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si.com Why is Auburn football ranked as the worst team in the SEC West? Lance Dawe ~2 minutes Athlon Sports has the Auburn Tigers as the worst team in the SEC West this spring. Why is that? On today's episode of the Auburn Daily Show, Lance Dawe discusses a pair of Athlon Sports articles detailing Hugh Freeze's Auburn Tigers and where they stand relative to the rest of the Southeastern Conference during spring practice. Athlon does not have a lot of faith in Freeze and the Tigers despite the turnaround on the recruiting trail since his arrival. Is this reasonable? Should Auburn fans be mad? Athlon also released an article claiming Robby Ashford is the worst quarterback in the SEC. What should the perspective on Ashford be? Does anyone truly know what Philip Montgomery will turn him into this offseason?

si.com Auburn is set to face a scrappy opponent in Southeastern Louisiana Andrew Stefaniak 5–6 minutes Auburn is set to face a familiar foe as Southeastern Louisiana makes its way to the Plains for a three-game set. These two ball clubs have met once in history, and it happened to be a year ago in the Auburn Regional in a game that many refer to as the "Cole Foster Game." Foster hit three homers in this ball game, including two in the same inning from different sides of the plate. Auburn went on to win this ball game 19-7, sending the Lions to the loser bracket. Needless to say, Southeastern Louisiana will be coming in with a chip on its shoulder after this blowout loss. Southeastern Louisiana by the Numbers The Lions are 9-4 on the season and are currently at the 81st spot in the RPI rankings. Offensive Numbers They are batting .279 as a team. SE Louisiana is averaging 10.6 runs a game through 13 ball games. They have stolen 47 bases (!), good for No. 3 in the nation. The Lions lead the nation in hit-by-pitches, as they have been hit 56 times in 13 ball games. They have hit ten home runs as a team, and are top ten in the nation in base on balls, walking 92 times in 13 ball games. Pitching Numbers SE Louisiana has a team era of 4.55. They walk around four batters per game. They strike out 8.9 batters per game. Both pretty average numbers. Lion Players to Remember The first is pitcher Will Kinzeler. He has started three games for the Lions and only allowed three runs in 17.1 innings of work. Kinzeler has also only allowed seven hits. He only has ten strikeouts on the year so far, meaning he will attack hitters and pitch to contact. The next is Brennan Stuprich. He has also started three games for SE Louisiana, throwing 16 innings and striking out 20 hitters. His era is a little high, at 5.06, but his stuff is nasty. You will see a mid 90's fastball, a disgusting change-up, and a wipeout slider. I expect this kid to have a good start against the Tigers. Lastly is the Lion's center fielder Tyler Finke. He played in the game against the Tigers a season ago, going 1-3 at the plate with an RBI and scored twice. He leads the Lions this season with a .375 batting average. He has four doubles, one home run, and 14 RBI's. Finke has also walked 14 times and been hit by a pitch seven times. His most impressive stat is that he is 15-16 on stolen base attempts this season. What does this mean for Auburn? Well, for the hitters, it means they need to be prepared to attack the fastball in early counts against a pitcher like Kinzeler. When it comes to a pitcher like Stuprich, Auburn needs to find his mistake pitch and punish it. When it comes to the rest of the staff, their relievers are a healthy mix of strikeout-heavy pitchers and pitch-to-contact guys. Auburn hitters need to recognize the scouting report to know which type each reliever is, so they know how to approach at-bats. They don't hit for a ton of power, so let your defense work. But the biggest key for the staff will be to keep these guys off the base paths and fill up the strike zone. As I said earlier, this team loves to go deep into counts, get on base via a walk or hit by pitch, then steal. This is how they win ball games, so you can't let that happen. If the staff fills up the zone and doesn't allow them to play their game, Auburn should be able to easily take care of business. But if you let this team manufacture runs, this series could be tight. Projected Starting Lineup/Batting Order Kason Howell CF Cole Foster SS Justin Kirby RF Ike Irish 1B Bryson Ware 3B Bobby Peirce DH Chris Stanfield LF Nate LaRue C Caden Green 2B Auburn pitching Rotation Friday Starter: Tanner Bauman (1-0) 3.60 Saturday Starter: Zach Crotchfelt (0-0) 6.35 Sunday Starter: TBA Who could the Sunday starter be? A few guys I could see going in the game would be Chase Allsup (0-0) 3.75 or John Armstrong (4-0) 3.00. Allsup started the first few weekends of the season but was moved back to the pen after a few rough outings. Armstrong has never started a game in his Auburn career, but perhaps this could be the game in an "opener" role. It will be interesting to see who gets the nod, but the coaching staff could wait and see how the weekend is going before naming a starter. I presume whoever starts this game wouldn't go much past four innings, so you can expect to see a lot of Tigers jaunt out of the armbarn on Sunday. Game Times and Broadcasting Details Game one of the series on Friday will be played at 6 p.m. ct and will not be televised. You can listen to Andy Burcham and Brad Law on the call via the Auburn Game Day app. Both the Saturday and Sunday games will be broadcast on ESPN+. Saturday's games will be played at 2 pm ct, and Sunday's contest will be at 1 pm ct. You can once again listen to these two ball games called by Brad and Andy on the Auburn Game Day app.

