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lets get the blood pumping this morning shall we? worth a repeat...........

si.com Auburn football listed as a team to watch for a bounce-back season in 2023 Jack Singley ~3 minutes Athlon Sports says Auburn is one of five teams ready to bounce back. Auburn has the potential to break through into contention in the 2023 season, and Athlon Sports recognizes this potential. The site mentioned Auburn as one of its five teams to watch in the 2023 season. Auburn along with another SEC school, Texas A&M, are mentioned. The reason A&M is on the list is similar to that of Auburn, a revamped coaching staff along with key acquisitions in the portal lead to a potentially promising Aggie season. Specifically for the Aggies, new Offensive Coordinator Bobby Petrino will look to work his magic on Conner Weigman and the rest of the A&M offense. Auburn under the helm of a completely new staff that is headed up by Hugh Freeze was tabbed for a rebound season due to the SEC experience that Freeze has and the aggressive acquisitions they have made during the portal windows. Freeze and staff managed to grab the third-best portal class in the country according to 247Sports. The headliners of the class are Rivaldo Fairweather, Payton Thorne, Brian Battie, and a handful of offensive linemen that all look to start for the Tigers. It is hard to imagine that a 5-7 team that won two of its five games with an interim head coach could turn it around in just one year, but with this new age of college football, it has become clear that a one-year turnaround is not a pipe dream. The coaching improvement itself will also lead to a much more improved on-field product. Freeze and Offensive Coordinator Philip Montgomery got their man in Payton Thorne and will look to scheme around his strengths and lead to a much more improved offense compared to the Harsin-led offense that ended up with one of the worst scoring offenses in the SEC. The defense under new Defensive Coordinator Ron Roberts will also look to improve from their bottom-half finish in both stopping the run and total points allowed. The list rounded out with Miami, Nebraska, and Oklahoma being listed as the non-SEC teams expected to perform well following a letdown season in 2022.

auburnwire.usatoday.com Playoffs? CBS Sports says Auburn has a chance Taylor Jones 3–4 minutes The SEC has dominated the College Football Playoff since its’ inaugural season in 2015. The conference has been represented every season and has won six of the nine possible championships, including the last four. Alabama, Georgia, and LSU have all reached the top of the college football world by winning a College Football Playoff championship, but CBS Sports feels that a new member of the SEC could make a run to the 2024 playoffs. Buy Tigers Tickets Shehan Jeyarajah of CBS Sports recently shared his picks for “dark horse” candidates for each of the Power Five conferences. His pick for the SEC? The Auburn Tigers. Jeyarajah chose teams with 50-1 odds to make the College Football Playoff or lower by Caesars Sportsbook as part of his criteria. At 100-1 odds, the Tigers are a risky, yet interesting pick. Picking an SEC squad is especially difficult as five teams are excluded from consideration. So ultimately, we’re going way off the board and betting on Hugh Freeze to be a wild card in the SEC West with a revitalized staff and dynamic energy. The path through the SEC — which includes Alabama and Georgia — makes things more complicated, but it also presents a major opportunity. The Tigers ranked No. 18 in 247Sports Talent Composite in 2022, far ahead of their 5-7 results. Furthermore, Auburn fortified the passing game by adding veteran Michigan State signal caller Payton Thorne and Ohio State wide receiver transfer Caleb Burton. A fresh coaching staff and key pieces in the passing game could lead to a quick turnaround if Freeze can get everyone on the same page. Although the Tigers appear to have improved drastically based on talent acquisition alone, Auburn still has “long shot” odds to win the College Football Playoff National Championship. BetMGM, like Caesars, gives Auburn 100-1 odds to win, while FanDuel gives the Tigers 200-1 odds. Contact/Follow us @TheAuburnWire on Twitter, and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Auburn news, notes, and opinion. You can also follow Taylor on Twitter @TaylorJones__

salty is alright. i have no bad feelings for him. he is truthful when many on his side are not. and with all the crap going on in the world i can see why someone might drink or smoke one. i get it.

poor ol IAM had such high hopes because he wants our leader to be as bad or more corrupt than his boy. it is just not happening. we are still waiting on proof..........

