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Joe Biden Has A New Nickname For Donald Trump And It's Historic Ron Dicker ~2 minutes President Joe Biden on Thursday gave Donald Trump the business for his poor jobs record and debuted a new nickname for the occasion: “Donald Hoover Trump.” (Watch the video below.) Biden was touting his so-called Bidenomics at a community college in Maryland when he noted that Trump was one of two presidents who left office with fewer jobs in the U.S. than when they began. “One was President Hoover, and the other was Donald Hoover Trump,” Biden said to laughter. “My predecessor promised to be the greatest job president in history. Well, it didn’t really work out that way. He lost 2 million jobs over the course of his presidency.” According to Fortune in January 2021, Trump would “become the first post–World War II president to see employment fall during his presidency. It last occurred when Herbert Hoover left office in 1933 amid the early years of the Great Depression.” Citing Labor Department figures, The Washington Post put the tally at 3 million lost jobs on Trump’s watch. Biden, whose clapbacks against conservatives have helped propel a tongue-in-cheek meme known as “Dark Brandon,” previously mentioned Trump’s historically bad employment deficit in a Labor Day speech. As for the name-calling, it isn’t likely to ease as the incumbent and the Republican front-runner campaign for a potential 2024 rematch. In 2019 Biden announced that one of his nicknames for Trump would be “Clown,” while Trump over the years has gone with “Sleepy Joe” and “Crooked Joe” in attacking his rival. Related...

this is complete bullsh*t over in Florida, they just passed this awesome new law — anyone can carry a concealed weapon, no permit required. that’s right, any random nitwit can walk into a Florida gun store, plunk down their money, shove the gun down their pants, and walk out. no paperwork. no proof of need, no proof of sanity, no nothing. Republicans everywhere cheered, and similar laws are now working their way through various state legislatures.

Republicans ******* love gun laws, but only if it’s Hunter Biden who gets prosecuted the ‘shall not be infringed’ crowd finds their exception Jeff Tiedrich Sep 15 there’s this dipshit down in Texas who ******* loves his guns. he doesn’t just love having guns, he loves shooting them. he’ll shoot them anywhere, anyplace, and at anything — into the air, into houses, and at random bystanders. but what he loves shooting at most are his former girlfriends. now it just so happens that shooting at your former girlfriends crosses a line even down in gun-happy Texas, and so the local authorities confiscated his guns. what the ****, cried the dipshit, this is so unfair — my Second Amendment rights are being infringed! Republicans everywhere nodded in agreement. give this dipshit his guns back, they demanded. what part of ‘shall not be infringed’ do you not understand? the Texas dipshit sued to get his guns back, and the six conservative members of our Supreme Court have agreed to hear the case during its next session. Upgrade to paid over in Florida, they just passed this awesome new law — anyone can carry a concealed weapon, no permit required. that’s right, any random nitwit can walk into a Florida gun store, plunk down their money, shove the gun down their pants, and walk out. no paperwork. no proof of need, no proof of sanity, no nothing. Republicans everywhere cheered, and similar laws are now working their way through various state legislatures. because what part of ‘shall not be infringed’ do you not understand? “shall not be infringed.” Republicans love screaming this phrase. they scream it any time anyone suggests reasonble gun control legislation. every time there’s a mass shooting, “shall not be infringed” trends all over social media. because being a Republican in good standing means you have to believe that every single person deserves free and unfettered access to guns — no matter who the person, no matter what the situation. because what part of ‘shall not be infringed’ do you not understand? except … Hunter Biden indicted on three federal gun charges Prosecutors in Delaware brought three gun-related charges against Hunter Biden on Thursday, with a grand jury indicting the president’s son after special counsel David Weiss said he would pursue charges following the evaporation of a plea deal. Hunter Biden was indicted on three minor gun-related charges — and every Republican pissed themselves with glee while doing cartwheels. that’s right, the party of Second Amendment absolutists finally found a gun law they can embrace — as long as it’s used against the president’s son. the utter ******* hypocrisy of these people. if this were anyone not named Hunter Biden, the entire wingnut outrage-industrial complex would be ******* apoplectic right now, because this is exactly the kind of case that would normally have the gun fetishists screaming about prosecutorial overreach — a minor paperwork charge that is rarely brought against anyone. not only that, but one court has already ruled that the law Hunter Biden has been accused of violating is unconstitutional. A federal appeals court in August struck down a decades-old law barring users of illegal drugs from possessing firearms. seriously, if you believe that all Americans should have the untrammeled right to weapons of mass death without filing paperwork, then you have to believe that right extends to Hunter Biden, yes? or are you a tribal score-settling hypocrite? because what part of ‘shall not be infringed’ do you not understand? look, I’m not here to defend Hunter Biden. if he broke the law, let him face consequences. but mark this: every hypocritical Republican who just found gun control religion is going to totally ******* lose their s*** the next time a person not named Hunter Biden gets nailed for a minor gun-related infraction. everyone is entitled to my own opinion is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. © 2023 Jeff Tiedrich 548 Market Street PMB 72296, San Francisco, CA 94104 Unsubscribe , or Jeff Tiedrich From Everyone Is Entitled To My Own Opinion jefftiedrich@substack.com + Add to contacts