Observations from Auburn’s 76-73 SEC Tournament loss against Arkansas Published: Mar. 09, 2023, 10:33 p.m. 5–6 minutes Allen Flanigan knocked down a mid-range jumper with 41 seconds left to give Auburn a 73-72 lead. Flanigan’s shot gave the Tigers their first lead in the 76-73 loss against Arkansas in the second round of the SEC Tournament at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena. Auburn led under 30 seconds before Nick Smith hit a two-pointer with 16 seconds left to put the Razorbacks ahead 74-73. K.D. Johnson, who scored 14 of his 20 points in the second half, had a chance to put the Tigers back ahead. Tigers’ head coach Bruce Pearl felt the sequence that ended with a Wendell Green turnover that led to Johni Broome fouling Davonte Davis, who hit both free throws to give Arkansas a 76-73 lead, was controversial. Green drove to the basket and was met by two Razorbacks. Read More Auburn Basketball: Rewinding Auburn’s 76-73 SEC Tournament loss against Arkansas Bruce Pearl feels ‘so badly’ for Auburn fans after SEC tourney loss Auburn forward Chris Moore leaves SEC tournament versus Arkansas with injury “We made two really good runs in both halves, including taking the lead late,” Pearl said. “Like the kids said, all we really needed was that stop at the end. I thought we got fouled at the end also.” Auburn ends its season with a 20-12 record and 10-9 in SEC action. Pearl’s squad will travel back to the Plains on Friday morning. He said the team would practice on Saturday and await Sunday’s decision from the NCAA selection committee. “We talked to the guys about where we’d be potentially seeded, what it would look like,” Pearl said. “Find out where we’re going Sunday. We talked about we were going to be somewhere between 8, 9, and 10, would be my guess. What the first game would look like, and what could the second game look like against the one and the two.” Auburn finished the season with a 4-9 record in its final 13 games after starting with a 16-3 record. There’s a lot to process from another tough loss for the Tigers’ here are a few observations. Comeback crew Auburn trailed by 15 points with a little over 14 minutes left. They didn’t score their first made basket in the first half until nearly six minutes into the game on a three by Green. Auburn made furious runs in both halves, but the poor shooting was too much to overcome. “I think they were just beating us on the ball screen, our ball screen defense, just out-rebounding us,” Green said. “They beat us at the beginning of the first half, the beginning of the second half. I think that’s kind of where we lost the game.” Flanigan scored 13 points in the second half, including the shot that gave the Tigers a one-point advantage. His shot was one that he often works on in practice. “I used my quick burst to get downhill off the screen by Johni,” Flanigan said. “I was able to explode then hold myself back to let their big go by to get an open look.” Rebounding woes Auburn got outrebounded 37-19 in the loss. Arkansas shot 3-11 from three compared to 5-16 by Auburn. However, the advantage of getting 13 offensive rebounds to Auburn’s six led to the Razorbacks outscoring Auburn 18-6 on second-chance points. Anthony Black had six rebounds and 19 points for Arkansas. His tenacity in crashing the boards was a problem for Auburn. Black is a terrific player. I think giving him credit for crashing, but our guys didn’t do a good enough job of putting a body on him,” Pearl said. “I don’t recall us getting a foul checking him out. That wasn’t an issue. We should have been more physical keeping him off the boards.” Emotional rollercoaster Auburn’s chances to win ended when Green’s three went off the front of the rim. Johnson brought the ball up the court with hopes of getting a quick layup. Arkansas defended the play well, and Pearl called a timeout with less than four seconds left. Just try to get me downhill, and make a play. Kind of slipped on the end. They just called a timeout, draw up a play, and just didn’t go in. I live with that night and day. He’s still my teammate, you know, so, that’s all good.” Within 20 seconds, Auburn went from overcoming a 15-point deficit to a crushing defeat. I feel so badly about our fans, the fact that we’re not going to get to play in front of them again for another couple of days. I feel badly about that. A lot of families are here, and went through a lot of expense to get here. We’re disappointed that we let them down.” Nubyjas Wilborn covers Auburn for Alabama Media Group.