yahoo.com GOP Oversight Chair Says He’s Lost Track of His Biden Corruption Informant AJ McDougall ~4 minutes Craig Hudson/Reuters A top witness in a Republican investigation into the Biden family has apparently up and disappeared without a trace—or at least that’s what Rep. James Comer (R-KY) said Sunday on Fox News. On Wednesday, Comer—the chairman of the House Oversight Committee—held a much-hyped press conference in which he promised to expose the preliminary findings of four months’ worth of scrutiny into the Biden family’s business dealings. Publicized as a “judgment day” for President Joe Biden, the conference ultimately proved anticlimactic, largely consisting of Comer throwing around vague, unsubstantiated accusations and failing to link the president to any of his relatives’ alleged “influence peddling.” But on Fox’s Sunday Morning Futures, Comer offered up what appeared to be a partial excuse: The probe’s primary informant had flown the coop. “Well, unfortunately, we can’t track down the informant,” the Kentucky representative told host Maria Bartiromo. “We’re hopeful that the informant is still there. The whistleblower knows the informant. The whistleblower is very credible.” A credulous Bartiromo interrupted. “Hold on a second, Congressman. Did you just say that the whistleblower or the informant is now missing?” “Well, we’re hopeful that we can find the informant,” Comer said. “Remember, these informants are kind of in the spy business, so they don’t make a habit of being seen a lot or being high profile or anything like that.” With this sort-of-spy having apparently melted into the shadows, Comer said that Republicans had “basic information with respect” to what they had alleged, “and it’s very serious.” He went on to briefly outline an alleged “quid pro quo” deal for foreign aid between an Obama-era Biden and an unnamed country. “This is a very serious accusation,” Comer repeated. He explained to Bartiromo that “nine of the ten people that we’ve identified that have very good knowledge with respect to the Bidens—they’re one of three things, Maria. They’re either currently in court, they're currently in jail, or they're currently missing.” Comer implied hazily that witnesses were being intimidated by an unnamed force within the White House, and that Democrats on the Oversight Committee were playing “criminal defense attorney” to the Bidens. “Absolutely extraordinary,” Bartiromo remarked. She later concluded the segment by saying, “Just stunning. A stunning breaking news story this morning that some of these people now may be missing.” Bartiromo is one of the few voices—even at Fox—willing to take Comer’s claims at face value. On Thursday, her colleague Steve Doocey interviewed the Kentuckian with considerable skepticism. “Your party, the Republican investigators, say that that’s proof of influence peddling by Hunter and James [Biden], but that’s just your suggestion,” Doocey said. “You don’t actually have any facts to that point. You’ve got some circumstantial evidence.” “Of all those names,” he added, “the one person who didn’t profit—there’s no evidence that Joe Biden did anything illegally.” Less than an hour later, Comer jumped into an interview with none other than Bartiromo, promising her that Republicans would “move forward with plan B,” without elaborating. well wednesday came and went and here we are with a a big ol fat nothing burger. poor ol IAM talked a big game and was left with..............nothing lol

i have read this several times in the last few days. people claim this is true. i am open to opinions but i want to know if the homosexuality thing was made up or a real thing? Why was Sodom and Gomorrah destroyed? It is a very common belief in Christianity that Sodom and Gomorrah was destroyed because their residents did homosexual sex. Genesis 18:20 says God destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah was destroyed for committing "grave sin". Now what is this "grave sin". According to r/Christianity, the "grave sin" is that they didnt feed the poor and didnt help the needy, not homosexuality, they cite Book of Ezekiel to back their claim. As a new Christian, this is the first time I heard someone saying this. So I want a comprehensive answer here-Why was Sodom and Gomorrah destroyed?What is their "grave sin"?

Sometimes i wonder how smart trump is.he is lining up all his thugs again for his cabinet. but of course the trump butt kissers will claim Flynn was innocent when he is a disgrace. i agree with chris christie that trump get in office he will try and burn this country to the ground.

Trump Signals the Return of Michael Flynn If He Wins Reelection Peter Wade 3–4 minutes General Michael Flynn Campaigns With Senate Candidate Josh Mandel - Credit: Getty Images Although he canceled his outdoor rally in Iowa due to tornado warnings, Donald Trump did not let his Saturday night end without addressing a crowd. The former president called in to a pro-MAGA event featuring disgraced former national security advisor Michael Flynn and signaled he would make Flynn part of his next administration, confirming Rolling Stone’s reporting. “I want to thank you all for being here at the wonderful hotel,” Trump said as Flynn held a cell phone up to a microphone so the audience at the “ReAwaken America Tour” event, taking place at Trump National Doral Miami, could hear. “It’s a wonderful hotel, but you’re there for an even more important purpose.” More from Rolling Stone Anderson Cooper Suggests CNN Critics Get Out Of Their 'Silo' They Helped Trump Plan a Coup. He Wants Them Back for a Second Term Trump Appeals E. Jean Carroll Sexual Abuse Verdict Upon hearing Trump’s voice, the audience burst into screams and applause. “I will say, General Flynn, he’s some general. He’s some man,” Trump continued. “He took abuse like nobody could have handled, and he came out bigger, better, stronger than ever before.” “That’s right,” Flynn affirmed. “We love him,” Trump said. “He’s a leader, and you just stay wealthy and healthy and well, and everything. I want you to have great lives in general. You just have to stay healthy because we’re bringing you back. We’re gonna bring you back.” Flynn is a controversial figure. A Trump loyalist, Flynn pleaded guilty to making false statements to the FBI during the 2016 campaign regarding his contact with Russia’s ambassador to the U.S. and his activity as a lobbyist and consultant to Turkey’s government. Flynn ultimately resigned in disgrace from the Trump White House in 2017 before going on to become a revered figure in the QAnon movement. Rolling Stone reported Thursday that Trump planned to include Flynn as well as Jeffrey Clark, a former Justice Department official who allegedly worked to undermine the 2020 election on Trump’s behalf, including claiming in a letter to the Georgia Legislature that the department had found “significant fraud” in its election results and urging lawmakers to choose an alternate slate of electors. Flynn, who has become a popular figure in QAnon circles, also played a large part in the attempts to subvert democracy and halt the electoral count on Jan. 6. He urged Trump to “declare limited martial law” and “temporarily suspend the Constitution” and spoke at the “Stop the Steal” rally ahead of the attack on the Capitol. “President Trump calls Gen. Flynn a ‘hero’ all the time,” a source with direct knowledge told Rolling Stone. “Why wouldn’t he want a hero working for him?”

