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How 14 former Auburn players performed at 2023 pro day Published: Mar. 21, 2023, 9:29 p.m. ~3 minutes Auburn running back Tank Bigsby runs the 40-yard dash during Auburn pro day, attended by NFL football scouts, Tuesday, March 21, 2023, in Auburn, Ala. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)AP Auburn held its annual pro day Tuesday at the Woltosz Football Performance Center, where former 14 Tigers -- plus special guest Cam Newton, the Auburn legend and former Heisman-winning quarterback -- worked out in front of personnel from all 32 NFL franchises. Along with the six Auburn players who were at the NFL Combine in Indianapolis (Derick Hall, Owen Pappoe, Tank Bigsby, Eku Leota, Colby Wooden and Anders Carlson), the following players participated in pro day on the Plains: wide receiver Shedrick Jackson, tight end John Samuel Shenker, edge rusher Marcus Bragg, defensive linemen Morris Joseph and Marquis Burks, offensive linemen Brandon Council and Kilian Zierer, as well as former Auburn receiver Caylin Newton, the younger brother of Cam Newton who spent the 2020 and 2021 seasons with the Tigers before finishing his career at William & Mary last season. Read more Auburn football: Cam Newton throwing at Auburn pro day was as much about his brother as it was his NFL comeback hopes Auburn “deficient in true pass-rushers,” but a freshman has Hugh Freeze’s attention Observations from Day 7 of Auburn spring practice It was a loaded day of meetings, drills and workouts for those former Auburn players, and while much of the attention was on Newton as he threw with hopes of making an NFL comeback, several Tigers stood out on their own Tuesday afternoon. The most notable performance came from Jackson, who ran an unofficial 4.32 in the 40 while registering a 38.5-inch vertical and 11-foot-2 broad jump. Here’s a look at how every participating player measured and performed at pro day: Player Height Weight Vertical Broad Bench 40 40 Tank Bigsby 5-11 1/2 215 -- -- -- 4.45 -- Marcus Bragg 6-3 5/8 237 21 1/2 9-2 19 5.08 5.11 Marquis Burks 6-2 1/4 315 25 8-4 18 5.58 5.61 Anders Carlson 6-5 219 -- -- -- -- -- Brandon Council 6-3 3/8 302 29 1/2 8-3 29 5.43 5.42 Derick Hall 6-3 254 -- -- -- -- -- Shedrick Jackson 6-1 1/4 193 38 1/2 11-2 13 4.25 -- Morris Joseph 6-1 3/8 280 30 8-11 19 5.09 5.03 Eku Leota 6-3 1/4 263 -- -- -- -- -- Caylin Newton 5-10 7/8 206 31 9-8 13 4.52 -- Owen Pappoe 6-0 1/4 224 -- -- -- -- -- John Samuel Shenker 6-2 7/8 242 29 9-1 27 4.53 -- Colby Wooden 6-4 1/8 278 -- -- -- -- -- Kilian Zierer 6-7 1/4 307 27 8-7 -- -- -- Tom Green is an Auburn beat reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @Tomas_Verde. If you purchase a product or register for an account through one of the links on our site, we may receive compensation.