Joseph Goodman: Blood and guts take Auburn to the edge Published: Mar. 10, 2023, 6:30 a.m. 6–7 minutes Auburn went out early in the SEC men’s basketball tournament here in Nashville, but it’s going to be hard to keep Chris Moore off my all-tournament team. Moore’s DNA is all over this SEC family get-together, and I don’t just mean that figuratively. He bled real blood all over the court against Arkansas, busting his chin open in the first half, and then busting it back open after they stitched his face up and gave him a new jersey. I’m a sucker for the effort guys. Auburn’s Moore was the effort king on the first full day of the SEC tournament. Auburn played Arkansas on Thursday night at Bridgestone Arena. Great game, but another bitter loss for this almost-good-enough Auburn team. Auburn was there at the end against Alabama on the big stage last week, and Auburn was there again in the final minutes against Arkansas. So close. The Tigers are right there at the end more often than not thanks to players like Moore. Auburn lost this close one 76-73. Even in a loss, though, Moore turned in an all-everything shift. RELATED: Bruce Pearl feels ‘so badly’ for Auburn fans RELATED: Observations from Auburn’s loss RELATED: Barkley says Brandon Miller got lucky Maybe that’s the story for Auburn this season. We’ll see. The most important stage remains, the NCAA Tournament, and Auburn feels like a nine seed. On this season, Auburn coach Bruce Pearl said, “A lesser-character team would have just quit, and this team hasn’t.” Seven of Auburn’s 12 losses this season have been by five or fewer points. In the end, maybe all that fight will better prepare the Tigers for the NCAA Tournament. This team has some limitations, though. Against Arkansas, Auburn was out-rebounded 37-19. “Their athleticism and length bothered us,” Pearl said. The Auburn-Arkansas matchup was an interesting one for the basketball junkies among us. Auburn was the seven-seed of the tournament, and Arkansas was seeded 10. Auburn (20-12) overachieved this season, and Arkansas (20-12) was the exact opposite. If Auburn has an identity as a team, then it would be toughness. Arkansas’ scouting report would be a collection of highly gifted players who haven’t really figured out how to play well together as a team. The Hogs are getting there, though. They’ll play two-seed Texas A&M at 6 p.m. on Friday. More talented at key positions, Arkansas pulled ahead of Auburn early at the beginning of the first and second halves. Auburn was down 15 with 14 minutes to go, but the Tigers roared back. It was Moore who teammate Johnson credited with the rally. Moore lit into his buddies on the bench, and then Moore made some breathtaking hustle plays that pushed Auburn to the edge of victory. With blood dripping down his face and all over his jersey, Moore took a charge that helped Auburn make it a one possession game. After the offensive foul by Arkansas’ Anthony Black, Auburn’s Johni Broome cut the Hogs’ lead to 70-67 with 3:32 to go. The refs kept pausing the game every time Moore would play a few minutes. He was dripping blood all over the parquet. “He’s a warrior,” said Johnson, who led Auburn with 20 points in 29 minutes off the bench. “Everybody’s not going to get him around the country. It don’t matter if he’s playing or not playing, he’s going to have a way to affect the game. “He kinda was the main reason we started our energy off. He got on us pretty hard as a team without even the coaches doing it, so he kind of picked us up in a big way. He came up major this game.” I looked down at the box score before I started writing this column, and was shocked to see that Moore only played nine minutes. It felt like so much more, and I don’t just mean all the blood delays. Moore is a 6-6 junior forward from West Memphis, Arkansas. The other side of the big river. The tough-as-a-tugboat side apparently. What’s Pearl’s favorite Moore story? “I think the fact that he bleeds in games more than any player I’ve coached,” Pearl said. “Just blood on the floor, man. He’s just a hard-playing dude. Great kid. Great teammate. “I’ll tell you what. If you could just get a picture of Chris Moore and say that is Auburn basketball, that represents Auburn basketball, I’d be OK with that.” Moore says he knows he’s played a good game if he bleeds so much he has to change jerseys. Moore wears No.5 when he starts games, but sometimes he finishes wearing No.41. It’s a neat trick. No.41 is the “blood alternate.” I don’t know if that’s the actual name. I’m just making it up. This is how proper basketball traditions are born. Everyone in The Jungle student section next season at Auburn games should wear No.41s drizzled with blood. Fake blood, to be clear, but Tiger blood all the same. “I put that No.41 jersey on, I just make spectacular plays,” Moore said. “It’s crazy.” No.41 Chris Moore grabbed a steal against Arkansas with under three minutes to play and drew a foul. At that point, Auburn was down 70-68. Moore went to the line and made his first foul shot. He then missed his second, but got his own rebound like he was Teen Wolf or something. That free throw represented Moore’s only point of the game. That rebound was his only board. That steal was his only rip, too. Greatest triple-single of all-time. Pearl is one of the best basketball coaches in the country, so it’s not like I can suggest anything he hasn’t already considered. I just have one request, though, going into the NCAA Tournament. Please find No.5 — who is sometimes No.41 — more minutes. Joseph Goodman is the lead sports columnist for the Alabama Media Group, and author of “We Want Bama: A season of hope and the making of Nick Saban’s ‘ultimate team’”. You can find him on Twitter @JoeGoodmanJr.