YOU know what they have named church services for most on the right these days?................trump daycare............hehehehehehe

si.com After struggling early, Auburn is the hottest team in college baseball Lindsay Crosby 6–8 minutes March 19th, 2023 was the low point for the Auburn Tigers. The season started well enough - taking two out of three against Indiana, getting a run-rule victory against North Alabama on the road, winning two (and tying the third) in a weather-relocated series against USC, and then a sweep of Lipscomb. But the cracks were already starting to show - Indiana scored eleven runs on Auburn in their game three victory. USC scored twelve in game three. Lipscomb put up seventeen over the weeked. And then there were the walks. Auburn gave out 46 free passes in those first eleven games, with another sixteen "freebies" from either hit-by-pitch or wild pitches. Teams started to take advantage of Auburn's pitching woes, culminating with a seven game stretch where they lost two series (home vs Southeastern Louisiana and on the road at Arkansas), won only two games (one of which was in extras against Georgia Tech) and gave up 49 runs while scoring only 34. Arkansas closed the brutal stretch fr Auburn with a sweep, including a shutout in game three. To compound the issue, injuries were mounting. Joseph Gonzalez, the ace of the staff, didn't pitch after Opening Weekend, where he gave up only two hits in five innings against Indiana on a ridiculously effective forty-one pitches. Left fielder (and "Legacy Group" member) Bobby Peirce missed time with a hamstring issue, as did SS Cole Foster (abdominal), 1B Cooper McMurray (ankle), LHP Tommy Sheehan (bone spurs), and RHP Chase Isbell (oblique). Auburn's pitchers, at one point, had a combined ERA of 6.45 and a conference ERA of 8.83, worst in the SEC. They had walked 157 batters, and were allowing an opponent batting average of .287 (.326 in conference). Auburn was sitting at .333 winning percentage in the conference, and was projected to barely make the SEC Tournament and completely miss the postseason Field of 64. This team was left for dead. All of the preseason predictions, that Auburn would be the last-place finisher in the SEC West, looked to be rather prescient. What changed? And then, a few things happened: Tommy Vail and Christian Herberholz entered the weekend rotation, and Auburn's hitters got healthy. Auburn's ERA in the last four weeks of conference play, with Vail and Herberholz starting, dropped from 8.83 to 5.02. As the new ace of the rotation, Vail put up a 1.31 ERA over the last four weekends, and lowered that further after eight innings of two hit, one run ball last night. Herberholz entered the weekend rotation and is tied for third in the SEC with a 2.00 ERA the last four weekends. In conference play, "Herbie" leads the team (and is third in the SEC) with a 2.45 ERA. Vail and Herberholz keyed a weekend rotation that collected back to back series wins against the #2 team in the nation (South Carolina, on the road) and #1 team (LSU, at home, their first series loss of the season). It was the first time, as far as team records indicate, that the Tigers had ever beaten the top-ranked team in program history. The Auburn pitching staff held LSU to a season-low 11 runs in the series, with a collective 3.12 ERA on the weekend. Auburn's hitters were the key to the defeat over South Carolina - Vail and Herberholz performed admirably, combining to allow only three runs in nine innings - but Auburn hit ten homeruns in the series and outscored the Gamecocks 24-15. The entire pitching staff did their job, as well: The powerful South Carolina offense, 2nd in the country entering that series with 92 homeruns, hit only two on the weekend. That Auburn offense, finally with everybody healthy, has become a juggernaut in recent weeks, scoring 24 runs in the first two games of the Ole Miss series and picking up two run-rule victories in the last three games. Senior Bryson Ware is one homerun away from twenty on the season, which would make him only the seventh player in program history to accomplish the feat. Cooper McMurray has three multi-homer SEC games since April 7th, only the third time an Auburn player has accomplished the feat in modern history (2010, both Brian Fletcher and Hunter Morris). How they did it But if you've read anything I've written this season, you know that head coach Butch Thompson has harped on three things: Producing the biggest inning, passing out the fewest freebies, and having the most baserunners. Auburn's excelled as of late at all three. The team that has produced the biggest inning in Auburn's games is 35-6 on the season entering this weekend, and Auburn did it twice in Friday's doubleheader. The team with the fewest freebies is 25-12-1, and Auburn also did that twice in Friday's doubleheader. The team with the most baserunners is 33-9-1, and Auburn also did THAT twice in Friday's doubleheader. (Note: Those don't total up to the same final number because sometimes the teams have tied in one or multiple categories.) Postseason projections With the three straight series wins, Auburn's up to 23rd in RPI and sitting at at 3rd in the SEC West, with projections entering the weekend having them as a 3 seed for the field of 64. D1Baseball.com has Auburn traveling to the Storrs Regional as a 3 seed, hosted by 1 seed (and #16 overall) Connecticut, while Baseball America has Auburn as a 2 seed in the Winston-Salem Regional, hosted by overall #1 Wake Forest. With a winnable final series against Missouri next weekend in Plainsman Park, Auburn's already punched their ticket to the SEC Tournament. What's at stake now is seeding: The top four teams skip the single-elimination first round. As of now, that projects to be Arkansas (18-7), Vanderbilt (17-8), LSU (17-7), and Florida (16-9). Auburn sits in 8th place at 13-13, behind South Carolina (14-10), Kentucky (14-11), and Tennessee (13-12). Auburn's not going to get a Top Four seeding without a LOT of help, but they've done everything right. What's next? Auburn goes for the series sweep this afternoon in Oxford. First pitch from Swayze Field is scheduled for 2:00PM, and the game is being broadcast on SEC Network. The radio call, with "Voice of the Tigers" Andy Burcham and Brad Law, is available locally on 93.9FM, online at AuburnTigers.com, or on the Auburn Athletics app. Engage with Auburn Daily on Socials!