Look what they say about our qb's. holy moly............... 247sports.com College football: Ranking every SEC team's projected starting QB in spring tiers Brad Crawford 11–14 minutes SEC quarterbacks rankings are here amid spring practices ahead of the 2023 season and at first glance, there are questions left to be answered just behind the top tier. The SEC will produce a record-setting three first-round picks at the position in the 2023 NFL Draft and another signal caller coming off consecutive MVP performances in the College Football Playoff. That's a ton of talent exiting the conference and making room for new faces. How are these quarterbacks ranked, you ask? Under the tier setting with no specific individual grades, I've given equal distribution to projected 2023 success, career track record and intel gathered from boots on the ground. Several of these signal callers are entering Year 1 in a new system, too. This is the first time in several years that there's no clear-cut "top" quarterback in the SEC entering the season and power rankings at the position will likely look vastly different at year's end. With so many current unknowns under center, it's more fair for the tiered rankings instead of a worst to first power poll. Get the fastest scores, stats, news, LIVE videos, and more. CLICK HERE to download the CBS Sports Mobile App and get the latest on your team today. Without further ado, here's a look at the SEC's projected starters this season five months out from when many of these competitions will be decided. (Photo: Denny Medley, USA TODAY Sports) Missouri's spring practice has already come and gone with Cook missing its entirety following labrum surgery. He's expected to start for the Tigers, but the last month and change offered coach Eli Drinkwitz plenty of opportunities to see three others in the mix — Sam Horn, Miami transfer Jake Garcia and junior Dylan Laible. The good news for Cook, who started last fall and threw 14 touchdowns with 2,739 yards through the air, is that the Tigers' wide receiver group will be one of the SEC's most talented with Luther Burden, Oklahoma transfer Theo Wease and others. (Photo: Michael Chang, Getty) Midway through Hugh Freeze's first spring camp at Auburn, it's Ashford and T.J. Finley — along with Holden Geriner — handling reps at the position. Mind you, this is Ashford's job to lose. He deserves a lot of credit for raising the Tigers from the muck last season over the final three-quarters of the season, rushing for 710 yards and seven touchdowns. Finley is the more experienced option, but Ashford is the dual-threat who seems to fit Freeze's philosophy like a puzzle piece. There's a reason Auburn's first-year coach didn't tap the portal for a signal caller. He's confident in this bunch. (Photo: Max Siker, 247Sports) In order for Florida to avoid a second straight losing season under Billy Napier, this Wisconsin transfer at quarterback needs to be a difference-maker. Early on, the Gators have liked what they've seen from Mertz, a 6-foot-3, 220-pounder who is the SEC's most-seasoned quarterback from an experience perspective after starting 2.5 seasons with the Badgers in the Big Ten. Without much depth behind him, Mertz is the guy for Napier and has taken a professional, business-like approach to spring, according to his coach. At his best, Mertz makes things happen with his arm (19 touchdowns, 10 interceptions last season). At his worst, decision-making can be an issue (10 touchdowns, 11 interceptions in 2021). (Photo: Justin Ford, Getty) Most were expecting Ole Miss to enter spring practice with Jaxson Dart saddled in as QB1 with Luke Altmyer entering the portal, but then Lane Kiffin added two transfer additions — LSU's Walker Howard and Oklahoma State's Spencer Sanders. The latter was the bigger surprise given Sanders' four years of starting experience in the Big 12, an obvious move designed to motivate Dart. There's some speculation that Sanders' shoulder situation is worth keeping an eye on during the spring, so for now, Dart is the quarterback we're expecting to be out front in the position battle. The leash will be short if he retains the job, however. (Photo: © George Walker IV / Tennessean.com / USA TODAY NETWORK, USA TODAY Sports) Swann helped stabilize the Vanderbilt offense as a four-star true freshman last season, finishing with a 5:1 touchdown-to-interception ratio and nearly leading the Commodores to bowl eligibility. His best performances came during the first half of the campaign when opposing defensive coordinator didn't yet have ample film on his strengths and weaknesses and there was no feel for Swann's tendencies from the pocket. Ken Seals is behind him as Vanderbilt's No. 2, but he could be a transfer casualty after spring if he's not satisfied with his positioning given how much he played during the 2020 and 2021 seasons in Nashville. (Photo: Bob Levey, Getty) Assuming the Bobby Petrino hire works out well for the Aggies at OC, Weigman should flourish this fall. Anchored by Evan Stewart, there's talent at wide receiver and Texas A&M welcomes back versatile playmaker Ainias Smith, who will keep defenses honest. Both of Texas A&M's previous starters each of the past two seasons — with mixed results — transferred out, so Jimbo Fisher needs to ensure his "guy" in 2023 is the right choice. Max Johnson went 2-1 as a starter last fall before suffering a season-ending hand injury while Weigman handled some heavy-lifting later in the year as a true freshman. Both are fits in Petrino's scheme. (Photo: Jacob Noger | UK Athletics) The highest-rated SEC quarterback transfer signee this cycle, the former NC State signal caller takes his talent to the Bluegrass and most importantly for him, Kentucky brought back one of its top play-callers in recent memory with Liam Coen's return. At full strength, Leary is one of the nation's top passers. He threw 35 touchdown passes as a redshirt sophomore in 2021 and 11 scores last season before being sidelined with a chest injury. Leary's health concern is part of the reason he landed at Kentucky and not one of the elite-tier programs that was in the market for a quarterback this cycle. (Photo: Stuart McNair, 247Sports) Talk to any source around Tuscaloosa and they'll tell you some version of the same storyline — no one knows who will start at quarterback for the Crimson Tide this season under former Notre Dame OC Tommy Rees' new scheme. Alabama knows what it's getting with Jalen Milroe, a raw passer with impressive ability on the move. Simpson's a versatile threat outside of the pocket as well, though his playing time was limited to four games last fall as QB3 behind Bryce Young and Milroe. Whether it's Simpson or Milroe as Alabama's first-teamer, expect notable numbers given the talent around them for the Crimson Tide and historical production at the position under Nick Saban. (Photo: Tony Walsh/UGA Athletics) Based on intel we've gathered from Athens, Beck could have a spectacular campaign between the hedges as a first-year starter for the two-time defending national champions. There's a considerable spotlight to fill following the footsteps of a player like Stetson Bennett, but Beck's reputation as someone who can take the top off defenses is already growing. The redshirt sophomore's skill set as a passer has been compared to UNC quarterback Drake Maye, the potential No. 1 overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft. Beck is battling Brock Vandagriff and Gunner Stockton. Beck is the most experienced of the trio, having completed 36 of 58 passes for 486 yards and five touchdowns to two interceptions in his career. (Photo: Tennessee Athletics Communication) This is Milton's job and the way the 6-foot-5, 240-plus-pound passer ended last season with wins over Vanderbilt and Clemson in the Orange Bowl, the sky's the limit in terms of what he can accomplish in a full-time leadership role. Tennessee five-star freshman Nico Iamaleava is getting his share of reps this spring as the only other scholarship quarterback on campus. The No. 2-ranked player in the country in the 2023 class on 247Sports will stay close behind Milton, but Vols coach Josh Heupel said this week that the staff believes the former Michigan transfer and third-year player in the program can be elite this season. (Photo: Getty) One of the most difficult signal callers to slot heading into what's expected to be his final year with the Gamecocks prior to the 2024 NFL Draft, Rattler will partner up this season with Dowell Loggains, his third play-caller in as many seasons. Over his final three games, including wins over nationally-ranked Tennessee and Clemson, Rattler looked like the elite five-star most believed South Carolina was getting in the portal ahead of the 2022 season. However, the first two months of the campaign were frustrating and his game didn't seem to gel with former OC Marcus Satterfield's ideas. Rattler has one of the highest upsides at the position in the SEC, but there are obvious unknowns with a first-time play-caller at the college level, hence the ranking here. (Photo: Matt Bush, USA TODAY Sports) Can Rogers shake the system quarterback label? He'll get an opportunity this fall to show NFL scouts his full bag with Kevin Barbay taking over as Mississippi State's new OC. He runs a pro-style scheme, very different than the Air Raid attack that Rodgers has mastered over his career in Starkville. Rodgers has 72 touchdown passes over his past two seasons and is one of the SEC's most accurate returning starters, part of that due to Mississippi State's reliance on the quick game. It'll be interesting to see how Rogers operates in a different system entirely. (Photo: Nelson Chenault, USA TODAY Sports) Jefferson is another veteran SEC quarterback learning a new playbook this spring following the Razorbacks' hire of Dan Enos, who replaces Kendal Briles.Enos previously held play-calling duties in Fayetteville from 2015-17. Jefferson didn't have the Heisman-like campaign many were projected as a fourth-year player last fall, but numbers reflected consistency. He increased his touchdown pass total (24), rushing scores (9) and was Mr. Reliable when it came to knowing what to expect from a production standpoint. Jefferson's goal in his final season is to look NFL-ready and more polished as a quarterback in Enos' pro-style set. (Photo: Stephen Lew, Getty) 1COMMENTS Daniels managed 28 total touchdowns last season and 3,798 yards of offense in his first season at LSU. He enters his final campaign as the Tigers' QB1 ahead of Garrett Nussmeier, another talented signal caller, giving LSU substantial depth at the front of its quarterback room despite the offseason transfer of Walker Howard. There will be debate on whether Daniels deserves to be in the No. 1 spot here in terms of SEC quarterback power rankings and if his game will translate to the next level, but he has first-team All-SEC potential and has played more games than any player at his position entering his fifth year in college. ">247Sports