247sports.com Auburn commit Peyton Marshall wins 5A state title Christian Clemente 2–3 minutes While the current Auburn Tigers had a tough Thursday night and fell out of the SEC Tournament with a 76-73 loss to Arkansas, a future Auburn Tiger was busy winning a championship. Peyton Marshall, Auburn's 2024 center commit, and Kell (Ga.) took down Eagle's Landing Christian Academy 61-53 for the Georgia 5A state title. Marshall had dominated most of the regular season and postseason run as Kell finished the year 28-2, but Thursday was a little tougher sledding. Marshall found himself in early foul trouble and only played four minutes in the first half. Marshall opened up the second half with a pair of dunks, but again got into foul trouble and had to check out with four fouls. With under four minutes to play, though, Marshall returned and scored five-straight to put Kell up 55-51 with just over two minutes remaining and that was it. He finished the game with nine points and four rebounds. Listed at 6-foot-11, 310 pounds, Marshall's size has been nearly impossible for other high school teams to contain. It's size that Auburn will welcome in a couple of years, as the junior still has a chance to repeat next year as a senior. The Peach State native is one of three Auburn commitments in the Class of 2024, which currently ranks as the No. 3 overall class in the country. Marshall has been Auburn's longest commit, pledging to the Tigers back on Dec. 9, 2022. "The reason I chose Auburn was simple because it felt like the place to be and it felt like I have the best opportunity for me to take my game to the next level and reaching my fullest potential. That's simply why I could see myself there and also the college-feel. It felt like home. The people were nice and welcoming." Also in Auburn's class are 5-star Composite point guard Tahaad Pettiford and 4-star combo guard Labaron Philon. Marshall is the No. 49 player, No. 6 center and No. 4 player from the state of Georgia for the 2024 class. ">247Sports

i would like to kind of differ with you if i may? i think you are correct about the boasting at times. but here is the other side. if i am troubled and i know someone is praying for me it often makes me feel better. as far as people praying and it turning into they think they are better than you i get what you are saying. i just wanted to say when i say it that is the last thing on my mind. hell i know i am a train wreck and certainly not better than anyone else in my mind anyway. these are just thoughts and not an argument. it is funny we talk little but you have always been one of my favorite posters because you have always been fair with me. even when you questioned something i have said you never made me feel stupid when you would show me a different way or path and i have always appreciated that. this is about as heartfelt as i can be and i just wanted to say thanx.

they are the party of liars for the most part and yet when you call them out it is fake news................

i thought that. i posted this hoping it would end up in the football complex where our players could see it and use it for motivation.

it sounds that way but i was hoping someone would have more on it. plus titan said a good place to discuss race were the pol boards so i thought maybe it warranted discussion. i believe maybe some of the same things were aimed at harsin when he was here? i know it was said he did not know how to talk to black kids. i think a couple of players claimed this and they sure did not hang around.

i read somewhere a long time ago ol mr russell was a hello of a running back. i assume high school but have no clue about college.

Lawyer: Black Iowa football players at risk under Ferentz ERIC OLSON 4–5 minutes The attorney representing a dozen former Iowa football players who settled their racial discrimination lawsuit with the university's athletic department for over $4 million — half of which is coming from taxpayer funds — said Tuesday that Black Hawkeyes players will continue to be at risk of harassment “as long as Kirk Ferentz is in charge." Attorney Damario Solomon-Simmons said in a news release his clients have been vindicated and he is pleased with the state Appeal Board approving the $4.175 million settlement. The board voted 2-1 on Monday in favor of contributing $2 million in taxpayer funds. Board member and State Auditor Rob Sand voted down the proposal, saying the university's athletic department has the funds to cover the settlement. “The broadcast deal brings tens of millions of dollars every year going forward,” Sand said. "I don’t know why they can’t cover their own mistakes and pay for their own mistakes instead of having taxpayers do it.” Coach Ferentz said Monday he was “greatly disappointed” in how the matter was resolved. He said he and others named in the lawsuit believed “the case would have been dismissed with prejudice before trial” if it hadn't been settled and "there is no admission of any wrongdoing.” Solomon-Simmons said he was disappointed to see Ferentz continue to “claim that he and his coaches did nothing wrong.” A report commissioned and paid for by the athletic department “confirmed the racially hostile environment in his Hawkeye Football Program,” Solomon-Simmons said. The lawsuit filed in November 2020 involved former players including former star running back Akrum Wadley and career receptions leader Kevonte Martin-Manley. They alleged they were demeaned with racial slurs, forced to abandon Black hairstyles, fashion and culture to fit the “Iowa Way” promoted by Ferentz, and retaliated against for speaking out. The players initially sought $20 million in damages plus the firings of athletic director Gary Barta, Ferentz and his son and offensive coordinator Brian Ferentz. Sand agreed that Gary Barta should be fired. “I can’t imagine a private company that would still have someone at the helm after four discrimination lawsuits under that person’s leadership,” he said at his news conference Monday. Barta has been Iowa’s athletic director since 2006. In a statement to the Appeal Board, Sand noted four discrimination cases totaling nearly $7 million in damages under Barta’s watch. The largest of those was $6.5 million to settle a lawsuit in 2017 over the firing of former field hockey coach Tracey Griesbaum. The money used to pay that settlement came from the athletic department, which does not rely on taxpayer funding. In response to a request for comment from Barta, the athletic department sent a statement Monday attributed to him, saying the department “remains committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming environment for every student-athlete and staff member involved in our program.” “The Hawkeyes over-arching goal to win every time we compete, graduate every student-athlete that comes to Iowa, and to do it right, remains our focus,” the statement reads. State treasurer Roby Smith and Department of Management director Kraig Paulsen are the other two Appeal Board members. Paulsen, before voting yes, said it's not up to the board to play a role in Barta's employment status. “We’re here to make a decision as to what’s in the best interest of (Iowa) and it seems to me, upon the recommendation of the Attorney General, this is the wise decision to make,” Paulsen said, according to Des Moines television station KCCI. Barta, Kirk Ferentz, Brian Ferentz and former strength coach Chris Doyle were dismissed from the lawsuit last week, which signaled that a proposed settlement was imminent. Doyle agreed to leave Iowa five months before the lawsuit was filed after widespread accusations that the longtime strength coach used his position to bully and disparage former players, particularly those who are Black. Iowa agreed to pay Doyle $1.1 million in a resignation agreement. ___ AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/college-football and https://twitter.com/ap_top25 Sign up for the AP Top 25 newsletter here: https://link.apnews.com/join/6nr/morning-wire-newsletter-footer-internal-ads