i never liked him. he was a corporate raider who would buy companies and shut them down. people lost jobs but what bothered me is i read where he took peoples pensions leaving them with little or nothing. it has been a while and maybe it was just a rumor but it was repeated enough it turned me off. and before the clown show comes in i am not saying he did anything illegal as it was my understanding it was in fact legal but taking pensions was just too much for me. it might be a lie but it sure turned me against him. there were a lot of flags

i shortcut on typing all the time. i am not writing a paper to turn in i am having fun. i do have respect for those that type pretty ok? but if i did that i would literally forget what the hell i was saying before i was halfway though.................

i am not worried about thorne yet. for whatever reason the whole"O" was horrible and turnovers killed us. it was like they were sleep walking or something. i am not too worried right now but if it continues i will be worried about not making some kind of bowl. even if it is a cheap bowl it is more practice time and with new schemes it will be a major plus. LP i enjoy your thoughts myself. just keep being you. oj! i forgot i do wish they would change how robby comes in the game so thorne can get into a rhythm.

some of you folks are down on vaccines but if they only had erectile dysfunction shots and no pills you boys would look like dope heads...........tell the truth. lol

lets be clear here.it has saved elderly lives. i have lost friends both older and younger than me. i vaxxed and i will again. i got the shingles shots. i watched a grown man cry from pain with shingles and i said that is not me if i can help it. it must be bad because they loaded the guy up with a ton of pain meds after all the pain med flaps going around so i assumed the pain was rough. i started doing the flu and pneumonia last year.there was a time when the gove gave you those shots with weak but live germs and when they hit a healthy they thrived and made folks sick. they finally figured out dead cells work better..............grins

it is not real hard and i enjoy trying to give back. i have missed one day since i started this and i am proud of that. if i had not let someone make me mad i would not have missed any days. i hate ungrateful people. it gives me something to do as well. thanks for the idea. i get from about 150 up to 3-400 views a day so i am helping in my own little way.

does Auburn still have homecoming parades?

thanx for stopping by.

