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  1. you guys do not want them to marry. hell most of you will admit you would see them changed even if that includes sending them to camp to brainwash them.because basic human rights like marriage especially is none of your business. period. thats why. what is really bad is people see the hate and then throw something out there like love the sinner but hate the sin. that is an excuse because you guys for the most part do not love gays anyway. you think they are freaks and tainted. hell your party other than twelve votes basically are proof what i say is true. love is the higher law and you guys are not throwing any love at it at all.
  2. your religion cannot infringe on others nor take away their basic human rights.
  3. would it be a good idea to pin a link to the portal in recruiting? i think it would be valuable. good idea or bad?
  4. we should get the mods to tag this. you got more pull than me but it would be handy to look anytime and see what we got or might get. thanks for posting this.
  5. Bruce Pearl is excited about Auburn hiring Hugh Freeze Published: Dec. 01, 2022, 4:45 p.m. ~4 minutes Auburn football coach Hugh Freeze speaks during his introductory press conference on Tuesday, Nov. 29 2022 in Auburn, Ala. Todd Van Emst/AU AthleticsTodd Van Emst/AU Athletics/AU At By Nubyjas Wilborn | nwilborn@al.com Auburn head football coach Hugh Freeze received a ringing endorsement from one of the most famous men on campus. As a head basketball coach, Bruce Pearl is in his ninth season on the Plains. Pearl smiled when a reporter asked him Thursday about athletic director John Cohen hiring Freeze. “I just think that Hugh is going to be a great fit for Auburn,” Pearl said. “He understands the SEC. He’s won and beaten teams that were more talented than he’s been. He’s going to hire a great staff. He’s got an incredible family. He’s a wonderful Christian man. He’s asked for grace (and) he’s going to be given grace here in this Christian community of Auburn. I’m thrilled that this leadership team is in place, and I look forward to working with him.” Freeze’s hire caused a backlash amongst a segment of fans because of previous accusations of sexual misconduct going back to his days as a high school coach in Memphis and his calling an escort service from his work phone leading to his dismissal at Ole Miss. Read More Auburn Football: AD John Cohen: Hugh Freeze ‘completely transparent’ during Auburn search Cadillac Williams ‘disappointed’ but ‘not upset’ after interviewing for Auburn head coaching job Hugh Freeze denies report he had to relinquish control of Twitter account with Auburn Another issue with Freeze arose last weekend when unsolicited direct messages to Chelsea Andrews that were sent in July resurfaced during the Iron Bowl. Andrews is a former Liberty student who is part of a lawsuit against the university for its handling of sexual assault accusations. Freeze sent the messages after she publicly criticized former Baylor athletic director Ian McCaw, who hired Freeze as the Liberty head coach. Freeze apologized for the messages in an ESPN interview despite saying in the introductory press conference that he was unaware of the backlash. “I learned from this situation that I should totally understand other people’s circumstances first before communicating or commenting on someone’s situation,” Freeze told ESPN. “It was an inadvertent misstep with no ill intent, and I am sorry.” Pearl repeatedly says he believes in opportunities for redemption. He believes Freeze will do well at Auburn as a football coach. “I talked to him a little bit last night. I tried to keep it short because I know he’s got a lot on his plate, but I’m so excited for him,” Pearl said. “I think that we’ve just had like three incredible hires within the last six months. I think President(Dr. Chris) Roberts -- the fact that he’s been here for so long in so many different capacities and did what he did with the college of engineering, we are in great hands there.” Pearl believes in the vision of Roberts and Cohen. Time will tell if he’s right. “He hired a great AD in John Cohen, who gets the Auburn culture, who has reinvited the term, ‘that’s Auburn being Auburn.,’” Pearl said. “We’re starting to talk about ‘that’s Auburn being Auburn’ in terms of the of Texas A&M football game, or what Cadillac Willims did turning our team around. That’s Auburn being Auburn.” If you purchase a product or register for an account through one of the links on our site, we may receive compensation.