What Auburn basketball coach Bruce Pearl said he learned from Tennessee legend Pat Summitt Richard Silva, Montgomery Advertiser 3–4 minutes NASHVILLE, Tenn. − Auburn basketball coach Bruce Pearl spent six seasons at Tennessee from 2005-11, overlapping in Knoxville with legendary women's basketball coach Pat Summitt for his entire tenure. The two were friends, supporting each other's programs in various ways. Most memorable was Pearl painting himself orange and sitting in the student section of one of the women's games. To return the favor, Summitt later appeared at a men's game dressed as a cheerleader, leading the crowd in a rendition of "Rocky Top." But the relationship between the two exceeded the antics. Pearl watched Summitt work, and he still reaches back to the things he learned more than a decade later. INJURUY UPDATE:Auburn basketball coach Bruce Pearl gives update on Dylan Cardwell SEC TOURNAMENT:Why Auburn basketball will − or won't − win the 2023 SEC Tournament POTENTIAL COMEBACK:What Auburn basketball's Allen Flanigan, Jaylin Williams said when asked if they're returning "I learned from the great Pat Summitt," Pearl told reporters Wednesday at the SEC Tournament in Nashville. "She used to tell great, great players like Candace Parker, 'Look girl you signed up for this. You said you wanted to be a Lady Vol. Now you need to behave like it, act like it, train like it (and) play like it.' That's what I do. Don't come to Auburn unless you want to be an Auburn man. "Don't come to Auburn unless you want to be coached hard, be a champion and find out how good you can be. Because I'm going to ride you hard, but I'm going to love along the way. I'll spoil them, but I'll slap the spoiled right off them." Pearl added: "(The players are) my life. Coach Pat Dye, the great Pat Dye, who we miss so terribly much at Auburn, said you can coach them as hard as you love them. And I love them, and I coach them hard. I have high expectations for all of them." Tennessee basketball coaches Bruce Pearl and Pat Summitt say hello as the men's team enters the court for a walk through before the game against Auburn in 2006. Summitt died in 2016. The Tigers (20-11, 10-8 SEC) begin their run in the SEC Tournament against Arkansas (19-12, 8-10) on Thursday (6 p.m. CT, SEC Network). Auburn starting forward Jaylin Williams said Pearl is "very chill," despite what some may think when watching his demeanor on the sidelines. "If you really need to talk with him, if you've got something serious, I know some players are scared to have a conversation with their coaches, but you can always go to BP. And he's going to be very understanding of the situation on and off the court. ... "Just communicate with him. He's always there." Richard Silva is the Auburn athletics beat writer for the Montgomery Advertiser. He can be reached via email at rsilva@gannett.com or on Twitter @rich_silva18. This article originally appeared on Montgomery Advertiser: Bruce Pearl: What Auburn basketball learned from Pat Summitt