Ole Miss player DeSanto Rollins files lawsuit against football coach Lane Kiffin, university David Eckert, Mississippi Clarion-Ledger Thu, September 14, 2023 at 10:33 PM CDT·5 min read 6 Scroll back up to restore default view. OXFORD, Miss. — Ole Miss defensive lineman DeSanto Rollins filed a suit against Rebels coach Lane Kiffin and the university in a United States District Court on Thursday. In the filing, Rollins, a Black male, said Kiffin kicked him off the team in March, and levies the following allegations: Racial discrimination on the part of Kiffin and Ole Miss Discrimination on the basis of disability – or perceived disability – on the part of Kiffin and Ole Miss Sexual discrimination on the part of Ole Miss Intentional affliction of emotional distress on the part of Kiffin Negligence and gross negligence on the part of Kiffin and Ole Miss In a statement released Thursday night, Ole Miss said it never received a lawsuit, and that Rollins was never removed from the team. He remains on the Rebels' online roster. The Clarion Ledger, part of the USA TODAY Network, obtained a letter addressed to Kiffin, Ole Miss Chancellor Glenn Boyce, Mississippi Commissioner of Higher Education Alfred Rankins Sr. and Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch dated May 3, 2023, detailing Rollins' Tort Claims Demand. The parties have 21 days to respond to the complaint, records show. Rollins had appeared in three games for the Rebels. The native of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, is seeking $10 million in compensatory damages from Kiffin and Ole Miss, and $30 million in punitive damages from Kiffin. He is also seeking a temporary restraining order, as well as an injunction reinstating him. "(He) remains on scholarship," the statement from Ole Miss reads. "In addition, he continues to have the opportunity to receive all of the resources and advantages that are afforded a student-athlete at the university." What did Lane Kiffin allegedly tell DeSanto Rollins? According to the suit, Rollins' mother asked Ole Miss trainer Pat Jernigan to find a counselor to monitor her son. Jernigan then scheduled a meeting with Josie Nicholson, Ole Miss' assistant athletic director for sport psychology. They met on Feb. 28. The filing claims that Ole Miss defensive line coach Randall Joyner notified Rollins on March 1 that Kiffin wanted to meet with him again. In a March 7 meeting with Nicholson, Rollins told the counselor that he did not yet want to meet with Kiffin because he was "not in a good place." After further attempts to schedule a meeting on the part of the staff, Rollins says he met with Kiffin on March 21. The suit reproduces a dialogue between Rollins and Kiffin in which Rollins alleges that Kiffin berated him for not meeting with him when asked, despite Rollins notifying the staff of his mental condition. Rollins alleges Kiffin kicked him off the team. Rollins alleges Kiffin said the following to him at the meeting: "See ya. Go, go, and guess what, we can kick you off the team, so go read your (expletive) rights about mental health. We can kick you off the team, for not showing up, when the head coach asks to meet with you and you don't show up for weeks. OK, we can remove you from the team. "It's called being a (expletive). It's called hiding behind (expletive) and not showing up to work. You show up when your boss – so, when you have a real job, OK, someday, and your boss says, 'Hey, come in and meet,' I advise you to go meet with him, and not say, 'No, I'm not ready to meet with my boss, maybe a few weeks from now.'" DeSanto Rollins' allegations against Ole Miss, Lane Kiffin According to Rollins' allegations, he did not receive a mental health evaluation after suffering a concussion in the Grove Bowl in April 2022. That July, he endured an injury to his Achilles tendon that the filing says left him suffering from "severe depression, anxiety, frustration, embarrassment, humiliation, a loss of sleep and loss of appetite that substantially limited his ability to perform major life activities of walking, jumping, standing for long periods of time, standing on his toes, climbing, eating and sleeping." The suit says Rollins suffered similar symptoms when he reaggravated a previous injury to his lateral collateral ligament in his knee that August. He alleges that Kiffin and the Ole Miss coaching staff forced him to practice afterward. He alleges Ole Miss failed to provide him with mental health resources in response to his injuries, or the death of his grandmother the following January. Rollins alleges that Joyner pressured him to transfer following the 2022 season and that Kiffin met with him in February to tell him he would be moving to the scout team offensive line because he wouldn't transfer, and that if Rollins didn't like it, he should quit. The court filing says Rollins suffered more mental and physical health issues in response to the alleged meeting with Kiffin, including anxiety, panic attacks, hives and difficulty sleeping. Lane Kiffin's previous remarks about mental health at Ole Miss Kiffin said this summer that Ole Miss' entire staff is Mental Health First Aid certified. Ole Miss has claimed that it was the first program in the country to do that. Rollins alleges that Kiffin has never kicked a white player off the team for requesting or taking a break, and that a white player who had been removed from the team had been allowed to return. The filing also alleges that women's volleyball players and white softball players had been allowed to take breaks to deal with "mental issues." David Eckert covers Ole Miss for the Clarion Ledger. Email him at deckert@gannett.com or reach him on Twitter @davideckert98. I thought this would interest you good folks since we came close to hiring kiff..............

al.com Auburn 4-star commit has surgery, hopes to return for playoffs Updated: Sep. 14, 2023, 1:55 p.m.|Published: Sep. 14, 2023, 1:52 p.m. ~3 minutes Moody's A'mon Lane had surgery on his knee on Wednesday, but hopes to return for the Class 5A playoffs in November. (Vasha Hunt | preps.al.com)Vasha Hunt Auburn commit A’Mon Lane will likely miss the rest of Moody’s regular season after having surgery on Wednesday. Lane dislocated his kneecap during practice last week and sat out the Blue Devils’ 42-7 victory at Alexandria on Friday. “After talking to Dr. (Benton) Emblum and Dr. (T. Daniel) Smith at Andrews (Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic Center), we felt it was best to go ahead and get it fixed,” Lane wrote on social media. “Surgery went great yesterday, and I’ve already started therapy. Thanking God, it wasn’t anything more serious.” Moody coach Jake Ganus said doctors have told him recovery from this type of surgery is usually about eight weeks. That would put Lane back in time for the Class 5A playoffs, which start Nov. 10. “That’s the hope,” Ganus said. “It was a 30-minute procedure, very minor. Basically, they re-attached the ligament where it pulled off. A’mon was walking today. He will attack it like he attacks everything, which is full speed. We are not going to be dumb, not going to jeopardize his future. As soon as he is good and he is cleared, he is going to roll.” Lane is the No. 15 senior recruit in Alabama, according to the 247 composite rankings. The 4-star cornerback committed to Auburn on July 30, 2022. He is one of eight players in the top 20 committed to Hugh Freeze and the Tigers. RELATED: 5 Alabama players among top sophomores “This is a minor speed bump for me, and I can’t wait to get back to my teammates for the playoffs,” Lane wrote. “My time for Moody football isn’t over yet.” The fifth-ranked Blue Devils (3-0) host Bishop McNamara, Md., on Friday before returning to Region 6 play on Sept. 22. “Until he gets back, A’mon will put a whistle on for seven or eight weeks and continue to be our leader,” Ganus said. “I think our kids will play hard for him. Our kids will be motivated by the thought of him coming back for the playoffs.” If you purchase a product or register for an account through one of the links on our site, we may receive compensation. By browsing this site, we may share your information with our social media partners in accordance with our Privacy Policy.