247sports.com Faulk impressing early in his first spring at Auburn Jason Caldwell 3–4 minutes AUBURN, Alabama—With Dylan Brooks the only scholarship player returning from last year at the edge (jack) linebacker position for the Auburn Tigers, coach Hugh Freeze and his staff new they needed to go out and try to get as much help as possible in a very short time when recruiting opened back up last December. A position that is prized at every level, getting an elite pass rusher is about as difficult as finding an elite quarterback or a left tackle. Bringing in Elijah McAllister from Vanderbilt and getting Brenton Williams from Opelika to change his commitment from Coastal Carolina, Auburn took some early steps in the right direction, but things changed dramatically on signing day when Keldric Faulk flipped from Florida State to sign with the Tigers. Already on campus and making plays while working with the first team defense at times, Faulk is up to 6-6, 275 and showing the type of play that made him one of the country’s best edge defenders in the 2023 class. "I think he's going to be a phenomenal player and I think he's going to have to play early,” Freeze said of Faulk. “He's a great kid to coach and a prized recruit for us in that first class. Very pleased with him, obviously missed a lot of time, but he's going to catch up fast. “He's just got to learn now. You're asking him to do a lot. That position on our defense does a lot. So, it's a big learning curve. It's great he's here this spring to get these 15 practices so that he goes into the summer with a better understanding. But we're excited about the future for him." While the future looks bright with Faulk and Williams at the center of things and Brooks continuing to develop, none of the three are a true edge pass rusher with speed like Derick Hall or Dee Ford, both of whom were difference makers at Auburn. Freeze said that’s still a big need for the Tigers. "We're not where we need to be in rushing the passer,” he said. “We certainly will improve our guys, but we've got to get better at that spot, for sure. At all spots, but we've got to get better. We're deficient in true pass rushers currently." One of the options could be to look at someone from another position at the jack spot this spring. Players like Cam Riley or Powell Gordon could be interesting options coming off the edge of the defense, but Freeze said that’s not in the plans at the momen. "You know, we haven't discussed that,” Freeze said. “I'm not sure who that would be, truthfully. Again, Elijah has given us great reps. He's a heck of a teammate and leader and (he) understands the game and is decent at it, but you sure would like to have a Derick Hall, you know? We've got to get some more of those guys.” ">247Sports

good morning Son! i am all for better candidates. i want honesty. at the end of the day i think we all want better for our country. can i call you sonshine without you thinking it was an insult? if it was an insult i would not care.

they all let us down in some area or another. i get that. what i HATE is the cats on here that think trump was abused and all his crimes are fake news.

i am trying to catch up here but i need to post articles. i have mad love for ichy but he broke yo with me. kicked me to the curb. he dropped me for a bernie sanders guy. and the fact this cat is way younger than me hurts as well.

have you no shame sir? In two and a half minutes, before any police officer set foot inside the school, the gunman fired more than 100 rounds at students and teachers from point-blank range. Several victims lost large portions of their heads, photos taken by investigators show. Bullets tore gashes in flesh as long as a foot. They shattered a child’s shin, nearly severed another’s arm at the elbow, ripped open another’s neck, blasted a hole the size of a baseball in another’s hip. Other rounds penetrated the wall of Room 111, passed through the empty Room 110, punctured another wall and wounded a student and teacher in Room 109, who survived. When medics finally reached the victims, there was nothing they could do for most, they said in interviews with investigators. Eighteen of the 21 were pronounced dead at the school. Police assigned each a letter of the alphabet and took DNA samples so they could be identified by family.

they think it is all fake news. i mean they look so stupid giving trump a pass. i just posted one article that might wake them up from their denial. it is on smackdown and might be one of my favorite article of all time that i have posted on the pol boards.