Auburn is a slight underdog against Arkansas to start the SEC Tournament JD McCarthy ~2 minutes The Auburn Tigers will start their postseason Thursday night when they take on the Arkansas Razorbacks. While the Tigers handily won their regular-season matchup 72-59, this matchup will be much tougher. Not only was that game in Neville Arena, but the Razorbacks were without five-star freshman guard Nick Smith Jr. In his last five games, he is averaging 19.4 points and looks like a potential lottery pick. While the Razorbacks have improved since their first matchup, Auburn is also coming into the game with some momentum. They picked up their biggest win of the season Saturday when they beat the Tennessee Volunteers 79-70, to all but clinch their spot in the NCAA Tournament. Despite this, the Tigers are the underdogs against Razorbacks, with BetMGM favoring them by 1.5 points. Here is everything you need to know about the matchup before you place a bet. Betting Lines The lines, courtesy of BetMGM Point spread: Auburn +1.5 Over-under: 144.5 Click here to place your bets at BetMGM. Injury Report AUBURN Dylan Cardwell Ankle Doubtful for Thursday’s game Chance Westry Knee Doubtful for Thursday’s game ARKANSAS Trevon Brazile Knee Out for season Advice and Prediction This series is split evenly over the last 10 matchups and this should be another close contest. The Tigers will once again face the tough task of stopping a talented guard in Nick Smith Jr. and the Razorbacks have gone on some impressive postseason runs under Eric Musselman in the past couple of seasons. With Auburn’s road struggles (4-8 record), it feels like the Razorbacks are the right pick to win the game and cover the 1.5-point spread but look for Auburn to keep it close. Story originally appeared on Auburn Wire

Shop Opens in new window Donate Opens in new window Galleries Opens in new window Search Scoreboard Tickets Calendar Sport Navigation Menu Men's Golf Schedule Coaches Roster Stats 2022-23 Stats All-Time Season Stats News Facilities Jack Key Facility South Donahue Residence Hall Lowder Student-Athlete Development Center Wellness Kitchen Watson Fieldhouse More + Archives Champions Club Media Guide Camps Questionnaire Recruits SEC Golf Email List Zach Bland/AU Athletics Men's Golf 3/7/2023 7:14:00 PM No. 7 Auburn sweeps team, individual titles at Tiger Invitational OPELIKA, Ala. – With dominating performances up and down the lineup, No. 7 Auburn men's golf easily cruised to victory Tuesday at the Tiger Invitational presented by Jason Dufner, firing a 41-under to win the event by 31 strokes. Junior Carson Bacha captured his first collegiate title with a clutch 66 (-6) in the finale, sealing the win at 11-under 205 for the tournament. Credited to 277 (-11) in the final round, Auburn's "A" team also set a Tiger Invitational record with the 823 (-41) victory, topping the event's previous 54-hole team best of 32-under set a year ago by Florida Gulf Coast. The tally also goes down as the third-best in program history for any tournament as the Orange & Blue have now recorded two of the top three team-scoring marks this season after setting the record last September at the Maui Jim Intercollegiate at 45-under. "I think we were pretty resilient out there," Tigers head coach Nick Clinard said. "We played some great golf. We got off to a slow start the first day, played awesome the second day, slow start today too, but got hot in the middle there and made a bunch of putts and a bunch of birdies. We got a great win that we're going to celebrate, but then it's back to work to keep getting better." The Tigers' surge to victory was propelled by Bacha with a blistering 66 on Tuesday as the York, Pennsylvania product earned the first medalist honor of his career with the low round of the day by two strokes. The junior jumped out front thanks a strong home stretch that included an eagle on 14 and a birdie on 16. For the week, Bacha matched five bogeys with 12 birdies and a pair of eagles to total a 205 (-11), a new career low. "All of us played really well," Bacha said. "What's so cool about this team is how deep we are. We have so many great players and it's a lot of fun getting to go out there and compete against your best friends. It feels great to come out on top today." Providing the second-best performance of the day for the team was 2022 PING All-American J.M. Butler. Butler signed for a 69 (-3) to lower his score to 209 (-7) overall. Thanks to the junior's 28th career round below 70, nine of the 12 counted rounds for Auburn this week came in the 60s. Another duo that delivered big were underclassmen Brendan Valdes and Reed Lotter. The pair both shot 71s (-1) in round three to wrap up in a tie for third place at 208 (-8) overall. With the finish, Valdes cards his third career top-five outing while Lotter earns his first. Valdes also joined teammate Bacha as one of seven players to record multiple eagles at the tournament. Lastly for the "A" team, senior Alex Vogelsong fought off a tough finish with a 78 (+6) to still stay below par at 215 (-1) and place tied for 20th. For the Tigers' "B" team, it was junior Ryan Eshleman and senior Austin Coggin who carried the torch, both firing 2-under 70s to conclude their stints at the Tiger. Eshleman finished tied for sixth with a 209 (-7) and Coggin finished tied for 18th with a 214 (-2). Overall, the "B" team, shot 291 (+3) Tuesday to finish at 865 (+1) for the week. The final three golfers to see action this week, Evan Vo, Max Johnson and Hal Dove, finished at 1-over, 2-over and 6-over, respectively. It's a short break for the Orange & Blue as Auburn is set to play in the General Hackler Championship next week, March 13 and 14, at The Dunes Club in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Placement Golfer R1 R2 R3 Total 1 Carson Bacha (A) 71 (-1) 68 (-4) 66 (-6) 205 (-11) T3 Brendan Valdes (A) 67 (-5) 70 (-2) 71 (-1) 208 (-8) T3 Reed Lotter (A) 69 (-3) 68 (-4) 71 (-1) 208 (-8) T6 J.M. Butler (A) 74 (+2) 66 (-6) 69 (-3) 209 (-7) T6 Ryan Eshleman (B) 71 (-1) 68 (-4) 70 (-2) 209 (-7) T18 Austin Coggin (B) 72 (E) 72 (E) 70 (-2) 214 (-2) T20 Alex Vogelsong (A) 69 (-3) 68 (-4) 78 (+6) 215 (-1) T47 Evan Vo (B) 70 (-2) 75 (+3) 76 (+4) 221 (+5) T63 Max Johnson (B) 72 (E) 74 (+2) 79 (+7) 225 (+9) T63 Hal Dove (B) 74 (+2) 76 (+4) 75 (+3) 150 (+9) 1 Auburn (A) 276 (-12) 270 (-18) 277 (-11) 823 (-41) 4 Auburn (B) 285 (-3) 289 (+1) 291 (+3) 865 (+1) Team Scores: 1. No. 7 Auburn 823 (-41) 2. Troy 854 (-10) 3. Chattanooga 855 (-9) 4. Southern Miss 860 (-4) 5. Florida Atlantic 862 (-2) 6. Auburn "B" 865 (+1) 7. Louisiana Tech 868 (+4) T8. UNC Wilmington 871 (+7) T8. Toledo 871 (+7) 10. Stetson 873 (+9) 11. East Carolina 876 (+12) 12. Richmond 878 (+14) T13. South Alabama 879 (+15) T13. North Alabama 879 (+15) 15. Georgia State 882 (+18) 16. Wichita State 883 (+19) 17. Lamar 892 (+28) 18. Oakland 904 (+40) Print Friendly Version Players Mentioned Carson Bacha 5' 8" Junior J.M. Butler 6' 3" Junior Austin Coggin 6' 0" Senior Hal Dove 6' 0" Senior Ryan Eshleman 5' 11" Junior Max Johnson 6' 1" Junior Brendan Valdes 6' 0" Sophomore Evan Vo 5' 11" Sophomore Alex Vogelsong 6' 0" Senior Reed Lotter 6' 1" Freshman

