Tide dries up: looking ahead at the 90th Iron Bowl
By Braden Hensley | Sports Writer | November 29Saturday night will bring to fruition the moment Auburn and Alabama fans alike have been waiting for all season long: the 90th annual Iron Bowl.
Saturday night will bring to fruition the moment Auburn and Alabama fans alike have been waiting for all season long: the 90th annual Iron Bowl.
Tonight, the Auburn Tigers (4–1) will look to pick up a victory against the Oregon Ducks (4–0) in Las Vegas before facing a gauntlet to open conference play.
In a match that came down to the wire, the Auburn Tigers came out on top of the Rutgers Scarlet Knights to make it to 6-0, a feat they have accomplished since the 2008-2009 season.
This Saturday, Auburn baseball will go on the road to face Kennesaw State in its final exhibition game.
The Auburn Tigers (1-0) started the season strong after a thrilling overtime victory over the Charlotte 49ers (0-1), 71-58, on opening night.
The No. 3 Auburn Tigers have improved to 2-1 on the season after a neck and neck affair against the No. 7 Southern Methodist University Mustangs on the road.
To close out an October in which the Tigers have not won a single matchup, Auburn (3-4, 0-4) will head to Fayetteville to take on another struggling SEC team in the Arkansas Razorbacks (2-5, 0-3).
The Auburn Tigers (13-6, 4-4) have had a rough go over the last three matches, but will seek to regroup against the struggling Arkansas Razorbacks (5-14, 1-7).
Following a rough battle where the Auburn Tigers (13-4, 4-2) fell against the Missouri Tigers at home, Auburn will seek redemption by attempting to take down the third ranked team in the nation, the Kentucky Wildcats (12-2, 5-0).
The Auburn Tigers (3-3, 0-3) fell in heartbreaking fashion to the Georgia Bulldogs (5-1, 2-1) at home following a complete second-half collapse on Saturday night. This meltdown culminated due to many factors, such as a dysfunctional offensive attack, an inability to prevent the Bulldogs from converting third and fourth downs, and numerous penalties at inopportune times.