Open in app or online indictment season scorecard: your guide to Donald Trump's coming legal hell Donald Trump is all out of good days Jeff Tiedrich Mar 21 need some cheering up? consider this: Donald Trump is all out of good days. there are none left. every day of the rest of Trump’s life is going to be worse than the day that came before it. Trump’s lifetime of ignoring the law and getting away with it is now in the rear-view mirror. all Trump has to look forward to now is an unending hell of well-earned consequences. Upgrade to paid and the stupid dipshit has no one to blame but himself. Jeff Tiedrich @itsJeffTiedrich Trump, you fluorescent tangerine imbecile. you could have quietly lived in the shadows and gotten with porn actresses and laundered Russian mob money for eternity, but you had to be the center of attention and now the whole world is going to watch you get indicted 3:39 PM ∙ Mar 19, 2023 30,284Likes4,437Retweets let’s have a look at all the investigations and pending trials in Trump’s future. Stormy Daniels hush money payment what Trump did: cheated on his third wife with porn actress Stormy Daniels and then paid her $130,000 to shut the **** up about it during his 2016 presidential campaign and then wrote the payment off as “legal expenses.” what crimes did Trump commit: falsifying business records, tax fraud, campaign finance violations who is bringing charges: Alvin Bragg, Manhattan District Attorney status: indictment and arrest imminent consequences: prison and fines Georgia election interference what Trump did: the big stupid baby couldn’t deal with being a big ******* loser and tried to get various Georgia election officials to overturn the results of the 2020 election. what crimes did Trump commit: solicitation of election fraud, making of false statements to state and local governmental bodies, conspiracy, racketeering Really American 🇺🇸 @ReallyAmerican1 Fulton County DA Fani Willis is now considering hitting Trump with additional racketeering and conspiracy charges for his attempts in 2020 to illegally overturn the Georgia election results. This is hugely significant because it indicates that investigators have acquired a vast… https://t.co/tTiuAuurjj 7:04 PM ∙ Mar 20, 2023 26,267Likes4,607Retweets who is bringing charges: Fani Willis, Fulton County District Attorney status: indictment within weeks consequences: prison and fines theft of classified documents what Trump did: Trump came down with a bad case of Sticky Fingers Syndrome and left the White House with cartons of classified documents that absolutely did not belong to him. lied about it. moved them. hid them. ignored multiple requests to return them. what crimes did Trump commit: violations of Presidential Records Act, possession of classified documents, espionage, obstruction of justice who is investigating: Jack Smith, Special Counsel for the United States Department of Justice status: investigation ongoing consequences: prison and fines Januuary 6th insurrection what Trump did: once again, the big ******* loser of the 2020 presidential election couldn’t deal with being the big ******* loser that he so obviously is and so he whipped his deranged worshipers into a violent frenzy and sent them to the Capitol to stop the certification of the electoral votes. people died. what crimes did Trump commit: obstruction of an official proceeding, obstruction of justice, conspiracy who is investigating: Jack Smith, Special Counsel for the United States Department of Justice status: investigation ongoing consequences: prison and fines E. Jean Carroll civil rape case what Trump did: exactly what it says in the heading above what crime did Trump commit: rape Popok @mspopok 🚨 let me clear up a lot of confused legal reporting —NY Federal Judge DID NOT postpone E Jean Carroll Civil Rape case against Trump. It goes to trial 4/25. Find out why did get postponed and whether Joe Tacopina went missing, on my latest 🌶️ Take: youtu.be/gM8cehmmDaE youtu.beTrump’s Lawyer MISSING as E. Jean Carroll case gets MAJOR UPDATEMichael Popok of Legal AF reports on a breaking development and major blow to Trump in the E Jean Caroll case with the Federal Judge ru... 11:09 AM ∙ Mar 21, 2023 383Likes110Retweets status: trial starts April 25th consequences: prison and fines civil fraud what Trump did: what the **** did Trump not do? lied on Trump Organization financial documents, lied on Trump Organization tax records, lied about EVERYTHING. what crimes did Trump commit: financial fraud, tax fraud who is prosecuting: Letitia James, Attorney General of New York status: trial begins October 2 consequences: dissolution of the Trump Organization, fines there you have it, folks. I know a lot of you are convinced that Trump will never be brought to justice, but there’s just too much ******* s*** going on here. no way is Trump going to skate on all these charges. as I said yesterday, keep that champagne on ice everyone is entitled to my own opinion is a reader-supported publication. 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Alabama EDGE commit: Auburn atmosphere 'different' under Freeze Published: Mar. 21, 2023, 2:52 p.m. 3–4 minutes High School Sports Alabama 2024 EDGE commit Sterling Dixon discusses his ‘great’ visit to rival Auburn Mobile Christian DE/LB Sterling Dixon committed to Alabama in December but visited LSU and Auburn over the last two weeks. (Mike Kittrell | preps@al.com) Alabama 2024 EDGE commit Sterling Dixon called his visit to rival Auburn on Monday “great.” “The coaches showed me a lot of love,” Dixon said of his most recent trip to the Plains. “Coach (Hugh) Freeze is in contact with me a lot. I think this was definitely one of my better visits up there.” The 6-foot-3, 211-pound Dixon committed to Alabama in December and told AL.com on Tuesday he remains committed to the Crimson Tide though he clearly hasn’t shut the door on other opportunities completely. “Right now, I’m still looking, but I feel like I’m going to Alabama,” he said. RELATED: How fast is Mr. Football Ryan Williams? Dixon, the Class 3A Lineman of the Year after making 172 tackles as a junior, said Auburn’s hiring of Freeze has put the Tigers back in play for some key recruits across the state. “He has brought more excitement there,” he said. “A lot of people want to go see Auburn now. I feel like it is a different atmosphere there now. The coaches around him are great. Everyone is on the same page. They treat players and recruits like family.” Dixon said he is enjoying the recruiting process but admits it can be stressful. “I just want to make the right decision for my future,” he said. “I have a three-year plan. I’m trying to go to college for three years and then go to the NFL. I’m looking for whichever school gives me the best chance to fulfill that goal.” Dixon’s 172 tackles last fall along with his 18 sacks were a school single-season record. He also had 39 tackles for a loss. Last month, he was named the defensive line MVP at an Under Armour Next camp in Atlanta. “He is such a goal-oriented guy,” Mobile Christian head coach Ronnie Cottrell said of Dixon. “I expect him to just keep improving. The way he works in the weight room, he trains at other places, he has a personal coach who helps him – he’s just going to get better and better after an outstanding junior year.” Cottrell, a former recruiter at Florida State and Alabama, agrees with Dixon that there has been a difference in Auburn’s recruiting approach with the arrival of the new staff. “He (Freeze) came by here,” Cottrell said. “He was impressive. He came by with coach (Zac) Etheridge. I think they are just putting a lot more emphasis on their relationships with high school coaches and high schools themselves. It’s just totally different.” Dixon also is still being recruiting by another of Alabama’s SEC West rivals, LSU. He visited Baton Rouge, La., last week. “They treated me like family, really rolled out the red carpet,” he said. “Coach (Brian) Kelly is going a great job of recruiting me as is coach Freeze.” Dixon isn’t the only Gulf Coast Alabama commit that Auburn is still recruiting. “Me, Ryan (Williams), Perry (Thompson) … they keep in touch with us,” Dixon said. “They treat us like family. I feel like it’s going to be a great year for Auburn this year.” If you purchase a product or register for an account through one of the links on our site, we may receive compensation.

