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NSD breakdown: How each of Auburn's new signees fit with their position group
Here’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."
Auburn pulls out stunning overtime win over Georgia
By William Finney | Sports Writer | February 4The buzzer sounded, signaling the end of the third quarter at Auburn Arena on Sunday afternoon. Senior guard Janiah McKay looked up at the score board. After suffering a 10-0 run, the Tigers found themselves down 43-30 to Georgia. The Tigers lightning-quick defense had generated 21 steals to that point, ...
Auburn alums Jonathan Jones, Brandon King earn 2nd Super Bowl rings as Patriots defeat Rams
By Nathan King | Sports Editor | February 3"Being an Auburn man, you carry that with you for the rest of your life."
Plainsman sports staff predictions for Super Bowl LIII
By Sports Staff | February 3Patriots-Rams kicks off at 5:30 p.m. CST in Super Bowl LIII. The action from Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta will be broadcast on CBS. Here are our game picks. Nathan King, sports editor: All jokes aside for Sean McVay, he's orchestrated an incredible offensive system this year as Los Angeles is the ...
2020 defensive lineman Daniel Foster-Allen commits to Auburn
By Nathan King | Sports Editor | February 3Gus Malzahn has received some good news three days before National Signing Day. Daniel Foster-Allen, a three-star defensive lineman from Mobile, Alabama, committed to Auburn's 2020 class Sunday. COMMITTED ??????@CoachGusMalzahn @BenThomasPreps @terrancegood34 @coachg76 @benjaminwolk #WDE pic.twitter.com/moRTIa87M3— ...
Unrelenting defense leads to monster runs, highlight-reel offense for Auburn in win over Crimson Tide
By Nathan King | Sports Editor | February 3"It means a lot to me, and I know it means even more to the fans."
Auburn basketball notebook: Don't overlook Horace Spencer
By Bryce Johnson | Sports Writer | February 2It was only right that the player who stood out the most during the basketball version of the Iron Bowl was seemingly the hardest working man on the court.
Everything Bruce Pearl said after Auburn's blowout win over Alabama
By Nathan King | Sports Editor | February 2Transcript from Bruce Pearl's press conference after Auburn's win over Alabama. OPENING STATEMENT "We beat a really good basketball team tonight in front of a great environment with ESPN here. Our guys really stepped up. I thought the effort and energy defensively was huge. To turn Alabama over 21 ...