ncaa.com 2023 college baseball conference tournaments: Schedules, brackets, auto-bids NCAA.com 10–13 minutes We're tracking all conference tournaments as 30 teams will qualify automatically for the 2023 NCAA DI baseball tournament. Most will earn bids in conference tournaments, while the rest qualify as regular-season champs. This year's NCAA baseball bracket field of 64 will be revealed at 12 p.m. ET on Monday, May 29 on ESPN2. You can stream it on WatchESPN. 2023 college baseball conference tournament schedules, automatic bids Click or tap on each conference to go directly to the official tournament site or bracket. Also included are tournament dates, host information and the TV information for the championship games. all times ET America East: May 24-27 | Hosted by Binghamton | 1 p.m. May 27 (if-necessary game follows) AAC: May 23-28 | Clearwater, Florida | 12 p.m. May 28 on ESPNEWS ASUN: May 23-27 | hosted by Stetson | 1 p.m. May 28 Atlantic 10: May 23-27 | Hosted by VCU | noon May 27 (if-necessary game follows) ACC: May 23-28 | Durham, North Carolina | noon May 28 on ESPN2 Big 12: May 24-28 | Arlington, Texas | 6 p.m. May 28 on ESPNU Big East: May 24-27 | Hosted by Xavier | 2 p.m. May 27 (if-necessary game follows) Big South: May 25-27 | hosted by High Point | noon May 27 on ESPNU Big Ten: May 23-28 | Omaha, Nebraska | 3 p.m. May 28 on BTN Big West: no tournament CAA: May 24-27 | hosted by Charleston | TBD May 27 C-USA: May 24-28 | hosted by Rice | 2 p.m. May 28 on CBS Sports Network Horizon League: May 24-27 | hosted by higher seed | noon May 27 (if-necessary game at 4 p.m.) on ESPN+ Ivy League: May 19-22 | hosted by No. 1 seed | 3 p.m. May 21 (if-necessary game at noon May 22) MAAC: May 24-28 | Pomona, New York | noon May 27 (if-necessary game at 4 p.m.) MAC: May 24-27 | hosted by highest seed | TBD May 27 Missouri Valley: May 23-27| hosted by Indiana State | 2:30 p.m. May 27 (if-necessary game at 6 p.m.) Mountain West: May 25-28 | hosted by Fresno State | 9 p.m. May 27 (if-necessary game on May 28) Northeast: May 24-28 | Wappingers Falls, New York | 4 p.m. May 27 (if-necessary game at noon May 28) Ohio Valley: May 24-27 | Marion, Illinois | 1 p.m. May 27 on ESPN+ Pac-12: May 23-27 | Scottsdale, Arizona | 10 p.m. May 27 Patriot League: May 13-21 | hosted by higher seed | noon May 20 (if-necessary game on May 21) SEC: May 23-28 | Hoover, Alabama | 3 p.m. May 28 on ESPN2 SoCon: May 24-28 | Greenville, South Carolina | noon May 28 (if-necessary game follows) Southland: May 23-27 | hosted by McNeese | 2 p.m. May 27 (if-necessary game follows) SWAC: May 24-28 | Atlanta, Georgia | TBD May 28 Summit League: May 24-27 | hosted by North Dakota State | TBD May 27 Sun Belt: May 23-28 | Montgomery, Alabama | 2 p.m. May 28 on ESPN+ WCC: May 24-27 | Las Vegas, Nevada | TBD May 27 WAC: May 23-27 | Mesa, Arizona | TBD May 27 (if-necessary game follows) MCWS: Complete dates, info for this year's event 2023 NCAA baseball tournament schedule The 64 teams will be placed in 16 different four-team regions, with teams seeded one through four to compete in a double-elimination format. The 16 regional sites will be announced the night before the selection show, Sunday, May 28. By being awarded a regional, all 16 host institutions have also been selected to the 64-team championship field. Games start with regionals and continue on to super regionals before the Men's College World Series begins Friday, June 16, at Charles Schwab Field Omaha. Selection show: Noon ET on Monday, May 29, on ESPN2 Regionals: Friday, June 2 through Monday, June 5 Super Regionals: Friday, June 9 through Monday, June 12 First day of MCWS games — Friday, June 16 MCWS Finals — Start Saturday, June 24 (best out of 3) Ole Miss won the 2022 Men's College World Series in two games over Oklahoma.

