Petty lifts Alabama past Auburn, ends Tigers' win streak at 14
"We didn't take advantage of the opportunity with Collin Sexton out," Pearl said. "We did not play well. Way too many times we came down and didn't execute."
"We didn't take advantage of the opportunity with Collin Sexton out," Pearl said. "We did not play well. Way too many times we came down and didn't execute."
“We’re going to have to play our best game to be able to win."
Less than 24 hours after offensive line coach Herb Hand departed Auburn for the same role at Texas, Gus Malzahn turned to a familiar face to fill the role.
College football insider Brett McMurphy broke the news Tuesday afternoon.
Threat received reps at both the tight end position on offense and the buck slot on defense.
The nation’s hottest team continued its rise in the AP Top 25 on Monday.
Without stars Austin Wiley and Danjel Purifoy, Auburn hasn't had a tumultuous start to the regular season on the court that might have been expected after a loss to D-II Barry in the exhibition opener.
Joiner, the No. 6 prospect in Alabama, chose the Tigers over LSU, Alabama and Ole Miss, among others.
Auburn drops their fourth straight and continue to struggle in conference play as the Tigers fall to the Arkansas Razorbacks 68-58.
The winning streak moves to 14 for Auburn men’s basketball.
"It just makes each environment very bowl-like, very tournament-like," Pearl said.
On a bitter-sweet day for Auburn basketball, the recruiting trail was the silver lining.
Bruce Pearl has seen both sides of Auburn basketball's recent success.
Davis did not travel with Auburn’s team on its trip to LSU this past season, and head coach Gus Malzahn announced the former four-star recruit’s dismissal the Tuesday following the game.
"Auburn men’s basketball student-athlete Austin Wiley will not be eligible for competition until the 2018-19 season following an NCAA reinstatement decision,” the NCAA said in a statement.
Auburn (15-1, 3-0) received an all-around offensive effort, with Jared Harper, Bryce Brown, Mustapha Heron, Desean Murray, Horace Spencer and Anfernee McLemore all turning in double-digit performances in the scoring department.
"I believe in Auburn, and I love it."
In half of his 10 starts, the right-hander registered double-digit strikeouts and kept earned runs off the board.
Auburn entered this week's AP Poll at No. 22.
Auburn's QB1 has unfinished business.