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2025 Alabama commit will not be flipping to either Ole Miss or Auburn
Five-star wide receiver Caleb Cunningham is among the best recruits in the class of 2025. Last week, he announced he was committing to Alabama, which looked inevitable given the talk amongst recruiting experts. After the announcement, it was unclear if Cunningham would attend Ole Miss's "Juice Fest" and Auburn's "Big...
Auburn QB Payton Thorne Full of Confidence for 2nd Season
Just how enthused Auburn Tigers head coach Hugh Freeze is about his next-gen group of young wide receivers provided a key takeaway from SEC Media Days in Dallas last week. Similarly, Tigers starting quarterback Payton Thorne was just as excited about the current batch of Auburn pass catchers who are will suit up in 2024 on the Plains.
17 arrested in Alabama for alleged online solicitation, prostitution of minor
LEE COUNTY, Ala. (WRBL) – An undercover sting operation involving the Lee County Sheriff’s Office, Opelika Police, Lee County District Attorney’s Office and Covenant Rescue Group lead to the apprehension of 17 suspected child predators who allegedly lurked on the internet trying to arrange sexual encounters with a child. During the operation, undercover agents chatted […]
How do 9 states get by with no income tax? A tax expert explains the trade-offs they choose
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Fan poll: Who is Auburn football's biggest rival? Alabama, Georgia, LSU? Another program?
Auburn football is less than 50 days away from taking the field at Jordan-Hare Stadium for the 2024 season opener against Alabama A&M. But until then, it's still talking season. That means we want to hear from you. From your own perspective, who do you think is Auburn's biggest rival?...
What is Auburn football's place in the SEC? Here's where Tigers are slotted in preseason poll
AUBURN — Auburn football will finish the season with some space between it and the upper echelon of the SEC, at least according to Friday's preseason media poll. The Tigers were picked to finish No. 10 in the conference, sandwiched between Texas A&M at No. 9 and Kentucky at No. 11. Predicted to be atop the SEC standings at season's end is Georgia, which tallied 3,330 points. The Bulldogs are followed by Texas (3,041) and Alabama (2,891). Auburn finished with 1,382 points.
'This guy does everything': Why Hugh Freeze is so confident in Auburn's Keldric Faulk
Auburn football defensive end Keldric Faulk had to grow up in a hurry last season. The plan was always for him to play some as a true freshman, especially after he enrolled early and proved he belonged throughout spring practice, summer workouts and fall camp. His recruiting ranking by the 247Sports Composite as the No. 74 overall player in the Class of 2023 was no fluke. ...
Auburn, Southern Union partnering to build new hangar, train aviation mechanics
A new partnership between Auburn University and Southern Union State Community College has high hopes of helping solve a nationwide shortage of aviation mechanics. The agreement between the two schools will construct a new hangar to be used in Southern Union’s Airframe and Powerplant School. It will also be used by Auburn’s School of Aviation.
Can Auburn football's offensive line return to being a strength? The stars may be aligning
Numbers don't lie. They can be manipulated, to be fair, but the metrics regarding Auburn football's offensive line don't need to be altered to demonstrate how much the unit has struggled over the last four seasons. The Tigers, as a team, haven't finished a season with a run blocking grade from Pro Football Focus that puts them in the top 50 nationally since 2020, and they've been in the top 50 for pass blocking just once —...
How a new rule may change how fast Auburn football's offense moves under Hugh Freeze
For the first time in Hugh Freeze's career as a Division I coach, he'll have the option to speak directly to his quarterback before each play. Auburn football, along with every other FBS program, will have the choice of using helmet communication in 2024. It's a new rule that was officially adopted in April, approved by the NCAA's Playing Rules Oversight Panel to try and curb the stealing of signals. The change comes on the heels of...
Auburn football head coach Hugh Freeze explains the No. 1 priority on offense
Auburn football head coach Hugh Freeze explains what the top priority will be for the offense in the 2024 season. After Auburn football head coach Hugh Freeze did not bring in a transfer quarterback over the offseason, returning QB Payton Thorne has been the talk of the town. Though the quarterback hasn't changed, a lot of things around him have, including the offensive gameplan and Freeze's level of involvement.
YARBROUGH COLUMN: Correcting the Record on the Vietnam Generation
For those of you with some walking-around knowledge of what goes into this space each week, you know that I write what I mean and mean what I write. But today, I am going to walk back something I said a few weeks ago because I didn’t say it well. My column about the Atlanta […] The post YARBROUGH COLUMN: Correcting the Record on the Vietnam Generation appeared first on LaGrange Daily News.
Freeze on Auburn offense: 'We have to run the football'
Coming off a season in 2023 when the Tigers finished 24th nationally in rushing offense but averaged just 26.2 points per game (72nd in the country), coach Hugh Freeze has talked about the need to create more explosive plays in the passing game and get more production from quarterback Payton Thorne, but in the end everything this season will revolve around Auburn's ability to run the football.
Better or worse: The Auburn defensive line
A great way to gauge where the Auburn football program is in its rebuild is to compare to year one. Of course, this time of year, it’s more about potential and less about numbers/hard facts. It still has to be proven. Is the defensive line better or worse than it was a year ago? We […] The post Better or worse: The Auburn defensive line appeared first on On3.
Auburn National Night Out event set for Aug. 6 at Duck Samford Stadium
Auburn Public Safety aims to educate the community on crime prevention at its annual National Night Out event set for Tuesday, Aug. 6 at the Duck Samford Stadium. National Night Out is an opportunity for residents to come together, build stronger relationships with local law enforcement and foster a true sense of community. Auburn will be celebrating the 41st anniversary of the nationwide event at 1623 E Glenn Ave.
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