si.com After struggling early, Auburn is the hottest team in college baseball Lindsay Crosby 6–8 minutes March 19th, 2023 was the low point for the Auburn Tigers. The season started well enough - taking two out of three against Indiana, getting a run-rule victory against North Alabama on the road, winning two (and tying the third) in a weather-relocated series against USC, and then a sweep of Lipscomb. But the cracks were already starting to show - Indiana scored eleven runs on Auburn in their game three victory. USC scored twelve in game three. Lipscomb put up seventeen over the weeked. And then there were the walks. Auburn gave out 46 free passes in those first eleven games, with another sixteen "freebies" from either hit-by-pitch or wild pitches. Teams started to take advantage of Auburn's pitching woes, culminating with a seven game stretch where they lost two series (home vs Southeastern Louisiana and on the road at Arkansas), won only two games (one of which was in extras against Georgia Tech) and gave up 49 runs while scoring only 34. Arkansas closed the brutal stretch fr Auburn with a sweep, including a shutout in game three. To compound the issue, injuries were mounting. Joseph Gonzalez, the ace of the staff, didn't pitch after Opening Weekend, where he gave up only two hits in five innings against Indiana on a ridiculously effective forty-one pitches. Left fielder (and "Legacy Group" member) Bobby Peirce missed time with a hamstring issue, as did SS Cole Foster (abdominal), 1B Cooper McMurray (ankle), LHP Tommy Sheehan (bone spurs), and RHP Chase Isbell (oblique). Auburn's pitchers, at one point, had a combined ERA of 6.45 and a conference ERA of 8.83, worst in the SEC. They had walked 157 batters, and were allowing an opponent batting average of .287 (.326 in conference). Auburn was sitting at .333 winning percentage in the conference, and was projected to barely make the SEC Tournament and completely miss the postseason Field of 64. This team was left for dead. All of the preseason predictions, that Auburn would be the last-place finisher in the SEC West, looked to be rather prescient. What changed? And then, a few things happened: Tommy Vail and Christian Herberholz entered the weekend rotation, and Auburn's hitters got healthy. Auburn's ERA in the last four weeks of conference play, with Vail and Herberholz starting, dropped from 8.83 to 5.02. As the new ace of the rotation, Vail put up a 1.31 ERA over the last four weekends, and lowered that further after eight innings of two hit, one run ball last night. Herberholz entered the weekend rotation and is tied for third in the SEC with a 2.00 ERA the last four weekends. In conference play, "Herbie" leads the team (and is third in the SEC) with a 2.45 ERA. Vail and Herberholz keyed a weekend rotation that collected back to back series wins against the #2 team in the nation (South Carolina, on the road) and #1 team (LSU, at home, their first series loss of the season). It was the first time, as far as team records indicate, that the Tigers had ever beaten the top-ranked team in program history. The Auburn pitching staff held LSU to a season-low 11 runs in the series, with a collective 3.12 ERA on the weekend. Auburn's hitters were the key to the defeat over South Carolina - Vail and Herberholz performed admirably, combining to allow only three runs in nine innings - but Auburn hit ten homeruns in the series and outscored the Gamecocks 24-15. The entire pitching staff did their job, as well: The powerful South Carolina offense, 2nd in the country entering that series with 92 homeruns, hit only two on the weekend. That Auburn offense, finally with everybody healthy, has become a juggernaut in recent weeks, scoring 24 runs in the first two games of the Ole Miss series and picking up two run-rule victories in the last three games. Senior Bryson Ware is one homerun away from twenty on the season, which would make him only the seventh player in program history to accomplish the feat. Cooper McMurray has three multi-homer SEC games since April 7th, only the third time an Auburn player has accomplished the feat in modern history (2010, both Brian Fletcher and Hunter Morris). How they did it But if you've read anything I've written this season, you know that head coach Butch Thompson has harped on three things: Producing the biggest inning, passing out the fewest freebies, and having the most baserunners. Auburn's excelled as of late at all three. The team that has produced the biggest inning in Auburn's games is 35-6 on the season entering this weekend, and Auburn did it twice in Friday's doubleheader. The team with the fewest freebies is 25-12-1, and Auburn also did that twice in Friday's doubleheader. The team with the most baserunners is 33-9-1, and Auburn also did THAT twice in Friday's doubleheader. (Note: Those don't total up to the same final number because sometimes the teams have tied in one or multiple categories.) Postseason projections With the three straight series wins, Auburn's up to 23rd in RPI and sitting at at 3rd in the SEC West, with projections entering the weekend having them as a 3 seed for the field of 64. D1Baseball.com has Auburn traveling to the Storrs Regional as a 3 seed, hosted by 1 seed (and #16 overall) Connecticut, while Baseball America has Auburn as a 2 seed in the Winston-Salem Regional, hosted by overall #1 Wake Forest. With a winnable final series against Missouri next weekend in Plainsman Park, Auburn's already punched their ticket to the SEC Tournament. What's at stake now is seeding: The top four teams skip the single-elimination first round. As of now, that projects to be Arkansas (18-7), Vanderbilt (17-8), LSU (17-7), and Florida (16-9). Auburn sits in 8th place at 13-13, behind South Carolina (14-10), Kentucky (14-11), and Tennessee (13-12). Auburn's not going to get a Top Four seeding without a LOT of help, but they've done everything right. What's next? Auburn goes for the series sweep this afternoon in Oxford. First pitch from Swayze Field is scheduled for 2:00PM, and the game is being broadcast on SEC Network. The radio call, with "Voice of the Tigers" Andy Burcham and Brad Law, is available locally on 93.9FM, online at AuburnTigers.com, or on the Auburn Athletics app.

