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Auburn football suffers second decommitment in three days
AUBURN — Auburn football has suffered a hit to its 2025 recruiting class. Tyler Lockhart, a four-star linebacker rated by the 247Sports Composite as the No. 147 player in the country, backed off his pledge to the Tigers on Friday. His decommitment comes two days after four-star offensive tackle Carde Smith announced he would be doing the same. ...
Alvin says “I’m staying home” by flipping commitment to Auburn
Elba Tiger football standout Alvin Henderson announced last week that he changed his verbal commitment to Auburn University, flipping from Penn State, his original choice back in April. Henderson, a four-star running back, stated the persistence of the Auburn coaching staff made the difference after the earlier commitment, especially from...
Allen following some familiar Diamond Dawg steps to Starkville
Despite growing up in Auburn, Alabama and serving as the starting quarterback and third baseman at Auburn High, Henry Allen had a connection to Mississippi State. Allen and his family spent many Southeastern Conference baseball weekends cheering for the Diamond Dawgs. They had a vested interest. Family friend, Rowdey Jordan, was on his way to being a national champion.
Former Auburn standout named to 2024 USA Basketball Men’s Select Team
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (WSFA) - Former Auburn men’s basketball All-American and No. 3 overall NBA Draft pick Jabari Smith Jr., is one of 15 athletes to be named to the 2024 USA Basketball Men’s Select Team, the university said Friday. The athletes will train with the USA Basketball...
Fair Valley Fins Continue Impressive run in GDSA, top Piranhas & Four Seasons
The Fair Valley Fins summer swim team put on another dominating performance at their Greater Dayton Swim Association (GDSA) home opener Thursday, June 13, with a season high score of 596.76. The Pinecrest Piranhas swim team finished second with 427.33 points, and the 4 Seasons Swim Club finished in third place with a score of 392. The Fair Valley Fins took 1st place in 44 of the 74 events.
An ascendent Alabama basketball program and a fearful Auburn one
Many college basketball experts rate Alabama Basketball and Auburn as the SEC's two best teams for the 2024-25 season. There is data to back up the claim. It is data that goes beyond the Alabama Crimson Tide making last season's Final Four. One data point is home court records in...
Former Auburn commit receives offer from Nebraska
A former commit of the Auburn Tigers has announced a scholarship offer from the Nebraska Cornhuskers. Carde Smith is a 6-foot-5 offensive tackle from Williamson High School out of Mobile, Alabama decommitted from the Tigers on Thursday afternoon. Dear Auburn Nation, After days of deep thought and prayer, I have decided to decommit from Auburn University. This was a very hard decision for me and my family. I would like to thank the entire Auburn coaching staff for the time, effort, and energy that they put into recruiting me. Please respect my decision. While Smith had been committed to the Tigers since...
Huff slides into Day 2 lead at Smith
CULLMAN, Ala. — The heat was on, literally and figuratively, on Day 2 of the TNT Fireworks Bassmaster Elite at Smith Lake. And at the halfway point of this Elite Series derby, Cody Huff is the one holding fellow Elite feet to the fire. Huff, a 27-year-old pro from...
Former Auburn INF/P Annabelle Widra finds new home
One of Auburn’s most valuable roster pieces from last season’s roster has found a new home. Annabelle Widra, who played a variety of infield positions as well as pitched during her two-year stint at Auburn, announced this week that she is transferring to Florida State to play her final eligible season of college softball.
Alabama and Auburn Both Ranked Within Top-10 for 2025 Recruiting
It’s a great day to be a recruiter for either of the two major programs in the state of Alabama. According to their latest update, On3 has both Alabama and Auburn ranked well within their top ten in the latest update of their Industry Team Recruiting Rankings for the class of 2025.
Caldwell Column: Talking Auburn football recruiting and stadium rankings
It has been a crazy few days for college football recruiting with players switching decisions left and right. Auburn was one school that benefited from that when Alvin Henderson flipped from Penn State to the Tigers, but in the last few days coach Hugh Freeze's program has seen a couple of guys decide to go elsewhere when Carde Smith and Tyler Lockhart both decommitted.
Auburn football makes the cut for multiple tight end targets
Multiple tight end recruits have listed the Auburn football program in their groups of finalists. Recruiting always heats up with the summertime, and this year is no different. After a busy month of hosting official visitors on campus, the Auburn football program's next biggest recruiting event will take place at the end of July — Big Cat Weekend.
Fridays with Phillip: New-look SEC, stadium rankings and more
Welcome back to another edition of the Auburn Undercover Podcast. On Episode 3 of Fridays with Phillip, we'll discuss the new-look SEC with Texas and Oklahoma and how it affects all sports, the silliness of stadium rankings, why Auburn QB Payton Thorne can win in 2024, and more. The live stream will get under way at 10 a.m. CST.
Fall brochure now available; youth sports registration begins July 2
AUBURN, Ala.- The 2024 Auburn Parks and Recreation fall brochure is now available online and in print. Printed brochures are available at Auburn Parks and Recreation facilities, the Auburn Public Library and Auburn City Hall. Registration for fall programs will begin on Monday, Aug. 5. Fall youth sports registration will...
Alabama's Kalen DeBoer doesn't possess southern connections Auburn football HC Hugh Freeze does
First-year Crimson Tide head coach Kalen DeBoer does not yet have the connections in the state of Alabama that Auburn football head man Hugh Freeze does, as Auburn Daily's Terrance Biggs relayed. "Hugh Freeze knows Southern football at the high school and college level," Biggs prefaced before saying, "Coach DeBoer,...
Bruce Pearl sees silver lining in Auburn football program's failures in 2023
Bruce Pearl believes the trials and tribulations of the 2023 Auburn football season could set up Hugh Freeze's Tigers for a major turnaround in 2024 -- telling the crowd as much at the Auburn AMBUSH event at the Finley Center in Hoover. "I think that they are in a really...
Greg McElroy sees Auburn football at same level as Texas A&M, Kentucky, and Florida
Greg McElroy has the Auburn football in the third tier of the SEC along with Texas A&M, Kentucky, and Florida -- above only Mississippi State, South Carolina, Arkansas, and Vanderbilt as the conference's cellar dwellers. "Texas A&M at the top, super dangerous, could very easily join the second tier if...
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