al.com Rewinding Hugh Freeze, Eugene Asante, Rivaldo Fairweather on Auburn’s Tiger Talk show Updated: Sep. 14, 2023, 7:18 p.m.|Published: Sep. 14, 2023, 5:51 p.m. 4–5 minutes Auburn head coach Hugh Freeze greets fans during Tiger Walk before the UMass vs. Auburn football game Saturday, Sept. 2, 2023, in Auburn, Alabama. (Julie Bennett | preps@al.com) Julie Bennett | preps@al.comJulie Bennett | preps@al.com Welcome to Week 3, and Auburn football’s Homecoming weekend — well it’s also a homecoming for the football team getting back from last week’s game in California. With the 2-0 football team’s next game on tap for 6 p.m. Saturday at Jordan-Hare Stadium against Samford, Auburn’s Tiger Talk radio show returns to a live setting at Baumhauer’s Victory Grill in Auburn. Head coach Hugh Freeze was on the show along with linebacker Eugene Asante and tight end Rivaldo Fairweather. Swimming and diving head coach Ryan Wochomurka also chatted about his team. Below is a recap of what Freeze, Asante and Fairweather said on the show. - Hugh Freeze joins the show. Said it’s good to be home, but he again praised Auburn fans for how well they traveled to California. “The Tiger Walk there felt similar to the one here,” Freeze said. “All of us were blown away.” - Freeze said the fact that Auburn fans would travel all the way across the country helps recruiting from the standpoint of showing how passionate the fanbase is. But Auburn isn’t doing much recruiting on the West Coast so that trip itself didn’t matter much for Auburn in a recruiting standpoint. - Freeze said this week of practice was sluggish, but that is fitting for a team that lost a night of sleep on the red-eye flight back home. - Freeze asked who has surprised him the most. He mentions Jeremiah Cobb as the first name that comes to mind. The true freshman’s name has come up frequently of late. “He really jump-started the drive that gave us the win,” Freeze said. - Freeze said Eugene Asante is the defensive player who has surprised him the most. - Freeze said kicker Alex McPherson’s range could go out to 60 yards if Auburn really needed it. But he feels very comfortable 50 yards and closer. - Freeze still believes Auburn would have had possibly another 200+ rushing yards if not for all the penalties and four turnovers in the game. He said Auburn’s offensive line was “mauling” Cal’s defensive line, but mistakes greatly cost Auburn. Freeze has said this throughout the week. He thinks Auburn would have comfortably won that game if not for turnovers and penalties because he felt the offense was much better in the second half. That then goes back to his conversation about Jeremiah Cobb, who had a big play taken off in the second half due to a penalty long behind him on the field. - On the WR room, Freeze said while he still deals with the frustration of receivers not in the right spot, he has to remember how young the group is but also how still fresh to Auburn players like Shane Hooks, Caleb Burton and Jyaire Shorter are — not getting to Auburn until the summer. It’s hard to fit all those pieces together. So in turn it makes sense that Jay Fair and Ja’Varrius Johnson, receivers who have been here, are making quicker impacts. - “I’m excited to see what he will become, but the truth, I’m probably too candid sometimes, he left a lot of yards out there. He was rusty,” Freeze said of getting Jarquez Hunter back against Cal after a murky offseason. Said Damari Alston and Cobb did a better job of waiting for and setting up blocks. - Eugene Asante is a crowd favorite. He and Rivaldo Fairweather join the show for the final segment. - “Playmakers make plays,” Fairweather said of his game-winning catch. “I tell the quarterback, throw it anywhere in my presence.” - Off the field, Fairweather said he plays video games like Madden, NBA 2K and Call of Duty. - Asante said he’s reading “Can’t Hurt Me” by David Goggins. He also said he’s a painter, and he gave this crowd his now famous “Let’s Work!” - Asante said the Cal game was like a home game for Auburn. Matt Cohen covers Auburn sports for AL.com. You can follow him on Twitter at @Matt_Cohen_ or email him at mcohen@al.com

