The SEC has released start dates for its men’s and women’s 2020-'21 basketball conference schedule. Men’s basketball will start conference play on Dec. 29 and 30 while women’s basketball will open Dec. 31, as it was previously scheduled.
Ahead of No. 8 Auburn and No. 23 Kentucky's showdown this Saturday, The Auburn Plainsman reached out to Kentucky Kernel sports editor Braden Ramsey for a Q&A previewing the season opener. Here's what he had to say about the Wildcats.
“I’m just thankful to play,” senior linebacker K.J. Britt said. “In March and April, we didn’t know we were going to play. I just really wanted to play here, just one more time in Jordan-Hare.”
"I’m completely different from what I was last year at this time going into Oregon. It’s literally all the little things that go into a week of preparation, just having done that already has just made me really comfortable and I feel like I’m really far ahead from where I was last year.”
“We have to make sure our Auburn defensive foundation is laid down,” Britt said. “It’s built on that no matter what [Kentucky] does, no matter what happens in the game, we have to have relentless effort."
According to the preseason SEC media poll, the Auburn Tigers have been picked to finish third in the SEC West. In the same poll, seven Tigers earned preseason All-SEC nods.
Auburn opens its 2020 season this Saturday against the Kentucky Wildcats at home. With the season opener in view, here’s a look at the top five Auburn season openers.
Auburn soccer will have to wait to play its second match of the season following positive tests within the Texas A&M team. The Tigers' next game will now be on Oct. 3 at LSU.
Week 2 of the NFL season saw several former #Auburn Tigers take the field at the professional level, with some of them contributing in large roles for their teams.
“From game one to game 12, I was a much different kicker with my mindset,” Carlson said. “So just carrying a simple mindset this season like I did in the Iron Bowl. Just treating it like a game and going in confident.”
After recording eight saves in her Auburn debut, goalkeeper Maddie Prohaska was named the SEC Freshman of the Week.
In what was not only the first sport back on campus but also the first SEC soccer game of the season, Auburn and Mississippi State tied 1-1 on Friday at the Auburn Soccer Complex.
The absence of sports from Auburn’s campus since March finally comes to an end this Friday as Auburn soccer makes its long-awaited debut as the first athletic event on campus this fall. “We’re so excited we get to play," Houchin said. “It’s right here, and it seems almost not believable because we’ve been waiting so long for it to happen.”
Auburn Athletics has announced new procedures for the 2020 football season designed to create a safe and healthy environment while maintaining the gameday experience. One notable change includes the suspension of the pre-game eagle flight due to SEC mandates prohibiting live animals from being present on the field.
On Thursday, Auburn had six of its players named to the preseason All-SEC teams.
On Thursday, three Auburn soccer players were named to the SEC Soccer Preseason Watch List. While on Wednesday, the Tigers were picked to finish 10th overall in the SEC by the conference's coaches.
“It’s been awesome,” Shenker said Thursday. “Getting in the pass game a little more and not having to block all the time. It’s been a great little adjustment we’ve had this year.”
While Auburn will be returning its starting quarterback, there will be plenty of roster turnover for the 2020 season. With a little over a week until the season starts, here are the final projections for the depth chart.
“I’m just looking forward to calming down,” Williams said. “My freshman year was a lot of jitters and stuff like that, just calming down and just run the ball.”