Hugh Freeze expressed uncertainty about Auburn’s QB room Updated: Mar. 21, 2023, 11:46 a.m.|Published: Mar. 21, 2023, 9:33 a.m. 3–4 minutes Hugh Freeze evaluates Auburn QBs; 1st spring scrimmage By Nubyjas Wilborn | nwilborn@al.com Auburn head coach Hugh Freeze didn’t mince words Monday when reporters asked about the development of quarterbacks Robby Ashford, T.J. Finley, and Holden Geriner in offensive coordinator Philip Montgomery’s system during spring practice. “It’s very new, what we’re asking them to do, and truthfully I wish we were further along after watching Friday’s tape,” Freeze said. “But it’s certainly not from a lack of want-to, and I’m not even sure it’s a lack of can-do. We just, I think we’ve got to coach it better. Hopefully, we’ll see a turn toward a better understanding of what we’re trying to do this week.” The Tigers completed their seventh practice Monday after Freeze spoke to reporters. Ashford and Finley have been splitting the majority of the first-team reps. Read More Auburn Football: Auburn ‘deficient in true pass-rushers,’ but a freshman has Hugh Freeze’s attention Everything Hugh Freeze said about Auburn’s QBs, first spring scrimmage Eyeing NFL comeback, Cam Newton will throw at Auburn’s pro day Geriner works primarily with the third team and gets second and first-team reps as the quarterback competition continues on the Plains. Freeze found positivity in the work ethic of the trio competing for the starting spot. “I’ve liked their attitude and I’ve liked their work ethic and I’ve liked the way they desire to be coached. I don’t like the inconsistencies that I’ve continued to see through six practices,” Freeze said. “Again, I want to say that I think part of that is on us, the staff, to get fixed. I’ve challenged myself and the quarterback coaches to -- let’s get some of this fixed. These inconsistencies. And see if it’s -- I don’t want those inconsistencies to be because of indecisiveness or lack of understanding, that falls in our lap.” Freeze was asked if he had to name a starter, who would it be. His answer was honest but concerned with April 8th’s spring game rapidly approaching. “I have no idea on the starting quarterback, Freeze said. How will Freeze select the starting quarterback? He gave some insight during the press conference. “Quarterbacks should be making the correct decision — if he’s gonna be your guy — 85 to 95 percent of the time,” Freeze said. “And then you judge the execution, and then you start knowing who your quarterback is based off those. Right now, we’re having too many of the eyes in the wrong spot, and the decision-making isn’t what it’s supposed to be.” Learning a new offense is never easy, especially in a complex run-pass option system that Montgomery wants to establish. Struggles are part of the process. Freeze hopes his coaching staff can work on making the offense easier to digest for the quarterbacks. “I think it’s going well. I just wish we were further along with our quarterbacks and their inconsistencies with some of the RPO game,” Freeze said. “I think maybe we should teach it a little differently, and that’s what we’ll begin today. It’s going great, though. Neither one of us has an ego. We’re just like, ‘How are we gonna get them better?’ So it’s been fun.” Nubyjas Wilborn covers Auburn for Alabama Media Group

247sports.com Why evaluating Robby Ashford reminds Hugh Freeze of Malik Willis Nathan King 4–5 minutes AUBURN, Alabama — Hugh Freeze knows his incumbent starting quarterback is itching to get out and run. It's no secret Robby Ashford had his struggles throwing the football as Auburn's starter for nine games last season — and that his dynamism as an offensive weapon comes when he can open up defenses with his legs. But as Auburn enters its third week of spring practices, there obviously aren't many opportunities — yet — for Ashford to flex his entire skill set. It reminds Freeze of another mobile Auburn quarterback from a few years ago. When Malik Willis arrived at Liberty after transferring from Auburn in 2019, he was in a similar situation in Freeze's spring practices. He attempted only 14 passes in two years at Auburn before leaving when he was cut out of the QB competition between Bo Nix and Joey Gatewood, and it was tough for Freeze to fully gauge his progress as an all-around quarterback when the bullets weren't flying. "There was no significant snaps of him doing what we wanted to do in the college game," Freeze said Monday. "I think he had like 15 snaps in his tenure here, and they were all pretty much zone-read. So, you get him and there are people that practice really, really well, and then there are people that don't practice as well. I've had those before." While Freeze had seen Willis' athleticism on display in mop-up duty at Auburn — with 11 yards per carry in two seasons — it was his throwing mechanics and fundamentals that received the most attention for the first several months he was on campus, since Freeze doesn't let his quarterbacks get hit until the fall. "Truthfully, going into that fall camp with Malik, I had no clue if he was going to be a complete player because you just don't evaluate that portion of the game," Freeze said. Willis' transfer waiver for immediate eligibility was denied, so it wasn't until 2020 that the future third-round pick got to show his abilities. Freeze said it was in his very first game as a starter that his running ability made a big impact — something that just wasn't always quantifiable in practice settings. Ashford has plenty to work on throwing the ball before the Tigers' staff wants to focus on his legs — he tossed seven touchdowns to seven picks, with the worst completion percentage for an Auburn starting QB since the late '90s — but there's no denying Ashford is the biggest home-run threat in the run game of the Tigers' current crop of signal-callers. His 709 rushing yards and seven touchdowns were second last season among SEC quarterbacks behind only LSU's Jayden Daniels. "I think it's very hard to evaluate just how good he can be, practicing the way we do," Freeze said. Freeze has been honest in his evaluations of every position group since practice started, and didn'T pull any punches on his quarterbacks after the first two weeks. The first-year head coach said the QBs and receivers are maybe the two groups lagging behind the most at the moment, and that it's even affecting the staff's offensive install in a negative way. "I wish we were further along after watching Friday's tape, but it's certainly not from a lack of want-to — and I'm not even sure it's a lack of can-do," Freeze said. "I think we've got to coach it better. Hopefully we'll see a turn toward a better understanding of what we're trying to do this week." The Tigers scrimmaged for the first time last Friday, though it was more of a situational walkthrough in the indoor facility. The heat will be cranked up further this Friday in a traditional scrimmage setting. "We'll have SEC officials here Friday — so we've got a lot of work to do before we get to that point," Freeze said. "But hopefully it turns out to be a good day."

i never said it was not i said it was better. and it is. better than under trump if you cared to read anything. but i hope you have a great evening. and war eagle back at ya.

i will. this is really rich you calling biden and family crooked after supporting trump. this guy has been screwing people all his life. i pray he goes to prison so others might finally understand just being president does not make one above the law. i mean the man tried to steal an election and ALL of those people have been busted. he instigated jan six and you have the nerve to even suggest trump was better than biden? it is a very bad look son.