Auburn baseball earns 30th win with drubbing of Ole Miss Taylor Jones ~3 minutes After outscoring Ole Miss, 24-6 in Friday’s doubleheader sweep, Auburn continued its offensive dominance on Saturday en route to another impressive win. The Tigers used a 20-hit effort at the plate and a solid defensive day to defeat Ole Miss, 13-5 on Saturday to complete the three-game sweep at Swayze Field in Oxford. Buy Tigers Tickets Auburn (30-19-1, 14-13 SEC) set the tone early by jumping out to a 12-run cushion before the Rebels (25-26, 6-21 SEC) had a chance to answer. Ike Irish and Nate LaRue each plated runs on RBI singles in the top of the 2nd, and Cole Foster smashed a solo home run in the 3rd inning to give the Tigers a 3-0 advantage. Auburn would go on to do their most damage in the 5th and 7th innings. The Tigers scored six runs in the 5th to go ahead, 9-0, with a Cooper McMurray grand slam being the biggest blow of the inning. Auburn added three more runs in the 7th inning to push their lead to 12-0. Irish got the inning with a solo blast, with Cole Foster and Bobby Peirce adding runs with two-out singles. The Rebels finally cracked the scoreboard in the bottom of the 7th by scratching four runs across. Bo Gatlin put Ole Miss on the board with a two-run double, and later scored on a two-run home run by John Kramer to cut the Tigers lead to 12-4. Each team traded runs in the 9th inning to cap scoring. McMurray again would extend the Tigers’ lead with a sacrifice fly to score Chris Stanfield, and Ole Miss answered with a single by T.J. McCants to score Garrett Wood. Every player in the Auburn lineup recorded a hit in the game, with five players recording three hits. McMurray led the team in RBI with five, while Foster and Irish each picked up two. Starting pitcher Christian Herberholz allowed just one hit in 2.0 innings. Drew Nelson earned the win for the Tigers by relieving Herberholz for 2.0 innings, where he allowed two hits and struck out one batter. Chase Isbell led the pitching staff in strikeouts with two. Auburn returns to Plainsman Park to play one more game at home this season on Tuesday. The Tigers and Jax State will do battle on Tuesday at 6 p.m. CT. Contact/Follow us @TheAuburnWire on Twitter, and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Auburn news, notes, and opinion. You can also follow Taylor on Twitter @TaylorJones__ Follow all your favorite Alabama teams at Auburn Wire and Roll Tide Wire!

