It was another opportunity to right the ship and deliver in front of a sold-out Jordan-Hare Stadium crowd, but once again the Tigers came up short, falling 23-17 to No. 16 Missouri in double overtime.
No. 20 Auburn men’s basketball fell 97-95 in overtime to Oklahoma State on Wednesday in the Ballin’ in Boutwell event.
Auburn football is set to take on No. 10 Georgia in the 130th installment of the Deep South’s Oldest Rivalry at 6:30 p.m. CST in front of a sold-out Jordan-Hare Stadium.
It’s the first of two bye weeks for Hugh Freeze and Auburn football. Much like his first two seasons on The Plains, Freeze’s best unit so far has been the defense.
After surrendering nine sacks against Oklahoma, Auburn hoped its offensive fortunes would change against No. 9 Texas A&M. However, it was deja vu for Hugh Freeze and the Tigers' offense. The orange and blue finished with 177 yards of offense, the lowest total in Freeze’s tenure on The Plains.
Steven Pearl has been on his father’s staff at Auburn since 2014 and has been a part of the program’s winning culture. During the past 11 seasons, he has held roles as assistant strength and conditioning coach, director of basketball operations, assistant coach and most recently associate head coach and defensive coordinator. Now moving up to the head coaching position, Auburn Men's Basketball is entering a new era.
Auburn basketball head coach Bruce Pearl is reportedly retiring. His son, Steven Pearl, will take over immediately as the Tigers' head coach.
Auburn has not won a road game against a ranked opponent since 2021, when it defeated No. 17 Arkansas 38-23. Tigers quarterback Jackson Arnold will have the chance to end that drought and take down his former team, No. 11 Oklahoma, in a matinee battle on Saturday.
The Tigers answered the call Saturday afternoon with a 31–15 win over South Alabama, the program’s 34th straight Homecoming victory.
Following victories over Baylor and Ball State, Auburn football finds itself ranked in the AP poll for the first time since Week 11 of the 2021 season.
