Gymnastics rises to No. 8, highest since 2009
This week's ranking is the highest for Auburn gymnastics since 2009 and marks the fifth consecutive week the Tigers have increased their ranking.
This week's ranking is the highest for Auburn gymnastics since 2009 and marks the fifth consecutive week the Tigers have increased their ranking.
"I have never had a losing season, but I have had more difficult teams in winning seasons than this team," Pearl said. "I am not having fun losing, and I am not going to have fun losing. This is a good team. This has been a good team to coach and they still are. We have to keep competing."
Trayvon Reed, 7-foot-2-inch center, was added to the Auburn basketball roster this season after transferring from the University of Maryland. As a four-star recruit, Reed ran into trouble, pleading guilty to second-degree misdemeanor assault.
Keegan Thompson, a sophomore pitcher and infielder for the Auburn baseball team, was named to the watch list for the 2015 Golden Spikes Award on Tuesday Feb. 10.
Auburn is hosting the SEC Swimming and Diving Championships at the James E. Martin Aquatics Center for the first time in six years Feb. 17-21.
A strong bullpen led by sophomore Keegan Thompson and new pitching coach Tom Holliday could provide some cushion for the offense, but a cohesive outfield is what the Tigers might find themselves leaning on in 2015.
Auburn showed improvement on almost every level Saturday, Jan. 24, as the Tigers closed out the Vanderbilt Invitational in Nashville, Tennessee. Thirteen Tigers recorded personal bests in the two-day meet at the Vanderbilt Student Recreation Center.
Auburn's swimming and diving team is looking to uphold the deep tradition of No.1 rankings and championships at the 2015 SEC Championships at the James E. Aquatics Center this week.
Auburn raced out to an early 4-1 lead, but the pitching staff unraveled late and the visiting Tigers fell to South Alabama 7-4 in Mobile.
"That just is an example of our roster and our limitations and our lack of depth and the things that we've struggled with all year long" said head coach Bruce Pearl. "Sometimes it gets exposed and sometimes it doesn't. It's disappointing when it gets exposed against your rival."
Auburn gymnastics sophomore MJ Rott earned SEC Specialist of the Week honors after posting season-high scores on vault and floor in the Friday, Feb. 13 meet against No. 3 LSU.
Runs came in bunches for the Auburn softball team Thursday. In game one of the day, the Tigers scored seven runs in the first inning and didn't score again, eventually beating Mercer by a score of 7-3.
College football fans are not the most rational group of people in the world, and that's OK in most cases. From meaningless superstitions to screaming at your team through a television, being a fan spawns a number of completely irrational actions that, for the most part, are harmless and fun.
Auburn Softball took on Appalachian State and Chattanooga in a double header Sunday, Feb. 8, to conclude the 2015 Plainsman Invite. Auburn defeated Appalachian State in a blow out, 9-0 and Chattanooga 12-1.
Plainsman sports editor, Eric Wallace, and assistant sports editor, David McKinney, discuss National Signing Day and other big news this week in Auburn sports.
Gus Malzhan lists the new recruits to the Auburn football team after National Signing Day 2015.
In a meeting Friday, Auburn's board of trustees will vote on the proposed scoreboard, which will be around 200-feet wide and will replace the current video board in JHS' south end zone.
No. 12 Auburn gymnastics defeated Air Force Academy 196.625 to190.900 in the Tigers' final non-conference dual meet before SEC competitions on Friday, Jan. 30, in Auburn Arena.