Filley breaks single-season assist record freshman season
There are freshman athletes that have trouble adapting to the college game, and then there are freshman athletes that adapt quickly like Alexa Filley.
There are freshman athletes that have trouble adapting to the college game, and then there are freshman athletes that adapt quickly like Alexa Filley.
A tough freshman year almost made former Auburn swimmer TJ Leon quit his calling, according to Brett Hawke, Auburn swimming and diving head coach. The swimmer was recently selected as a finalist for the Rhodes Scholarship for a chance to study at the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom, something that may not have happened if he quit swimming.
A pair of 2-0 teams met Thursday night in Auburn Arena in a game that did not disappoint.
The confident, but nervous 6-year-old quietly observed from the side of the pool as girls swam butterfly at her first summer league swim practice. Aubrey Peacock didn't know any swimming techniques or breathing pattern, so when shehopped in the pool and beat everyone in a butterfly race, her mother didn't know what to think.
Cameron Artis-Payne has been named a semifinalist for the Doak Walker Award, given annually to college football's top running back.
Like Newton, quarterback Nick Marshall has shown his mobility to rush for big time yards. The senior currently holds the school record with eight 100-yard games rushing as a quarterback.
McCormack won the NCAA South Region title with a time of 30:08.30 and finished second at the SEC Championships.
Following a 34-7 loss to Georgia on the road Saturday, Auburn has dropped to 14th in the latest College Football Playoff rankings, a five spot drop from last week when the Tigers were in the top ten at No. 9. After being ranked at 16, the Bulldogs jumped up to No. 10 following the upset in Athens.
The Auburn football team wants to finish the season strong, while former Tiger baseball star Tim Hudson approaches his final season as a Major League baseball player.
Auburn swimmer Joe Patching was named the SEC Men's Swimmer of the Week Tuesday by the Southeastern Conference. The sophomore recorded two individual wins last weekend against Tennessee and Louisville, winning the 200 individual medley and the 200 freestyle.
The Tigers' (1-1) shooting went cold in the second half in Boulder, Colorado, where Auburn picked up its first loss of the Pearl era, 90-59.
Auburn's women's basketball team improved to 2-0 with their 92-42 victory over Grambling State. The team was led by junior center Tra'Cee Tanner who led all scorers with 31 points shooting 77 percent from the field (14-18).
The Tigers showed promise in their opening drive against the Bulldogs. The march included three straight third down conversions and a 26-yard touchdown run by Cameron Artis-Payne to give the Tigers an early lead.
Auburn's Cinmeon Bowers' was named SEC player of the Week after his dominating performance in the Tigers' season-opener. The junior broke the rebound record in Auburn Arena as he pulled down 17 against UW-Milwaukee Friday night.
"I've got an old buddy who said one day that all Southern men think they know how to win a NASCAR race and coach football," Johnson said. "I've been coaching for 40 years, I've coached at a lot of different places and it's just part of the business. If it bothered me, I wouldn't still be coaching for 40 years. I can understand some of it. We're frustrated, players are frustrated and obviously fans are frustrated."
After getting blown out by Georgia, 34-7, last night, Auburn goes from No. 9 to No. 17 in this week's Amway Coaches Poll and also drops down to No. 16 in this week's AP poll.
There was no miracle to save Auburn against Georgia in 2014. The Tigers' 34-7 loss in Sanford Stadium eliminated the reigning SEC Champions from both the SEC West title race and almost certainly the College Football Playoff.