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Fall Practice Day 6: Quarterbacks go live in first scrimmage

By Will Gaines / SPORTS EDITOR | August 7

Gus Malzahn threw a small wrinkle into the team's first scrimmage on Wednesday when he decided to allow the quarterbacks to go live and be tackled by the defense.

Freshman defensive tackle Montravius Adams goes through footwork drills.
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Fall Practice Day 6: Defense focuses on speed, takeaways during first scrimmage

By Justin Ferguson | Managing Editor | August 7

While head coach Gus Malzahn's decision to make all four quarterbacks in the battle for the starting job go live made most of the headlines on Wednesday, members of the Auburn defense grabbed some attention of their own after their first scrimmage of fall camp.

Fall Practice Day 5: Senior defensive linemen eager to end wild Auburn careers on a positive note

By Justin Ferguson | Managing Editor | August 6

Following Auburn's first fall practice day in full pads, Sanders took a moment to reflect on his time on The Plains and how important this camp is to his collegiate career.

Running back Tre Mason takes the ball up the field during a drill on Monday.
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Fall Practice Day 4: Running backs battling in "brotherly" competition

By Justin Ferguson | Managing Editor | August 5

Although the offensive focus through the first four days of practice has been on the four-way battle at quarterback, the running game received spotlight on Monday evening.

Fall Practice Day 2: Auburn looks to speed things up

By Will Gaines / SPORTS EDITOR | August 3

Day two of Auburn football practice went a lot like it did on the first day, but today Head Coach Gus Malzahn was much more pleased with how practice went.

Auburn offense: coaches and players "extremely excited"

By Will Gaines / SPORTS EDITOR | August 2

Auburn's first fall practice got off to an interesting start on Friday, Aug. 2, after head coach Gus Malzahn announced that red-shirt freshman tight end Ricky Parks will no longer be on the team because of a violation of team rules.

Baseball hires new volunteer assistant coach

By Will Gaines | July 30

Auburn head baseball coach Sunny Golloway completed his staff on Tuesday, July 30 after he announced that Hunter Vick will join the Tigers' staff as a volunteer assistant coach.

Auburn swimmers earn awards

By John Burns / SPORTS EDITOR | July 27

The College Swimming Coaches Association of America selected the Auburn men and women's swimming and diving teams as Scholar All-America teams.

Coaches spar over hurry-up, no-huddle debate

By Justin Lee / WRITER | July 27

Speed kills. That's the phrase that has been engrossed in football culture for years, popularized by the Miami Hurricanes in the late 1980's, and is now uttered in locker rooms and weight rooms across the country.

Tuberville's son to walk on as Auburn football quarterback

By Ethan Brady / SPORTS REPORTER | July 25

The oldest son of former head football coach Tommy Tuberville plans to join the football team as a walk-on quarterback this season.

Tigers land five recruits during last camp

By Ethan Brady / SPORTS REPORTER | July 25

It was a busy week for football recruiting with the Tigers hosting more than 500 recruits for the final summer camp of the year, gaining five commitments from top prospects around the nation.

Auburn athletics applies changes to improve national program brand

By Will Gaines / SPORTS REPORTER | July 24

Auburn took another step toward improving its brand as a national program after Jay Jacobs announced several initiatives designed to improve communication and interaction with tiger fans and strengthen internal operations for the athletics department.

Past success, system knowledge cement OC Lashlee as Malzahn protege

By Eric Wallace | Sports Writer | July 21

Combining the poise and demeanor of a seasoned veteran with an intimate knowledge of Gus Malzahn's offensive system, new Auburn offensive coordinator Rhett Lashlee established himself as the protege of Auburn's newest head coach.

Defensive improvement a priority in 2013

By Ethan Brady / SPORTS REPORTER | July 19

The Auburn defense was one of the worst in the league in 2012, so stepping up on that side of the ball is one of the most important obstacles for 2013

Prosch excited for no huddle offense

By John Burns / SPORTS EDITOR | July 19

After a year spent in a pro-style offense, senior H-back Jay Prosch is excited for the move to a no-huddle offense.

Auburn basketball player dismissed for rule violation

By Will Gaines / SPORTS REPORTER | July 18

Sophomore guard Shaq Johnson was dismissed from the team on Thursday for a violation of team rules men's head basketball coach Tony Barbee announced on Thursday, July 18.

First three Auburn home games to be at night

By Ethan Brady | July 16

SEC Commissioner Mike Slive announced the conference scheduling for the first three weeks of football Tuesday, July 16 at the SEC Media Days. Auburn will have three straight home games at night to begin the season. The first game against Washington State on Saturday, Aug.