Notes and quotes: Gus Malzahn October 1st press conference
Gus Malzahn kept with "Auburn fast" theme tonight. His final media appearance before Saturday's game against LSU lasted less than four minutes.
Gus Malzahn kept with "Auburn fast" theme tonight. His final media appearance before Saturday's game against LSU lasted less than four minutes.
Former Auburn University football players Eric Mack and DeAngelo Benton were called to the witness stand yesterday for the Desmonte Leonard murder trial. Leonard is on trial for the capital murder of former Auburn football players Ladarious Phillips, Ed Christian, and DeMario Pitts.
With uncertainty at the quarterback position compounded by a rare home loss to Mississippi State, LSU currently sits in an unfamiliar position: As an underdog to Auburn.
The Auburn Men's Golf team placed second at the Primland Collegiate Invitational after shooting 37-under 827, the second lowest tournament total in school history, Tuesday.
Against the Bulldogs, Bray had his second punt-return touchdown of the 2014 season, a 76-yard scamper in the 4th quarter that extended the Tigers lead to 38-10.
Gus Malzahn's HUNH offense has been a victim of a few slow starts this season. The Tigers struggled mightily on third down against Louisiana Tech in the first half, even with their number one national ranking on third down conversions. The Tigers were 6 of 14 on third down against the Bulldogs.
When it comes to impact freshmen, Auburn enjoyed its fair share of talented recruits last season, but often overlooked were the accomplishments of Katie Frerking, the 6-foot-1, sharpshooting sophomore for the women's basketball team.
Sunday's and Friday's loss to No. 10 Florida makes it the second straight match the Tigers have been defeated by a Top-25 team.
"I think we're starting to find how we're going to have to do it," Johnson said. "I don't feel like we're any closer to developing a really good four-man pass rush. We're still trying to find that right combination. It's an area that's got to keep improving."
A second half goal by Kentucky gave them the lead, and Auburn was unable to answer in the last 20 minutes.
After a blowout win against Louisiana Tech Saturday, Auburn is holding steady in the polls.
Plainsman sports editor Eric Wallace, assistant sports editor Kyle Van Fechtmann, and sports writer CJ Holmes give you the highlights and more from the AU vs. LA Tech.
Although Auburn was leading 24-10 after putting up only 58 total yards of offense in the third quarter, their offense took off in the fourth as Quan Bray helped seal the victory with his 44-yard touchdown pass followed by his 75-yard punt return touchdown.
After one half Auburn leads Louisiana Tech 24-3 with 249 total yards compared to 155 total yards from the Bulldogs. Nick Marshall is leading the way for the Tigers on offense with 94 rushing yards and is also 6-for-9 with two touchdown passes and 98 passing yards.
Auburn women's soccer went on the road Friday night and pulled out a gutsy scoreless draw in double-overtime in Nashville against Vanderbilt.
The Auburn volleyball team started SEC play with a tough 3-0 (14-25, 19-25, 19-25) loss to No. 10 Florida Friday night at Auburn Arena.
This week Plainsman sports editor Eric Wallace and assistant sports editor Kyle Van Fechtmann talk everything Auburn sports, including AU vs. Kansas State, AU vs. LA Tech, volleyball, and soccer.
The 2014-15 season of the Auburn Tigers equestrian team started Friday, Sept. 19, with a 13-7 victory at the University of Tennessee-Martin, capping an offseason dedicated to rebuilding the team after what many riders considered a down year in 2013-14.
After a strong A-Day performance that earned him special teams MVP, Daniel Carlson won both the kicking and punting job for the Tigers this fall.
The Auburn Tigers played their first game in Jordan-Hare Stadium 75 years ago. When it opened Nov. 9, 1939, it was simply known as Auburn Stadium and housed less than 8,000 fans. Since then, it has been home to two national championships, 12 SEC championships, three Heisman trophy winners and 68 consensus All-Americans.