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Auburn Football: What to wear for the 2024 season
AUBURN, Ala. – With less than 40 days to Kickoff on the Plains, it’s time to start planning for the upcoming football season. That includes what to wear on gameday. On Thursday, Auburn announced the fan color guide for the 2024 season. From orange to white to navy to the special Power Stripe Out and Stripe Out games, join the rest of the Auburn Family and show your school spirit at home in Jordan-Hare Stadium and on the road.
Most Valuable Tigers: No. 9
As we do annually this time of year, Auburn Undercover is counting down the top 25 most valuable players for the Tigers' 2024 season. A few notes to set the table: These rankings are based on a player's previous contributions to the team, as well as his assumed impact in 2024 — how important he is expected to be to Auburn's success in both production and the win-loss column. It is not simply Auburn's best players in descending order. If a freshman is included on the list, his positioning is obviously a projection of his talent and significance to his respective position group.
RPM Rundown: Intel on 5 Auburn predictions, 1 new pick, 2 potential picks
I have six open RPM predictions logged for big Auburn targets. We will update each on how I am feeling about those picks as of today. The post RPM Rundown: Intel on 5 Auburn predictions, 1 new pick, 2 potential picks appeared first on On3.
O-line ‘pretty set’ going into camp
AUBURN | Auburn returns three of five starters on the offensive line but the projected starters for this season have combined for 52 college starts. Of the 16 scholarship linemen on AU’s current roster, only three remain from when Hugh Freeze took over the program 20 months ago. “Offensive line is pretty set, just need those young kids to provide more depth,” said Freeze. The starting lineup coming out of spring included senior Percy Lewis, a Mississippi State transfer, at left tackle, senior Dillon Wade at left guard, sophomore Connor Lew at center, junior Jeremiah Wright at right guard and...
Two area animal shelters stop adoptions amid dog flu outbreak
The Montgomery Humane Society has closed its dog adoptions after an outbreak of dog influenza infected the canines. The illness has spread to all adoptable dogs and some puppies, said Lea Turbert, the humane society's marketing manager. The Humane Society of Elmore County is also impacted by the outbreak. The shelter has suspended adoptions and is not accepting owner-surrender dogs at this time. The Prattville/Autauga Humane Society continues to function regularly. ...
Shaping tomorrow’s leaders in Wetumpka
Teens from across the nation visited Wetumpka to learn about the past in hopes of making a better future. Encampment for Citizenship has been working since the 1940s to build tomorrow’s leaders through learning and living in a diverse community. It’s all done through a three-week summer camp with lots of learning before and after the residential part of the program.
Alabama nurse, mother of six, killed in Georgia crash
An Alabama woman died Wednesday afternoon following a collision with a tractor-trailer on Interstate 20 in Georgia. Brandy Rodgers, 39, of Oxford, died in the crash at 4:02 p.m. Wednesday. The Georgia State Patrol said Rodgers was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident. According to a GoFundMe page...
Elmore County man convicted in wreck that left woman, 7-year-old girl dead
An Elmore County man has been convicted of felony assault and misdemeanor criminally negligent homicide charges in a fatal car crash that left a woman and seven-year-old girl dead, District Attorney CJ Robinson said. “The number of those driving on our roads after drinking or smoking marijuana is shocking, and as long as that behavior continues people will keep getting hurt, and we will continue to do everything in our power to pursue justice for those victims,”...
Elmore County mother convicted in 'starvation death' of her newborn
WETUMPKA − An Elmore County mother has been convicted in the “starvation death,” of her newborn child, District Attorney CJ Robinson said. “The infant starved to death, plain and simple,” Robinson said. “No rhyme, no reason, never taken to a doctor, no underlying medical condition. He was just simply neglected until he died.” After...
Birmingham-area Verizon Wireless stores to give away $3M in free backpacks
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Round Room, a Verizon authorized retailer, is giving away $3 million worth of free backpacks at its 12th Annual “School Rocks Backpack Giveaway” event in three Alabama locations on Sunday. Backpacks can be one of the more expensive items on school supply lists, with...
Montgomery man convicted for beating own grandmother to death
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - A Montgomery man who was arrested in 2019 for the brutal beating death of his own grandmother was convicted Thursday by a jury of his peers, according to Montgomery County District Attorney Daryl Bailey. John Michael Perryman, then 26, was arrested for the June 15, 2019...
Alabama CB Commit Flips Decision
Alabama's 2026 recruiting class took a bit of a hit on Friday with the latest recruiting update. According to Hayes Fawcett of On3 Sports, Alabama cornerback commit Jamarrion Gordon flipped his commitment from Alabama to UCF. When he flipped, Gordon said, “When I go 1st round out of UCF my...
Planning Commission delays The Cottages at Prattville yet again
The Prattville Planning Commission heard from Forge Residential Partners at Barrett-Simpson Inc. again with two separate public hearings, where business regarding The Cottages at Prattville was postponed until next month’s Planning Commission meeting. The commission voted first on the preliminary Platt and then the Planned Unit Development or PUD...
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