Rookie debuts, Cam Newton's first game with the Patriots and Darius Slayton finding the endzone twice. It was a busy first weekend in the NFL, and The Plainsman has put together some of the highlights from former Auburn players in Week 1.
After the second weekend of college football, the Auburn Tigers come in at No. 8 in the latest AP Top 25 poll. Auburn's first game on Sept. 26. will be a top 25 matchup between the No. 8 Tigers and No. 23 Wildcats.
10 players miss practice, a battle at left tackle, Auburn's plan for Kentucky and more. Here are the notes from the fourth week of fall camp for Auburn football.
While four starters from the secondary are gone now, defensive coordinator Kevin Steele has revamped the Auburn secondary and is getting the team ready for the 2020 season.
“Being able to hone in on my craft, I feel like football is the way for me," Schwartz said. "And I feel like I’m locked in 100% to football right now, and that’s how I feel I’m looking toward the future.”
After going to a conference-only format, head coach Karen Hoppa and Auburn know its schedule for the 2020 season. They'll kick off the season at home against Mississippi State on Sept. 18.
After making changes to the fall schedule, the SEC announced Auburn volleyball's eight-game slate. The Tigers will start their season on Oct. 21 at home against Florida.
“I feel like all the freshmen receivers got a chance to play this year,” Seth Williams said Wednesday. Auburn has five new freshmen receivers and transfer Caylin Newton, joining veterans Williams, Anthony Schwartz and Shedrick Jackson at the wideout position this fall.
Eight former Auburn players have found themselves on practice squads after the NFL rosters were finalized on Sunday.
According to Gus Malzahn on Saturday, defensive tackle Coynis Miller Jr is no longer part of the Auburn football program.
Sept. 5, would have been Auburn's originally scheduled season opener, but now Auburn will have to wait until Sept. 26. The Plainsman asked on Instagram, "What's your favorite memory from an Auburn season opener?" Here are those answers.
“We’ve got a lot of talent like I’ve always said in the o-line room,” Brahms said. “It’s just about putting that talent on tape and making sure the coaches trust it.” As Auburn looks to replace four starters, the Tigers offensive line is beginning to take shape.
"I'm old fashioned, I like 94." The old fashioned No. 94 Tyrone Truesdell is going to be looked at as a leader this season as he and the defensive tackle newcomers look toward having a successful season.
After joining the New England Patriots in June, Cam Newton has been named the starting quarterback, beating out Jarrett Stidham and Brian Hoyer. Newton and the Patriots start the season on Sept. 13, against the Miami Dolphins.
Head coach Gus Malzahn was named to the Bobby Dodd Trophy preseason watch list on Thursday. Malzahn is one of 13 coaches named to the preseason watch list, which only included teams playing in the fall.
The SEC announced on Tuesday the game times and TV networks for three of Auburn's games this season, including the first two weeks of the 2020 season.
After going two weeks without a positive case, Gus Malzahn announced Sunday that the team had nine positive cases, which forced them to shut down two practices this week. The Tigers will return to practice Tuesday, with 16 total players unable to practice this week because of contact tracing.
A team spokesperson told The Plainsman on Saturday that Auburn's second scrimmage of the fall scheduled for Saturday had been canceled. The reason for the scrimmage cancellation is unknown.
“We talk about it almost every day in the linebacker room. I can’t really say too much about it, but y’all are going to see it this season. It’s going to look like a whole new Auburn offense, man. All the stuff they’ve brought in, it’s ridiculous.”