here is some more scooter.................. Unlawful entries along U.S.-Mexico border plummeted in January after expansion of migrant expulsions Camilo Montoya-Galvez 10–12 minutes Politics February 2, 2023 / 10:26 AM / CBS News GOP-led states sue to block Biden immigration plan 20 GOP-led states sue to block Biden administration migrant sponsorship plan 06:58 The number of migrants apprehended by U.S. Border Patrol after illegally crossing the southern border dropped by roughly 40% in January, when the Biden administration announced a revamped strategy to discourage unlawful crossings, according to preliminary government data obtained by CBS News. Border Patrol agents recorded approximately 130,000 apprehensions of migrants who entered the U.S. between official ports of entry along the border with Mexico, compared to the near-record 221,000 apprehensions in December, the internal preliminary figures show. The number of Border Patrol apprehensions in November and October totaled 207,396 and 204,874, respectively. The statistics indicate that January saw the lowest levels of illegal migration along the U.S.-Mexico border since President Biden's first full month in office in February 2021. The figures do not include migrants and asylum-seekers processed at official border crossings. Senior U.S. officials said the sharp drop in illegal entries last month stemmed from the Biden administration's expansion of a strategy it launched last year to reduce the number of Venezuelans entering U.S. border custody. In early January, the administration announced it would use a pandemic-related authority known as Title 42 to swiftly expel Cubans, Nicaraguans, Haitians and Venezuelans to Mexico without allowing them to seek asylum if they attempted to cross into the U.S. without legal permission. Before the announcement, Mexico generally only accepted Title 42 returns of its citizens and migrants from Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador and, after October 2022, Venezuela. The repressive governments in Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela, which are sanctioned by the U.S., have for their part severely limited or rejected U.S. deportations of their citizens. Officials simultaneously announced that the U.S. would allow up to 30,000 migrants from these four countries to fly into the U.S. on a monthly basis if Americans agreed to sponsor their arrival. The administration is also allowing a limited number of migrants in northern Mexico to request a humanitarian exemption to Title 42 at ports of entry through a mobile app. Migrants wait at the U.S.-Mexico border on Jan. 8, 2023, in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico. Christian Torres/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images While migrant arrivals along the U.S. southern border have historically dipped in January due to a holiday season lull and colder temperatures, the drop over the past few weeks has been most pronounced among migrants from countries whose citizens are subject to the new procedures, government statistics show. The daily average of Cubans, Nicaraguans, Haitians and Venezuelans crossing the southern border illegally has dropped below 200, down over 90% from a peak of 3,367 in December, according to the government data. It's unclear, however, whether the downward trend will continue in the coming months. The Biden administration has itself conceded that the policies announced last month are stopgap measures prompted by Congress' failure to reform U.S. immigration laws since the 1990s. The strategy's deterrence component relies on a pandemic order the Biden administration tried to end last spring and that Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) officials have said they no longer can justify on public health grounds. The CDC's move to terminate Title 42 in May 2022 was halted after Republican state officials convinced a federal judge in Louisiana to block the termination on technical grounds. Title 42 was again set to end in late December, but the Supreme Court, at the request of the Republican-led states, suspended a lower court ruling that had declared the policy illegal. Those cases could be rendered moot on May 11, when the Biden administration is expected to terminate the national public health emergency over COVID-19. The CDC said in its Title 42 order that the expulsions would be halted if the health emergency was lifted. On Wednesday, a bipartisan group of senators reintroduced a bill that would prolong Title 42 for at least two months after the emergency declaration expires and require the Department of Homeland Security to submit a plan to Congress on how it will manage migration after the expulsions are halted. Biden administration officials said they have been preparing for Title 42's end for the past year, including by expanding a process known as expedited removal that allows U.S. border officials to rapidly deport migrants who don't ask for asylum or who fail to establish credible fear of persecution. The administration is also planning to publish a regulation that would generally disqualify migrants from asylum if they do not ask for protection in third countries on their way to the U.S. Those subject to the policy could be deported without a court hearing. Mr. Biden's strategy is also under legal jeopardy. Twenty states led by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit last month seeking to halt the sponsorship program for migrants from Cuba, Nicaragua, Haiti and Venezuela. The states argued the policy is an illegal expansion of the parole authority, the law the Biden administration is using to allow those arriving under the program to live and work legally in the U.S. on a temporary basis. The Biden administration has said the lawsuit, if successful, would fuel more illegal border crossings since Mexico made its decision to accept migrants returned by the U.S. contingent on the U.S. fulfilling its pledge to take in 30,000 migrants each month via the sponsorship program. "These expanded border enforcement measures are working," Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas said last week. "It is incomprehensible that some states who stand to benefit from these highly effective enforcement measures are seeking to block them and cause more irregular migration at our southern border." President Biden walks along the U.S.-Mexico border fence in El Paso, Texas, on Jan. 8, 2023. JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images In addition to the constant criticism from Republican lawmakers who have accused Mr. Biden of not fully enforcing U.S. immigration laws, his administration has recently faced pushback from some Democratic allies angry with the policies that limit access to the asylum system. The proposal to disqualify migrants from asylum in particular has garnered strong opposition from progressive advocates and dozens of Democrats in Congress, who have noted the policy is similar to a regulation the Trump administration enacted in 2019 before it was struck down in federal court. Andrea Flores, who was a National Security Council official until late 2021, criticized the reliance on Trump-era measures to manage migration. "Any border management policy that relies on a short-term public health authority is not a sustainable solution to mass migration," said Flores, who now serves as chief counsel to Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey. "A single weather or political event could happen next month, Title 42 could disappear, and the whole situation could change in an instant." But the Biden administration has argued the measures are needed to address the unprecedented migration crisis the U.S. government and local communities along the southern border have faced over the past year. In fiscal year 2022, federal officials along the southern border stopped migrants over 2.3 million times, a record high. While Title 42 was used to carry out over 1 million expulsions during that period, hundreds of thousands of migrants were allowed to stay in the country and submit asylum requests before an overwhelmed court system. The humanitarian crisis along the U.S. southern border is part of a mass displacement event in the Western Hemisphere that has seen millions of people uprooted from their homes by poverty, hunger, violence and authoritarian rule. Over the past year, hundreds of thousands of Cubans, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans have journeyed to the U.S. border, fleeing economic instability and political repression in their homelands. Thousands of Haitians have also sought to reach the U.S. in hopes of escaping the political turmoil and gang violence plaguing the destitute Caribbean nation. Camilo Montoya-Galvez Camilo Montoya-Galvez is the immigration reporter at CBS News. Based in Washington, he covers immigration policy and politics. Twitter Thanks for reading CBS NEWS. you people hate biden because he is not as sorry as trump. trump embarrassed yall and you want to lash out but most of it is pure bull.