al.com Auburn’s eagle Independence flies at Philadelphia Eagles game Updated: Sep. 14, 2023, 9:39 p.m.|Published: Sep. 14, 2023, 9:32 p.m. ~2 minutes A tradition that is uniquely Auburn made its way to Philadelphia on Thursday night as Independence, one of the eagles that fly before Auburn home football games, circled Lincoln Financial Field. An Auburn athletics department spokesperson confirmed this was Independence, better known as Indy, flying before the Eagles Thursday Night Football game against the Minnesota Vikings. Independence is a bald eagle who lives at Auburn’s Raptor Center, which trains the birds for their famous flight around Jordan-Hare Stadium. Independence is one of four eagles who currently live at the Raptor Center and have flown at Auburn games. The others are Nova (War Eagle VII), Spirit and Aurea (War Eagle VIII). Spirit had once been the only eagle to fly in Jordan-Hare before her retirement in 2021. Indy debuted as Spirit retired. Aurea is a golden eagle who still flies before games, too. Indy was also the eagle to fly at a baseball game in Plainsman Park during the 2023 season. That was the first time the tradition had come to a baseball game. Matt Cohen covers Auburn sports for AL.com. You can follow him on Twitter at @Matt_Cohen_ or email him at mcohen@al.com

247sports.com Auburn Opponent Preview Samford defense Jason Caldwell ~4 minutes Following a win over Shorter College to open the season before falling 30-7 last week at Western Carolina, the Samford Bulldogs come into Saturday night’s homecoming game at Jordan-Hare Stadium known more for their offense with quarterback Michael Heirs leading the way. But, this is an opportunity for Auburn’s offense to build some confidence heading into SEC play against a Samford defense that was shredded last week at Western Carolina. The Bulldogs allowed 34 first downs to the Catamounts, giving up 284 yards rushing on 49 attempts and another 262 through the air with WCU completing 29-35 attempts for the game. Leading the way for Samford is senior linebacker Noah Martin. Already with 21 tackles and four tackles for a loss in two games, the 6-1, 232 Martin enters Saturday’s game with 220 career tackles. He’s joined at linebacker by 6-2, 208 Jayden Mosley, who is in his first season with the Bulldogs after playing at Hutchinson Community College in Kansas. On the weak side is 5-11, 228 senior Josiah Cotton. Mosley and Cotton are tied for second on the team with 12 tackles each after two games. Playing a 3-4 scheme, the Bulldogs don’t have a ton of size up front, but they do have an anchor in the middle in 6-2, 325 junior Josh Mathiasen. He’s backed up by 6-3, 290 Makhi Gilbert from Central-Phenix City. At defensive tackle, the Bulldogs have 6-1, 270 Nick Jackson with 6-3, 268 Jamall Thompson behind him. On the other side is 6-2, 261 Joseph Mera with 6-1, 263 Johnny Johnson also in the rotation. Thompson and Johnson have one sack each this season, accounting for all of the sacks for the Bulldogs. In the secondary Samford has a pair of transfers that have been very productive so far in South Carolina’s Tyrese Ross and former Auburn High standout Garrett Morris, who transferred from Penn. The free safety, Ross has 12 tackles on the year while Morris has 11 stops playing the nickel. Finishing off the starting group for the Bulldogs on the back end of the defense are cornerbacks Dontae Pollard and Devin Smith along with rover Kortlan Marsh. DEFENSE W 28 Josiah Cotton 5-11 228 Sr. Macon, Ga. / Mt. De Sales Academy 22 Xavier Nurse 6-3 245 Gr. Brooklyn, N.Y. / Maine NT 98 Josh Mathiasen 6-2 325 Jr. Elmhurst, Ill. / Olivet Nazarene 94 Makhi Gilbert 6-3 290 So. Phenix City, Ala. / Central HS DT 97 Nick Jackson 6-1 270 Gr. Orlando, Fla. / Winter Park HS 81 Jamall Thompson 6-3 268 Jr. Sarasota, Fla. / Sarasota HS B 35 Joseph Mera 6-2 261 Gr. Fort Myers, Fla. / Bishop Verot HS 55 Johnny Johnson 6-1 263 Sr. St. Amant, La. / Winter Park HS MLB 32 Noah Martin 6-1 232 Sr. Chattanooga, Tenn. / Baylor School 47 Bryce Graves 5-11 227 Gr. Clayton, N.C. / Elon SLB 33 Jaden Mosley 6-2 208 Jr. Mobile, Ala. / Hutchinson CC 44 Kiylan Miller 6-3 200 Jr. Forest City, N.C. / Coastal Carolina NKL 17 Garrett Morris 6-0 215 Gr. Auburn, Ala. / Penn 40 Wade White 6-0 200 Jr. Prattville, Ala. / Prattville HS CB 23 Devin Smith 5-10 190 Gr. Kennesaw, Ga. / Austin Peay 11 JB Bouye 5-10 173 So. Waco, Texas / Middle Tennessee RVR 1 Kourtlan Marsh 5-11 190 Jr. Warrior, Ala. / Mortimer-Jordan HS 30 Avery Hughes 5-11 180 Gr. Sugar Land, Texas / Texas A&M FS 2 Tyrese Ross 6-0 200 Gr. Jacksonville, Fla. / South Carolina 24 Jonathan Searcy 6-1 193 Gr. Medford, N.J. / Bucknell CB 36 Dontae Pollard 5-10 185 Jr. Pittsburgh, Pa. / Arkon 16 Kamron Smith 6-0 195 Jr. Bonaire, Ga. / Charleston Southern