Takeaways from Auburn's 6-3 win over JSU in the rain Andrew Stefaniak 3–4 minutes What did we learn from Auburn's 6-3 road win over JSU? Auburn got their 11th win of the season, beating Jacksonville State 6-3 at their place on a rainy evening. Auburn had 12 hits in this ball game, and Tiger pitching struck out 13 batters. This was a good team win that seemed in jeopardy when the Gamecocks took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the sixth. Let's take a look at some takeaways from Auburn's 6-3 win over JSU. Chris Stanfield has arrived Eric Starling/Auburn Daily Chris Stanfield had another big night at the plate, going 2-4 with two base hits. One of his hits was a two-out two rbi base knock to add insurance which ended up being crucial. He also was hit by a pitch and stole a base in this game. He has a ton of range in the outfield, helping him run down almost anything hit his way. Stanfield has proven that his bat needs to be in the lineup for the Tigers, which is really going to shake some things up throughout the season. He will have an outstanding Auburn career and a massive impact for the Tigers this season. Auburn loves to score with two outs Eric Starling/Auburn Daily Auburn scored all six runs with two outs in this ball game. It seemed early that Auburn wouldn't be able to get "the big hit" until Foster ripped a base hit, scoring Caden Green with two outs. Then they piled on. A ground rule double from Kirby scored a run. The Irish smacked a double to score two more. Stanfield then slashed a two-rbi single in the ninth with two outs. In baseball, you often see the inning feel over after two quick outs, but that is not the case for this Tiger team. Until the third out is firmly secured, this Auburn offense can do damage. The Tiger pitching staff looked great Eric Starling/Auburn Daily Auburn pitching was fantastic in this game, only allowing two earned runs. Konner Copeland started things off for the Tigers going five scoreless innings, only allowing two hits and strikings out six. Christian Herberholz then came in and gave up an unearned run but looked fine. Chase Isbell got the win in this game, only allowing one hit and striking out two in one inning of work. Will Cannon came in to shut the door for the Tigers going 2.2 innings, allowing two runs, and striking out four. Auburn's pitching rotation will be interesting as it starts to formulate over the next few weeks. Kudos to these guys for pitching in the rain, which is incredibly difficult, and only allowing three runs. Auburn has pitched well in midweek matchups so far this season, and that trend continued in this ball game. Engage with Auburn Daily on Socials!

