Nick Marshall is ready to move forward
After a competitive quarterback battle, that included four guys at the beginning of fall camp, it is finally Nick Marshall's job.
After a competitive quarterback battle, that included four guys at the beginning of fall camp, it is finally Nick Marshall's job.
The Auburn soccer team kicked off the 2013-14 athletics calendar in grand fashion on Saturday night with an exhibition win over a quality opponent.
After 16 days of fall practice Gus Malzahn has named Nick Marshall as the starting quarterback, making him the seventh different opening-day starter in the last seven years.
Gus Malzahn has dismissed safety Demetruce McNeal from the team following an arrest for possession of marijuana.
In Auburn's second scrimmage, last Saturday, explosive plays were the highlight of the day. The majority of those explosive plays were the result of sophomore wide receiver Ricardo Louis' play.
One of the main reasons new head softball coach Clint Myers made the move from Arizona State to Auburn was the opportunity to coach with his sons. He made part of that opportunity official on Friday by hiring his son Corey Myers as an assistant coach for the Tigers.
With a little more than two weeks before the first game against Washington State, head coach Gus Malzahn would prefer to name a starting quarterback no later than next Monday.
Tuesday's practice was not as interesting as Monday's, but the Tigers did get a short scrimmage in Jordan Hare Stadium trying to give the two new quarterbacks a chance to separate themselves from one another.
Soon after Malzahn made the surprising announcement that Kiehl Frazier would be moving to defense and Kiehl would be speaking to the media, everyone had the same thought.
On Monday evening, Malzahn said the two newest arrivals to The Plains, junior college transfer Nick Marshall and true freshman Jeremy Johnson, will receive most of the quarterback reps with the first-team offense this week.
Free parking spaces, new tailgating areas, five Momma Goldberg's at Jordan-Hare Stadium, 97 new flat-screen televisions and a ticket scanning system highlight a list of gameday improvements announced in a Monday afternoon press release.
Normally Auburn football players are shielded between the chalk lines on the football field or the walls of the Auburn Athletic complex, but one day every year Auburn fans are able to meet with players at Fan Day along with Aubie, cheerleaders, soccer players and volleyball players.
Almost two years after his infamous Sunday collapse at Atlanta Athletic Club, former Tiger golfer and current Auburn resident Jason Dufner has gotten his hands on the PGA Championship.
After losing the battle with the offense in Saturday's scrimmage, the Auburn defense went back to work on Sunday afternoon.
After what was described as a messy offensive performance in the first scrimmage of fall camp, the Auburn offense cut down on the turnovers and created big plays in Saturday's scrimmage at a blazing hot Jordan-Hare Stadium.
The offense shined and the defense seemed to struggle in Auburn's second scrimmage of fall practice on Saturday.
Former Auburn golfer Jason Dufner shot a record tying second round at 63 that moved him into the lead at the PGA Championship on Friday Aug. 9.
Anytime a program has a new head coach you are going to have some new players surface you have never seen before. It could be an incoming freshman or it could be a veteran player that fits into the new system better than the old.
After lining up with their players for the official team photo on their day off from practice, Auburn's defensive assistant coaches sat down for interviews for the first time since practice started one week ago.
The Auburn football team had its first two-a-day practice of fall camp on Thursday, a tough test after Wednesday's fully live scrimmage at the indoor facility.