saturdaydownsouth.com Paul Finebaum shares expectations for Auburn after latest transfer portal additions Keith Farner ~3 minutes Paul Finebaum joined WJOX and “McElroy and Cubelic In the morning” to discuss the latest Auburn additions from the transfer portal. The Tigers in recent days have added former Michigan State quarterback Payton Thorne, App State pass rusher Jalen McLeod and Ohio State wide receiver Caleb Burton. Cole Cubelic asked Finebaum if his opinion about Auburn has changed since these players joined the program. “I think Auburn fans should be jumping for joy today,” Finebaum said. “Last week was great. The quarterback pickup, what was the downside? You can quibble about Michigan State’s production, quibble about anything, but at the worst, he’s an alternative, and at the best, he’s your starter and has a lot of experience.” More than anything, Finebaum said, Hugh Freeze has won the offseason, and that’s the only season he’s had so far. He then recalled the perception of hiring Freeze in November and December and how much of a chance it was for Auburn. “None of that matters anymore,” Finebaum said. “… It’s a great time for Auburn. Finally, the malaise of the (Bryan) Harsin era has ended. The last couple years of (Gus) Malzahn, and I think they’re in a really good place, and whether they make a run this year up toward the middle of the pack, I don’t know, but I feel certain this is a bowl team and that’s all you can hope for in Hugh Freeze’s first season.”

Georgia analyst calls current Auburn QB room ‘bit of a predicament’ Andrew Hughes 3–4 minutes Dawgs Daily's Jonathan Williams called the Auburn football quarterback room a 'bit of a predicament' ahead of the 2022 season Mandatory Credit: The Montgomery Advertiser Dawgs Daily’s Jonathan Williams believes that even after Auburn football landed Michigan State transfer portal quarterback Payton Thorne, the Tigers still find themselves in a “bit of a predicament” under center ahead of the 2023 season. “The Auburn Tigers also find themselves in a bit of a predicament at quarterback,” Williams prefaced before saying, “The Tigers brought in former Michigan State quarterback Payton Thorne from the portal and then saw their own quarterback, TJ Finley, hit the portal to seek a new school. Now the Tigers’ position battle appears to be between Thorne and Robert Ashford, who appeared in 12 games last season as a Freshman and served as the starter for a while as well.” Finley was long expected to reach the portal upon graduating in the spring, though instead of landing in Columbus with Ohio State as his social media activity seemed to think was possible, the Ponchatoula, Louisiana native ended up in the Sun Belt with Texas State — and he could end up being a third-string QB at the Group of Five level according to CBS Sports’ Shehan Jeyarajah. Ashford comes into a second season having dramatically improved after Bryan Harsin was fired and Carnell “Cadillac” Williams took over. Ashford had one of his worst performances against Georgia in 2022, completing just 13 of his 38 passes for 165 passing yards and an interception, but Williams overlooked the massive strides No. 9 made as the season progressed. Payton Thorne is why there is no predicament in the Auburn football QB room Where Williams particularly misses the mark is in writing off the Thorne commitment as one that doesn’t solve many of the problems Auburn football had at quarterback during the 2022 season. Thorne most certainly took a step back in 2022 (2,679 passing yards, 19 touchdowns) after a stellar 2021 campaign (3,232 passing yards, 27 touchdowns), but Michigan State did also lose talent in the offensive trenches. Kenneth Walker’s departure also left Thorne with plenty more responsibilities and fewer openings created through the run game. Hugh Freeze built a sturdy veteran offensive line ahead of Thorne and inherited a talented RB room he only made better with the addition of Brian Battie. Thorne is set up for success and brings far more big-game experience and arm talent than what the Tigers had in 2022. If anything, with the weapons he has in tow, Thorne is the anti-predicament on the Plains under center.