al.com Can Hugh Freeze find Auburn a top wide receiver? The first two games weren't promising. Published: Sep. 14, 2023, 6:30 a.m. 5–6 minutes Auburn Football Auburn football doesn’t have a No. 1 receiver. Does it matter? Auburn wide receiver Jay Fair reacts after scoring a touchdown during the first half of an NCAA college football game against California, Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023, in Berkeley, Calif. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)AP Auburn wants rotation at the wide receiver position. And its gotten that. But there comes a point where rotation may mean ineffectiveness. Through two games, Auburn may be getting that, too. Auburn has five wide receivers listed as starters, but only four total wide receivers have a catch. Auburn quarterbacks have completed 24 passes over two games and seven players have catches. But two players — Jay Fair and Ja’Varrius Johnson — make up more than half the receptions. Two of the wide receivers Auburn lists as starters — Jyaire Shorter and Omari Kelly — don’t have catches at all. Here’s the thing: This isn’t necessarily a new problem for Auburn. It’s been well documented that Auburn only has two 1,000-yard receivers in the school’s history. For a program so nationally known for running the ball, it’s hard to find many truly go-to receivers in this program’s past. But this is a different offense. Auburn head coach Hugh Freeze is prioritizing the running game because Auburn has such a deep running back room. But Freeze is known for developing quarterbacks and the passing offenses his teams have had. Not being able to throw the ball is an anomaly. Freeze has talked this week about re-evaluating Auburn’s changes at quarterback. All three of Payton Thorne, Robby Ashford and Holden Geriner have seen playing time this year — albeit Geriner’s largely in mop-up duty with Auburn out to a comfortable lead over UMass in Week 1. None have gotten help from wide receivers. “We haven’t proven we can do it yet,” Freeze said of his wide receivers. “Until you do, we’ve got to prove we can win some one-on-ones, and get the right balls to them. We’ve got to improve that room; I’ve said that since I got here. That’s still the case.” While Freeze and players have spoken about the potential of Auburn’s wide receivers, there have been clear issues for the position group throughout the preseason. Freeze called out his wide receivers for lining up wrong in the team’s first two scrimmages, for “loafing” on the field and not giving the type of consistent effort he hoped for. He specifically mentioned starting receiver Shane Hooks. Freeze held out hope because he envisioned between eight-to-nine receivers providing contributions. In reality, it’s only been two so far. The problems continued into the season with receivers struggling to get open. The only two receivers who have been productive have been Jay Fair and Ja’Varrius Johnson. Johnson was Auburn’s leading receiver last year, but had fewer than 500 yards for the season. Fair was among the biggest risers on Auburn’s roster during fall camp, and so far he has delivered. He leads Auburn in both catches (7) and yards (81). Fair has scored in each of Auburn’s first two games. But neither Fair or Johnson are able to play on the outside. Auburn hasn’t necessarily used them on the field at the same time because they have similar skill sets, but Freeze said that may have to change. “I said they needed to get more touches,” Freeze said. “Does that look like them playing more at the same time? Maybe. We’ve got to figure that out this week for sure -- or today.” That doesn’t preclude Auburn’s desire to find a receiver who can win on the outside. That was supposed to be Shane Hooks, a transfer from Jackson State. That hasn’t happened yet. Hooks has two total catches this year. He changed his number from 11 to 3 before Auburn played, Cal, that didn’t change his struggles from playing UMass. Auburn tried to take shots downfield in the abysmal offensive display against Cal. But the receiver play was a key reason why that didn’t work. “But there were times that we, I thought, early in the game I know we had one real shot and we read a different side of the field,” Freeze said. “And then our receivers didn’t win a few of the others that were called. They were in man coverage quite a bit and they won some of those battles on us. It’s all why through two games Auburn, the three quarterbacks combined don’t have 300 total passing yards yet. Are any of these receivers going to break the 1,000-yard receiver drought? Unlikely. But if Payton Thorne is going to cement himself as the only quarterback to consistently throw the ball, he’ll need some help. Matt Cohen covers Auburn sports for AL.com. 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247sports.com Backfield balancing act: Tigers look for best running back rotation Nathan King 5–6 minutes In preseason camp, Hugh Freeze said Auburn’s offense had been consistent in a couple areas he deemed necessary for the success of an offense: running the ball, and taking care of it. So the Tigers’ four turnovers — including three fumbles, two by the tailbacks — came as a surprise to the running back room. “That wasn't us,” Damari Alston said this week. “I don't think we've turned the ball over that much during camp or even in the scrimmages. Got to be better from that aspect.” It wasn’t just Alston’s and Jarquez Hunter’s fumbles — both of which were in crucial situations — that were frustrating for the Tigers’ running game in the 14-10 win over Cal. Auburn certainly found more success on the ground than through the air, rushing for 136 yards. Hugh Freeze wasn’t necessarily pleased with how he was able to utilize the group’s depth, which was heralded all offseason as arguably the deepest top-to-bottom position on the roster. Hunter and Alston combined for 19 carries and 104 yards, but Freeze knows the other two ball-carriers — true freshman Jeremiah Cobb and USF transfer Brian Battie — need to be more involved. Granted, there weren’t a bunch of snaps to go around. “I’ve never had as deep a running back room as I’ve had here, so it’s a challenge,” Freeze said Wednesday. “It’s also a challenge when you only have 50 offensive plays (against Cal). That was not a normal game to judge anything on.” When Auburn’s running game seemed to find its footing against Cal, even just for a play or two, the Tigers were seemingly hit with a penalty, turnover or other setback every time. Their limited time of possession and turnover debacle derailed what Freeze thought was set up to be a successful night running the ball. “I was absolutely very pleased with our run-blocking,” Freeze said. “We should have rushed for 250 or 300 had we not had four turnovers." Alston echoed those comments earlier this week, when he said he felt Auburn’s offense was simply out of sync throughout the game — and when they were able to settle into a rhythm for a couple plays, or on the go-ahead touchdown drive in the fourth quarter, they settled right back into what they thought would be a successful game plan. "I just feel like that drive we kind of calmed down a little bit,” Alston said. “I just feel like from the beginning of the game, I don't know, we weren't as calm as we were supposed to be. Going into the game we had a pretty good game plan and I think the coach's called some great plays that should've hit. That last drive is how we should've played all game. That's the football team that we are." Now the challenge is for Freeze to find a way to best utilize the backfield’s strengths — starting this Saturday against Samford (6 p.m. CDT, ESPN+). It’s the last tune-up opportunity for Auburn’s offense before seven straight SEC games. “I hope we can find a way to keep them all involved — because I think they all add something to us that can help us win,” Freeze said. “But it is a challenge.” Hunter made his return against Cal after missing the season opener while serving a suspension, and Freeze admitted the junior was “rusty.” The primary contender atop the rotation seems to be Alston, a sophomore who was one of the offense’s top risers in the preseason. The career yardage nod goes to Battie, who transferred over from USF after rushing for 1,185 yards last year. He played only three snaps against Cal and had just one carry, which Freeze said immediately after the game was unacceptable. The wild card might be true freshman Jeremiah Cobb, who has the highest yards per carry of the bunch (9.6). “I hope to see him on the field a little bit more,” Alston said of Cobb. “Just the spark that he creates when he touches the ball, when he makes plays, I feel like he’ll be a really good player for us going forward.” Freeze’s eyes light up when he talks about Cobb, the program’s highest-rated running back signee since Tank Bigsby in 2020. His early flashes have made it tough for Auburn’s staff to keep him off the field. And maximizing the production of what now looks to be a true four-man rotation is now part of a list of offensive to-do’s for the coaching staff — though they likely anticipated as much heading into the season. “I love it every time (Cobb) has the ball in his hands — the problem is I also like Damari and Jarquez and Battie,” Freeze said.

