Tigers top Oregon State in consolation game of MGM Grand Main Event
Bruce Pearl got his third victory at the helm of the Tigers in Las Vegas Wednesday night, as Auburn rallied to beat Oregon State 71-69.
Bruce Pearl got his third victory at the helm of the Tigers in Las Vegas Wednesday night, as Auburn rallied to beat Oregon State 71-69.
Following a win against Samford, Auburn has dropped to No. 15 in the latest College Football Playoff rankings, a one spot drop from last week.
"Iron Bowl week is finally here," said Gus Malzahn, opening up his final media appearance prior to Saturday's Iron Bowl matchup with No. 1 Alabama.
After a fast start going 7-of-11 shooting, Auburn managed less than 40 points, falling to Tulsa 53-35 in the MGM Grand Main Event.
A young Auburn women's basketball team struggled on the road Sunday as Virginia handed the Tigers their first loss of the season.
"It's all about being disciplined," linebacker Kris Frost said. "When you're playing a team as balanced as they are, you just do all you can to be disciplined. The most disciplined team will come out on top."
"Right now, as long as we don't turn the ball over on the first play, it's a positive," offensive coordinator Rhett Lashlee said. "The last couple times we did that it didn't go so well."
"We're optimistic that he's getting better," offensive coordinator Rhett Lashlee said. "We'll know when we get out there tomorrow and get after it and see where they're at."
After a 31-7 victory over Samford Saturday night, Auburn jumped from No. 17 to No. 16 in this week's Amway Coaches Poll and moved up one spot to No.15 in this week's AP poll.
The sixth-ranked Auburn Tigers lost a close match against Fresno State, 9-8 on Saturday at the Student Horse Center in Fresno, California.
The Auburn Tigers week 13 game against the Samford Bulldogs marked the end of the 2014 home schedule and the last time Auburn's seniors take to Pat-Dye Field.
Auburn's offense took control after a sloppy first quarter to win 31-7 over Samford.
Despite a sloppy start, Auburn leads Samford 17-7 at half. Samford took advantage of Auburn's penalties and lack of offense on their way to taking the 7-0 lead. Auburn's offense picked up where they left off with their struggles last game against Georgia, with only 33 yards of total offense in the first quarter.
Auburn's divers finished up the Georgia Tech Invitational Saturday at the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center. The Tigers competed against Clemson, Colorado State, College of Charleston, Georgia Tech, South Carolina, Tulane and Utah in the three-day competition in Atlanta, Georgia.
Before I move on, let me say I am in no way calling for the firing of Ellis Johnson. Gus Malzahn has expressed his confidence in him, and likely will not fire him come season's end.
LaDarius Owens was coming off the best season of his career at Auburn University. The 6-foot-2, 259-pound defensive end started 12 of 14 games in 2013 and finished with 30 tackles, 2.5 sacks and 11 quarterback hurries, but offseason surgery on a stress fracture in his left foot caused him to miss all of the spring practices.
Auburn has risen to the top of the SEC leaderboard in a number of statistical categories in two seasons under head coach Gus Malzahn. It all came crashing down in Sanford Stadium last Saturday, Nov. 15, in Athens, Georgia.