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Auburn QB Jarrett Stidham: 'I'm working as hard as I can'

By Nathan King | Sports Editor | October 9

“I’m very hard on myself. And so, nobody was more frustrated on that throw than me."

Auburn 'dodged a bullet' with Deshaun Davis' knee injury

By Nathan King | Sports Editor | October 9

"It scared me," Davis said. "It bent in an awkward way, so I was worried."

What Tennessee coach Jeremy Pruitt had to say about Auburn

By Staff Report | October 9

Here is the transcript from Tennessee's Monday media availability, courtesy of the UT Daily Beacon.

Wesley's Tale of the Tape: Occasional offensive efficiency overshadowed by miscues

By Wesley Foster | Sports Writer | October 8

The Auburn offense had its worst performance of the season, and the Tigers found themselves all but removed from the playoff picture.

Will Auburn give Malik Willis a shot at quarterback?

By Nathan King | Sports Editor | October 8

Stidham's lackluster showings in recent weeks have led to grumblings about whether he's the right man for the starting job.

SEC announces kickoff time, TV for No. 21 Auburn at Ole Miss

By Nathan King | Sports Editor | October 8

Auburn is headed back to Mississippi.

Report card: Grading Auburn's 23-9 loss at Mississippi State

By Sumner Martin | Sports Writer | October 8

Let’s hand out some grades from Saturday night.

Auburn soccer returns to win column, shuts out Georgia

By Ben Key | Sports Writer | October 8

Auburn (10-3-1, 2-3-1 SEC) earned its eighth shutout of the season following a 1-0 home win over the Georgia Bulldogs (10-3-1, 2-3-1 SEC) Sunday afternoon. “It was a team effort,” Auburn head coach Karen Hoppa said. “It felt great to put that one away, and we just had to focus on finishing ...

Auburn falls to No. 21 in AP Poll

By Ben Key | Sports Writer | October 7

Auburn (4-2, 1-2 SEC) has dropped 13 spots in the AP poll after a 23-9 loss to Mississippi State (4-2, 1-2 SEC). This places the Tigers behind No. 1 Alabama, No. 2 Georgia, No. 13 LSU, No. 14 Florida and No. 18 Kentucky in the conference. They remain ahead of two other SEC teams, No. 22 Texas ...

'We didn’t play to the Auburn standard': Defense run over in loss at Miss State

By Sumner Martin | Sports Writer | October 7

Auburn’s defensive performance Saturday night will go down in the record books, but for all the wrong reasons.

Offensive blunders bury Auburn in 23-9 loss at Mississippi State

By Nathan King | Sports Editor | October 6

JaTarvious Whitlow was about to walk in for a touchdown.

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Live blog: No. 8 Auburn battles Mississippi State in Starkville

By Nathan King | Sports Editor | October 6

Follow along here as The Plainsman sports staff keeps you updated during No. 8 Auburn's first true road game of the season against Mississippi State. We'll keep you posted on scores, news, injuries and analysis. Fourth quarter - 14:30 - Thomas is just shy of the first. Fourth-and-one. Third ...

Numbers never lie: Auburn's defense one of the best in country, offense not so much

By Zach Tantillo | Sports Reporter | October 5

Auburn has been electric on defense and nothing short of shaky on offense.

Auburn to host SEC Nation for game against Tennessee

By Jake Weese | Sports Writer | October 5

While Auburn looks toward this weekend's matchup against Mississippi State. Plans have already been made for the Tigers next weekend because besides just hosting Tennessee, they'll also be hosting SEC Nation. SEC Network's version of College Gameday will be live from the Wellness Kitchen Green Space ...

Will Hastings (33) runs after a catch in the second half. Auburn vs Alabama on Saturday, Nov. 25 in Auburn, Ala.

Will Hastings out for the season following surgery, will redshirt

By Maxwell Gault | Sports Writer | October 5

One of Auburn's deep-threat receivers is out for the season. Will Hastings underwent knee surgery Thursday after a setback while recovering from an ACL tear he suffered during the off-season. Despite appearing in just one game this season, Hastings racked up 525 receiving yards in 2017 and was one of ...

Preview: Looking back while looking ahead to Mississippi State

By Tyler Roush | Assistant Sports Editor | October 5

Now 10 years removed from a 3-2 final, Auburn and Mississippi State meet again beneath a fog of cowbell. After a 7-28 loss to No. 13 Kentucky and an ensuing 6-13 home loss to No. 22 Florida, the Bulldogs host No. 8 Auburn on Saturday in remembrance of a game that seemingly set the sport back decades. With ...