Auburn vs. Arkansas: Stream, injury report, broadcast info for Thursday's SEC Tournament opener Taylor Jones 2–3 minutes The Auburn Tigers travel to Nashville on Thursday to face the Arkansas Razorbacks in the quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament, and if you’re wondering how you can watch the action live, you’ve come to the right place. The No. 7 Auburn Tigers look to improve their NCAA Tournament stock on Thursday night by earning a win over No. 10 Arkansas. For Wendell Green Jr., it is an opportunity to earn one more win over a team that he has disdain for. His feeling of contempt towards Arkansas stems back to the Razorbacks’ upset win over then-No. 1 Auburn on Feb. 8, 2022, in Fayetteville. Buy Tigers Tickets “We don’t like Arkansas. Just their fans, you know, they probably hate me more than Bama fans, you know? Their fans are crazy,” Green said Tuesday of his team’s first opponent in the SEC Tournament. “Just only playing them one time last year, that kind of sucked to me, because I didn’t get a chance to play them again.” Auburn got revenge on the Razorbacks earlier this season by defeating them, 72-59 at Neville Arena on Jan. 7. In the game, Green led his team in scoring with 19 points. Below, you will find all of the information you need for Saturday’s game in Nashville, including a how-to-watch guide, an injury report, and a projected starting five. Here’s when you should tune in to see the game: Date: Thursday, March 9 Time: 6 p.m. CT TV Channel: SEC Network (Tom Hart, Dane Bradshaw, Alyssa Lang) Live Stream: fuboTV (watch here) Radio: Auburn Sports Network (Andy Burcham, Randall Dickey) AUBURN Dylan Cardwell Ankle Doubtful for Thursday’s game Chance Westry Knee Doubtful for Thursday’s game ARKANSAS Trevon Brazile Knee Out for season AUBURN G Wendell Green Jr. G Zep Jasper G Allen Flanigan F Jaylin Williams F Johni Broome ARKANSAS G Anthony Black G Nick Smith Jr. G Devo Davis F Makhel Mitchell F Makhi Mitchell AUBURN Wendell Green Jr. Johni Broome Jaylin Williams ARKANSAS Anthony Black Nick Smith Jr. Ricky Council IV

Auburn ready for challenge against Arkansas Published: Mar. 08, 2023, 6:48 p.m. ~4 minutes Auburn knocks off No. 12 Tennessee to close regular season By Nubyjas Wilborn | nwilborn@al.com No. 7-seeded Auburn (20-11, 10-8 Southeastern Conference) is in Nashville to play No. 10-seeded Arkansas (19-12, 8-11 SEC) in the second round of the 2023 SEC Men’s Basketball Tournament. The game is on Thursday (6 p.m. CT SEC Network) at Bridgestone Arena. Bruce Pearl’s squad ended the season with a 4-8 record in the final 12 games. The Tigers were 16-3 with a 6-1 mark in SEC play after an 81-66 win on Jan 21st at South Carolina. Auburn led the majority of the time in both losses against Alabama. Pearl’s team lost close games against Vanderbilt and Tennessee. Losing both games against Texas A&M also put a damper on the season. However, beating No. 12 Tennessee in a rematch at Neville Arena in the season finale has the Tigers believing they’re more like the team that won 16 of its first 19 games rather than a unit that lost eight of its last 12 contests. Read More Auburn Basketball: Auburn knows opportunity awaits in SEC Tournament, but Tigers aren’t overlooking Arkansas Where Bruce Pearl’s salary ranks nationally, in the SEC for 2022-23 season Wendell Green, Johni Broome, and Bruce Pearl look back on regular season “It kind of just tells us that we can do it, but we knew that going into it,” Green told reporters. “We can beat these teams; we’re just losing close games. And then to finally do it, it shows us, as a team, finally — we could do it. We proved it to ourselves, so now going into any game, we’ve got confidence against anybody.” Arkansas is the lower seed; however, the Razorbacks are favored to win by several sportsbooks. “And now the reward for such a job well done is we get to play the 18th-best team in the country, according to the NET,” Pearl said. “Arkansas is seeded 10th in the SEC tournament, but based on the NET, they’re the 18th seed in the NCAA tournament. You go figure that one. What a great reward.” Auburn defeated the Razorbacks 72-59 after a disheartening road loss at Georgia in January as conference play started to heat up. It’s imperative to remember that Arkansas didn’t have Nick Smith, who averages nearly 14 points and two assists per game. Smith on the court eliminates Auburn’s ability to go a zone defense because of his shooting skills. Several months ago, the zone was an essential element in the Tigers’ wire-to-wire victory. “They weren’t at full strength because they didn’t have Nick Smith,” They were at a time in their season when they weren’t shooting the ball well. And we took full advantage of it by playing 40 possessions of the zone. We probably have played 80 possessions of the zone on the season, 40 of them in that game. But that was just because Arkansas was struggling so much from three.” Smith is averaging nearly 20 points a game in his last five since returning to the starting lineup. Senior guard Zep Jasper is one of the best defensive players in the conference. He doesn’t shoot the ball often and scores 3.0 points a game on three shot attempts a game. His value is in his defense, and he’ll get a test with Smith. “I’m ready,” Jasper told reporters in Nashville. “Smith is a handful. It’s nothing I can’t handle. I’m looking forward to a great game. I’m going to do my best to stop him.” If you purchase a product or register for an account through one of the links on our site, we may receive compensation.