Reviewing Auburn’s wide receiver group after spring football Published: May. 11, 2023, 5:10 p.m. ~4 minutes By Nubyjas Wilborn | nwilborn@al.com During spring practice, Auburn head coach Hugh Freeze didn’t mince words when reporters asked him which position groups needed more help than others in development. “I think the two positions that stand out to me right now of we just have a long way to go is the quarterback room and the wide receiver room,” Freeze told reporters. “Not saying we’ve arrived at other spots yet, but those are the farthest off because they’re probably the most — we ask them to do the most.” Freeze and new receivers coach Marcus Davis inherited a receiver room without much proven talent. Ja’Varrious Johnson had 26 receptions with a team-leading 493 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Koy Moore was second on the team with 314 yards on 20 catches and scored a touchdown. Johnson and Davis are the only returning receivers with 10 or more catches last season for an offense that was statistically one of the worst in college football at 117th in passing efficiency and 119th in passing yards per game. Camden Brown showed promise as a freshman last season. He racked up nine catches and two touchdowns with 123 yards. The 6-foot-3 receiver from Tampa, FL exudes confidence in the receiver group, improving under offensive coordinator Philip Montgomery in a RPO-based offense. “It goes back to the questions with how there’s all the hate on the receivers — right now, we’ve all gotta change the narrative,” Brown told reporters. “That’s what the main focus is right now. As with anything, we have to change the narrative with the quarterback, receiver, and O-line situations. We’ve all gotta change the narrative around everything. Changing the narrative is the main topic right now.” Tar’Varish Dawson caught two passes for 30 yards last season in four games. He arrived at Auburn in the 2021 class with lots of promise as 4-star recruit. Dawson went through spring camp but entered the portal on April 15, when the spring window opened for transfers. He signed with Colorado despite showing potential as a speedy receiver with a 39-yard catch from Robby Ashford during the A-Day scrimmage. Landen King was also part of the 2021 class and left the program after spring football. He converted from tight end to receiver but struggled to find consistency. This week, he announced he was headed to Utah. Nick Mardner caught 19 passes for 218 yards and three touchdowns at Cincinnati last season. He arrived on the Plains for spring football. A positive sign could be his success at Hawaii in 2021 with Davis as his receivers coach. Mardner had over 900 receiving yards and five touchdowns, with nearly 50 receptions working with Davis. Auburn added former Ohio State wideout Caleb Burton. He didn’t get on the field at Ohio State as a freshman last season as the Buckeyes were loaded wide receiver groups. Burton is one of several receivers, including Omari Kelly, Jay Fair, Malcolm Johnson Jr, Daquayvious Sorey, and JC Hart, looking to become go-to receivers for the Tigers. “Obviously, he was one of the top receivers in the country, went to Ohio State — that room is loaded there — so we base that off of his high school tape and we’re basically getting a freshman,” Freeze said. “T one made sense because his high school tape was pretty dang good.” Nubyjas Wilborn covers Auburn for Alabama Media Group.

Looking at Auburn’s cornerbacks and safeties after spring football Published: May. 12, 2023, 5:15 p.m. Auburn football coach Hugh Freeze talks QB battle at Regions Tradition By Nubyjas Wilborn | nwilborn@al.com Auburn head coach Hugh Freeze, and his group of defensive coaches inherited a secondary unit mixed with experience and youth. Nehemiah Pritchett (cornerback), Zion Puckett (strong safety), DJ James (cornerback), Jaylin Simpson (free safety), and Keionte Scott (cornerback) make a formidable starting unit in the Tigers’ defensive backfield. Donovan Kaufman and J.D. Rhym are talented players that will also look upon to make plays for the secondary. Confidence in the starters was a consistent theme during spring camp through the rain-shortened A-Day scrimmage. On the flip side, the confidence may also need to transition into good health for a unit that may not be where they’d like to be depth-wise, as illustrated by defensive coordinator Ron Roberts. “I’m going to be honest with you; we don’t have a lot of depth in the secondary; that’s probably the biggest one right now. I think we have linebackers, I think we can get into three deep right now,” Roberts told reporters during the third week of spring football. “Maybe not, but there’s probably five. There’s probably five of them that I think are going to get there.” James was a second-team All-SEC corner last season. He had one interception that he ran for a touchdown in the win against Western Kentucky and tied with Pritchett for the team lead with eight pass breakups. Pritchett and James are the likely starters at the right and left corners. Freshmen Austin Ausberry (redshirt), Kayin Lee, Colton Hood, and Tyler Scott will be in the mix for reps to spell James and Pritchett. Puckett and Simpson appear to be the safety duo when the Tigers open the season against UMass in September at Jordan-Hare. Simpson finished the season strong with two interceptions, breaking up three passes, and had 17 tackles over the last four games of the 2022 season. Etheridge expressed excitement about the potential for Simpson to improve. “You can see that as the season went on, he got better and better, and now I think he found himself that home that he can come out every day and control the defense,” Etheridge said. He can be a Sunday player if he holds onto everything that goes in football off the field. Just seeing his range, his athleticism, his ability to play man-to-man in the slot, the things that he can do, he can tackle well. So, his upside at that position is through the roof if he embraces it and studies the game as he should.” Cayden Bridges and Caleb Wooden are safeties looking for opportunities to contribute to Roberts’ defense. Auburn has 79 scholarship athletes on the team, which leaves room for the Tigers to sign six players before the season starts. Don’t be shocked to see the Tigers try to find another defensive back in the portal. Either way, Roberts has high hopes for the Tiger defense headed into the fall. “We’re at Auburn, and I expect us to start No. 1, maybe top-20 defense in the country,” Roberts said. “We’re at Auburn, and there’s certain expectations you’re going put on the helmet. That’s what it should be like, and you should expect to perform at that level.” Nubyjas Wilborn covers Auburn for Alabama Media Group.