you are wasting your time with me buddy because i do not give a damn what you think about me. all your little comments do is make me strive harder to irritate you and your ilk. how bout that?

no betsy devos is the bag responsible for hurting schools. here is a shot list of accomplishments. Accomplishments Protected marriage equality In December of 2022, President Biden signed landmark legislation that enshrined marriage equality protections into federal law. The bipartisan Respect for Marriage Act provides security to millions of LGBTQ+ and interracial couples by guaranteeing that the federal government will recognize and protect their marriages. In signing this historic legislation, President Biden built on his work to advance full equality for LGBTQ+ Americans. In his first two years, President Biden signed executive orders to reverse the discriminatory ban on transgender service members and strengthen LGBTQ+ non-discrimination protections. Changing our failed approach to marijuana President Biden took action to end our failed approach to marijuana by pardoning all prior federal offenses of simple marijuana possession. In doing so, President Biden removed a burden to employment, housing, and educational opportunities for thousands of Americans. The President also initiated a review process into how marijuana is scheduled under federal law and urged governors across the country to follow his lead by pardoning state level convictions of simple marijuana possession. Student loan debt relief for working and middle class Americans President Biden announced a plan to forgive up to $10,000 of debt for individuals making less than $125,000 a year. For Americans in that group who received Pell Grants during college, President Biden’s plan would forgive up to $20,000 in student loan debt – providing relief to those who need it most. As a result of President Biden’s bold action, up to 43 million Americans would benefit from targeted relief. Up to 20 million Americans would have their loans fully canceled. Under the President’s student loan debt plan, nearly 90% of relief dollars will go to borrowers earning less than $75,000 a year. Through targeted action, President Biden is building on his promise to grow the economy from the bottom up and middle out. The President is also taking action to make the student loan system more manageable for current and future borrowers by cutting monthly payment rates in half for undergraduate loans. Critically, the Biden-Harris administration’s plan will cover unpaid monthly interest, so a borrower’s balance will never grow as long as they make their monthly payments. President Biden’s actions on student debt will save the average borrower more than $1,000 a year and make sure that working people have a shot at a college degree without the fear of being saddled with insurmountable debt. Revitalizing American manufacturing President Biden is leading America through a manufacturing boom. Since the President took office, the United States has created hundreds of thousands of new manufacturing jobs and companies have announced more than $300 billion in manufacturing investments across the United States. President Biden signed the landmark CHIPS and Science Act into law to help lower the cost of everyday goods, strengthen American manufacturing and innovation, create good-paying jobs, and bolster our national security. The CHIPS and Science Act will help us compete with China by bringing manufacturing jobs back to America. The law makes historic investments in manufacturing and research to accelerate the industries of the future and set America up to win the economic competition for the 21st century. Signed the Inflation Reduction Act President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act to bring down costs, reduce the deficit, and take aggressive action on climate – all paid for by making sure the largest corporations and billionaire tax cheats finally pay their fair share in taxes. This historic legislation lowers health care costs for millions of families and allows Medicare to negotiate drug prices for the first time. The Inflation Reduction Act caps seniors’ out-of-pocket spending for prescription drugs at $2,000 per year and ensures no senior on Medicare will pay over $35 per month for insulin. Under the law, 13 million Americans, covered under the Affordable Care Act, will see their health insurance premiums reduced by $800. The Inflation Reduction Act also takes aggressive action to combat the existential crisis of climate change. These historic clean energy investments will help families save hundreds of dollars every year on their energy bills while strengthening our energy security, creating jobs, and getting us closer to meeting our climate goals. All of this is paid for by establishing a minimum corporate tax to ensure that the wealthiest corporations finally start to pay their fair share, and cracking down on billionaire tax cheats – without increasing audit rates or raising taxes on those making under $400,000 a year by one cent. President Biden promised to make the government work for working families again and that’s exactly what this law does. Improved health care for veterans President Biden has long said that it is our sacred obligation to prepare and equip those we send to war and to take care of them and their families when they come home. As president, he has worked to ensure we make good on this sacred obligation and has signed multiple bipartisan bills to honor and improve care for veterans. In his first State of the Union address, President Biden called on Congress to pass legislation to make sure veterans impacted by toxic exposures and their families get the comprehensive care and benefits they earned and deserve. In August of 2022, President Biden signed the PACT Act – the largest single bill to address our service members’ exposure to burn pits and other toxins in American history. Took historic action to address the gun violence epidemic President Biden brought together Democrats and Republicans to pass the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, breaking a 30-year streak of federal inaction on gun violence legislation. The legislation took important steps, including requiring people under 21 to undergo enhanced background checks, closing the “boyfriend loophole,” and providing funding to address youth mental health. President Biden has moved decisively to combat gun violence – issuing dozens of executive orders and signing the most significant gun violence reduction legislation to pass Congress in 30 years. President Biden has launched a whole-of-government approach to make our communities safer and issued more executive orders to reduce gun violence in his first year than any other President at the same point in their administration. In July of 2022, Steve Dettelbach, President Biden’s nominee for director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, became the first Senate-confirmed director of the agency in more than 7 years. Early on in his administration, President Biden took on the gun lobby to rein in the proliferation of ghost guns. The Biden administration acted to ban the manufacture of ghost gun kits and make it illegal to sell ghost guns without a background check. Restored American leadership on the world stage Under the previous administration, confidence in U.S. leadership around the world plummeted to historic lows. Since taking office, President Biden has worked to revitalize our alliances and restore America’s position of leadership on the global stage. When Russia launched an unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, President Biden rallied our allies across the globe to ensure Vladimir Putin pays a steep economic price for his unjustified war of aggression. Thanks to President Biden’s leadership, international confidence in the United States has sharply increased. America is back, and our alliances are stronger than ever. Ended America’s longest war After more than 20 years of conflict spanning three previous administrations, President Biden acted decisively to bring our troops home from Afghanistan. Resolute in his commitment not to send another generation of