's rookie year in Detroit
By Jake Weese | Sports Writer | January 25Lions fans were now seeing Johnson's talent on full display, quickly adopting a mantra Auburn fans know well: "Keep Calm and Kerryon."
Auburn women’s hoops suffers last-second defeat to No. 24 Texas A&M
By William Finney | Sports Writer | January 25Despite recovering from an 11-point fourth-quarter deficit, Auburn women’s basketball fell short against Texas A&M, 67 to 69 on Thursday night at Auburn Arena. Auburn has now lost all 12 of its meetings against A&M in program history. The Tigers and Aggies battled back and forth, but ultimately ...
Tigers searching for program's first win against Texas A&M
January 24No. 24 Texas A&M (15-3, 3-2 SEC) will be in Auburn Arena on Thursday to take on the Tigers, marking Auburn’s third straight home game against a Top 25 opponent. Auburn comes into this game after its 20-point comeback win over Vanderbilt, which is the largest comeback in the SEC since 2003. ...
Tigers senior pitcher Makayla Martin selected to 2019 All-SEC preseason softball team
By Logan Glover | Sports Writer | January 24Thursday morning, the SEC announced its 2019 All-SEC preseason team, and it included Auburn's very own Makayla Martin. The 12th annual preseason All-SEC team included eight seniors, three juniors, and three sophomores, stretching out to many different SEC teams with Alabama, Florida, and LSU having ...
Auburn great Cadillac Williams hired as Tigers' running backs coach
By Nathan King | Sports Editor | January 23One of the best to wear the orange and blue is returning to The Plains.
Reports: Auburn great Cadillac Williams hired as Tigers' running backs coach
By Nathan King | Sports Editor | January 23One of the best to ever wear the orange and blue is returning to The Plains.
Auburn frontcourt faltering without starting center Wiley
By Bryce Johnson | Sports Writer | January 23Auburn has a 7-foot crater smack dab in the middle of its lineup with the absence of injured center Austin Wiley.
Auburn's Tanner Burns, Will Holland named preseason All-Americans by D1 Baseball
By Olivia Huskey | Sports Writer | January 22Tanner Burns and Will Holland have been named preseason All-Americans by D1 Baseball, the is the second preseason All-American honor for both players. Burns, a sophomore pitcher, earned second team honors for D1 Baseball and was named a third team All-American by Collegiate Baseball earlier in the preseason. Holland, ...
2019 linebacker Kameron Brown, younger brother of Derrick, commits to Auburn
By Nathan King | Sports Editor | January 22"It’s all about family around here."
No. 16 Auburn at South Carolina: Players to watch, keys to victory
By Zach Tantillo | Sports Reporter | January 22Coming off of a brutal loss to Kentucky at home, the No. 16 Auburn Tigers travel to South Carolina to take on the up-and-down Gamecocks. The last time the two teams met, Auburn overcame a 1-15 start from 3-point and rode Bryce Brown's hot-hand to clinch its first regular season SEC ...
Robyn Benton earns SEC Freshman of the Week honors
By Zach Tantillo | Sports Reporter | January 22Auburn’s own Robyn Benton has been named the SEC Freshman of the Week for women’s basketball, the league office announced Tuesday.
Arizona State H-back grad transfer Jay Jay Wilson commits to Auburn
By Nathan King | Sports Editor | January 21Auburn may have found its replacement for Chandler Cox. Arizona State graduate transfer Jay Jay Wilson committed to Auburn on Sunday after a visit over the weekend, a source has informed The Plainsman. 247Sports's Brandon Marcello was the first to report the news. Wilson, a rising fifth-year senior, ...