saturdaydownsouth.com Hugh Freeze evaluates QB rotation, says it’s not ‘healthy for anyone’ Andrew Peters | 2 days ago ~3 minutes Hugh Freeze has been looking to multiple quarterbacks to start the season, but the Auburn head coach believes it might be time for a change. On Saturday against Cal, Freeze didn’t get strong play from either of his quarterbacks. The starter, Payton Thorne, had just 94 yards and threw an interception. Robby Ashford got just a handful of reps and didn’t complete a pass. While Freeze thinks Ashford is capable of starting and playing big reps, the 2 quarterback system isn’t benefitting the team. “I’ve said and I mean this: Robby needs touches. But the cycling in and out, I don’t think is healthy for anyone,” Freeze said during the SEC coaches teleconference Wednesday. “We’re still learning. Everyone in this building understands that you’ve got to earn the right to maintain your playing time. Payton gives us the best chance to run the entire offense.” But Freeze also mentioned that Ashford and Holden Geriner are “nipping at his heels,” so it could be a matter of time before Auburn has a different starter. Auburn will have a chance to get the offense in motion this weekend as the Tigers host Samford. After this week, Auburn will get into some tough SEC games, so this week will be vital in getting things dialed in. Auburn and Samford kickoff at 7 p.m. ET on Saturday.