America’s daughters and sons to fight in Afghanistan, President Biden ended our nation’s longest war. President Biden promised that we’d continue to conduct effective counterterrorism operations in Afghanistan without American troops on the ground. In August of 2022, the United States successfully carried out an airstrike in Kabul, Afghanistan, that killed Ayman al-Zawahiri, who was a key architect behind the 9/11 attacks and Osama bin Laden’s successor as head of Al Qaeda. In acting to withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan, President Biden ended an era of major military operations to remake other countries and refocused our national security efforts on the threats of today – not the threats of 2001. Took action to address gender-based violence In 1994, then-Senator Biden authored the Violence Against Women Act which provided legal protection against domestic violence and sexual assault for 28 years until it was allowed to expire under the Trump administration. As President, Joe Biden broke through two years of Republican obstruction and signed legislation in March 2022 to reauthorize and strengthen the Violence Against Women Act. Thanks to President Biden’s leadership, the Violence Against Women Act is now reauthorized through 2027 and includes new provisions to expand legal services for survivors and support underserved communities. President Biden also signed historic legislation ending forced arbitration of sexual assault and sexual harassment, protecting survivors and making it safer to report harassment in the workplace. Passed the American Rescue Plan President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act into law, an unprecedented $1.9 trillion package that helped combat COVID-19 and supercharge a historic economic recovery. The American Rescue Plan: Helped get over 500 million shots in arms, distribute millions of therapeutics, and dramatically expand testing capabilities. Over two-thirds of Americans are vaccinated against COVID-19 thanks to the American Rescue Plan. Delivered needed relief to families by sending over 160 million checks to Americans, expanding food and rental assistance, and providing aid to thousands of small businesses. The expanded Child Tax Credit led to the largest-ever one-year decrease in childhood poverty in American history. Safely reopened America’s schools and made a historic investment to tackle learning loss and address mental health. Today, over 99% of schools are open for in-person learning. Before the ARP, only 46% of schools were open in-person. Historic job growth Under President Biden, more Americans are working than at any point in history. Twelve million jobs have been created since President Biden took office, making his first two years the two strongest years for job growth on record. At the same time, Americans have applied to start a record breaking 10.5 million small businesses since President Biden took office. With the help of the American Rescue Plan, America has recovered all of the jobs lost during the pandemic – and added jobs on top of that. President Biden is leading our country’s historic recovery by investing to rebuild the economy from the bottom up and the middle out, not the top down. Took action to combat COVID-19 The Biden-Harris administration successfully mobilized the largest free vaccination program in the history of the United States, dramatically increased the national supply of tests, and expedited the development of life-saving COVID-19 treatments. Before President Biden took office, there was no comprehensive plan to get Americans vaccinated. President Biden got to work immediately on a national effort to get shots in arms. Funding from the American Rescue Plan helped vaccinate over 200 million Americans. President Biden took action to drastically increase the number of free testing sites around the country and secure millions of rapid, at-home tests. The administration launched COVIDtests.gov so Americans could order tests to be shipped directly to their homes for free. At the same time, the President expedited the development, manufacturing, and procurement of numerous COVID-19 treatments, including life-saving antiviral pills. Rebuilding America’s infrastructure Thanks to President Biden, we’re done talking about infrastructure week. Now, we’re entering an infrastructure decade. President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is a once-in-a-generation, transformational investment that will help create thousands of jobs and set America up to win the 21st century. The law provides billions in funding to repair bridges and roads, begin replacing every lead pipe in America, upgrade our ports and airports, and expand broadband access to all. It also includes the largest federal investment in public transit ever, the biggest investment in Amtrak since its creation, and funding to create a national network of EV charging stations. President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will rebuild America’s critical infrastructure and increase our competitiveness for years to come. Combating the climate crisis The Biden-Harris administration is delivering the most aggressive climate and environmental justice agenda in American history. In his first days in office, President Biden rejoined the Paris Climate Accords and committed to cutting U.S. emissions to half of 2005 levels by 2030. In 2022, President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act into law, putting us on track to meet our emissions goals. The historic legislation makes significant investments in clean energy that will create good-paying jobs, lower energy costs for Americans, and advance environmental justice. Additionally, as part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the Biden-Harris administration is taking action to clean up abandoned oil and gas wells and making the largest investment in clean energy transmission ever. The President has also signed executive orders to develop American clean energy, accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles, and reduce pollution. Expanded health care to millions of Americans After four years of endless attempts to strip health care from millions of Americans under the previous administration, President Biden took action to lower health care costs and expand access to millions of Americans. Under President Biden, the uninsured rate has reached a record low and more Americans have health insurance than ever before. Tax credits in the American Rescue Plan that were extended by the Inflation Reduction Act have made quality coverage more affordable. Americans who receive coverage through the Affordable Care Act are saving an average of $800 a year. In addition, President Biden took action to end the practice of surprise medical billing. By strengthening consumer protection rules and expanding price transparency, the Biden-Harris administration protected millions of Americans from unexpected health care costs. Nominated and confirmed historic judicial nominees The President delivered on his promise to nominate a Black woman to the Supreme Court when he nominated Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson. In July of 2022, Justice Jackson became the first Black woman and public defender to serve on the United States Supreme Court. President Biden is working to shape a federal judicial system that fully represents America’s diversity. Of the President’s judicial appointments, a record percentage have been women and people of color, as well as civil rights lawyers and public defenders.

can you tell me why trump deserves to be reelected?

trump has bullsh*ted so many americans i think our education system needs an overhaul...................

probably so. trump left him quite a mess and he has done well. i will say i reserve the right to change my mind depending on who else is running. i might vote for liz cheney if i like her policies. you people act like biden is the boogie man when it is fact trump delaying and ignoring covid until it started killing people is something you guys like to claim is a lie but it happened. so until trump is gone or in jail i will be a thorn in anyones side that is pro trump. period.