wsfa.com Samford football looks to bounce back with road trip to Auburn Jake Stansell ~2 minutes BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - After a lengthy weather delay and a tough 30-7 loss to Western Carolina last weekend, the Samford Bulldogs will try to bounce back in their penultimate non-conference game of the season on The Plains. The first road game of the season featured a nearly six-hour lightning delay in a game where quarterback Michael Hiers threw for 315 yards and a touchdown. Samford hits the road once more in the all-Alabama affair, looking for the program’s first win over an SEC opponent since defeating Ole Miss in 1936. Samford, with a 1-1 record on the early season, will treat the game against Auburn like a home game with the two schools being about two hours apart in distance. Players and staff will get the chance to sleep in their own beds before making the trip to Jordan Hare Stadium. Plenty of local interest surrounding this matchup as the Bulldogs play for the upset and a chance to hand the Tigers their first loss of the season. “You don’t get to play in this type of atmosphere often, especially at Auburn, who has a tremendous atmosphere and only two hours down the road,” Samford head football coach Chris Hatcher said. “So, we’re excited about it, we’re looking forward to it. It’s a lot of fun, guys get on national TV, and we’re looking forward to the challenge.” In 29 tries, Samford has yet to defeat Auburn but will try again come Saturday night at 6 p.m. when the Bulldogs and Tigers tee it up at Jordan-Hare Stadium. Get news alerts in the Apple App Store and Google Play Store or subscribe to our email newsletter here. Copyright 2023 WBRC. All rights reserved.

auburntigers.com Auburn alumni assistants have 'so much love for this program' Auburn University Athletics 3–4 minutes AUBURN, Ala. – Zac Etheridge, Carnell Williams and Marcus Davis each left Auburn University with a degree in one hand and a championship ring on the other. They came back to the Plains to help others do the same. "To have guys who went through this program come back years later to serve and give back to their alma mater that's been so inspirational to them, it's special," said Williams, Auburn's associate head coach and running backs coach who provided inspired leadership while serving as interim head coach for the final four games of the 2022 season. Auburn's program leader with 46 touchdowns and second-leading all-time rusher, Williams helped the Tigers win the 2004 SEC Championship during a 13-0 season while earning All-America honors. Auburn's secondary coach, Etheridge arrived in 2007, captaining the 2010 national champions as a senior. While 2023 marks Williams' fifth season as an Auburn assistant coach and Etheridge's third, receivers coach Marcus Davis joined head coach Hugh Freeze's first staff in December. "You know what it takes to win here," said Davis, a receiver and punt returner for the Tigers from 2013-16. "It's an honor to be back and a privilege to serve these student-athletes who I get to lead. I know to whom much is given, much is required." Ingrained with the Auburn Creed, the trio of Tiger alums seeks to pass along to their players the attributes that have fostered Auburn football success since the days of Shug Jordan to Pat Dye. "We all love Auburn," Davis said. "We all know what it truly is to be an Auburn man. We all believe in work, hard work. We want to create that for the next generation, the guys we get to mentor." "We all think the same way with the work, hard work," Etheridge said. "We're not selling Auburn. We actually lived it. It's in our DNA to share with families how we've been able to come to Auburn and be successful by the way we walk and how we treat people." "They bring that blue-collar mentality and that work ethic," Williams said of his fellow Auburn football lettermen. "They're out there giving back, serving guys. We have a chip on our shoulder and so much love for this program because it's been dear to us and so good to us." While striving to win games and experience championship seasons as they did in their playing days, the homegrown coaches are motivated by a higher calling. "It's bigger than football for me," Davis said. "It's about changing lives in the way that Auburn changed my life and giving them the opportunities I had." "It's easy for us to work together because we all understand what Auburn is about," Etheridge said. "We understand what it's like to put on that AU every day. We don't take it for granted. This is an opportunity to work for this university that helped us get to where we are now." "A lot of people poured into my life," Williams said. "I tell student-athletes you're giving people hope. Whatever community you're from, you're an inspiration and a role model. Truly changing lives. I think this is what it's all about. We are competitors. We want to see this program back on top." Jeff Shearer is a Senior Writer at AuburnTigers.com. Follow him on Twitter: @jeff_shearer