  6. Auburn basketball notes & quotes: Tigers facing high-scoring opponent Mark Murphy 5–6 minutes AUBURN, Alabama–In its final game before taking a break for fall semester final exams, Coach Bruce Pearl’s Auburn basketball team will try to stay unbeaten by handling what is expected to be a barrage of three-point bombs sent their way by the Colgate Raiders. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. CST on Friday at Neville Arena with the game being streamed on SEC+ and ESPN+. Picked to win the Patriot League for a third consecutive year, Colgate has been and up and down so far this season. The Raiders will bring a 5-4 record into the matchup following a 92-58 neutral site victory over 92-58 Hartford. Colgate’s most impressive victory so far featured 19 made three-pointers in 39 attempts in an 80-68 victory at Syracuse. The Raiders are averaging 10.1 made three-pointers per game while connecting on 40.4 percent of their treys, which ranks 16th nationally. “We are playing one of the top teams in the country in three-point field goal shooting, which means we are pressing up,” Pearl said. “That is going to be really important for our game against Colgate. They are the best three-point shooting team we will play all year long.” The coach said that Colgate gets it looks on three-balls in a variety of ways on drive and dish plays, in transition on fastbreaks and grabbing offensive rebounds and then finding an opener shooter to pass to who is set up behind the three-point line. “They are kind of a dangerous team,” Pearl said. “They have got four starters who are fifth-year senior guys that are older. They are picked to win the Patriot League and they have won the league the last couple of years. We are bigger, we are better, but you play teams that have championships DNA, they know how to win. They know how to compete.” The Raiders have four starters scoring in double figures led by 6-5, 215 senior guard Tucker Richardson, who is averaging 16.5 points, 5.2 assists, 4.0 rebounds and 2.1 steals. He was voted the preseason player of the year and top defensive player on the year in the Patriot League. The top rebounder for Colgate is 6-10, 250 senior Keegan Records, who is averaging 11 points and 6.4 rebounds. Two other seniors in the starting lineup are 6-7, 220 forward Ryan Moffatt (12.0 points, 3.7 rebounds, 2.4 assists) and 6-2, 190 guard Oliver Lynch-Daniels (11.3 points, 27 rebounds). The point guard is 6-0, 180 freshman Braeden Smith, who is averaging 9.7 points, 5.0 assists and 4.4 rebounds. Auburn junior center Dylan Cardwell said that with Colgate being a veteran team he is expecting a physical game on Friday. “They are going to come in here being really good at running their stuff, running their plays,” he said. Cardwell said the Raiders pass the ball well and don’t have many turnovers. Colgate has a 1.4-1 assists to turnover ratio. Senior Allen Flanigan said, “They are going to put five guys out there on the floor that can shoot the ball.” Colgate opened on the road and lost 88-87 at Buffalo before winning three straight at Brown (87-68), at home in Hamilton, N.Y., vs. Wells (93-60) and at Syracuse (80-68). The Raiders then lost a neutral site game to Duquesne (85-80) before winning at home vs. Monmouth (85-66). Playing three times at Philadelphia the Raiders lost 72-68 to Delaware and 81-69 to Penn prior to defeating Hartford by 34 points. Auburn’s last game was a 65-60 home victory over Saint Louis, which Pearl said was the toughest opponent the Tigers have faced so far this season. Following the Colgate game the Tigers won’t play again until Dec. 10th when they take on Memphis at the Holiday Hoopsgiving event in Atlanta. Bruce Pearl Video Hoops Notes: In the only previous game vs. Colgate the Tigers took a 91-62 victory at Auburn on Nov. 18, 2019. Pearl said the Tigers played about as well as they could in that contest...AU is 7-1 all-time in games vs. teams in the Patriot League with the only loss against Navy...Auburn is allowing 56.9 points per game, which ranks 15th nationally...The Tigers have won 43 consecutive home games vs. non-conference opponents. In all games the Tigers have won 23 consecutive home contests, which is the fourth longest streak in Division I behind Gonzaga (69), Texas Tech (25) and Kentucky (24)...Auburn’s 7-0 start is the best under Pearl other than the 15-0 start for the 2019-20 team that had its season cut short by the pandemic...The Tigers are allowing opponents an average of 4.6 threes per contest and 23.7 percent shooting behind the three-point line. SEC Team Records Missouri 8-0 Auburn 7-0 Mississippi State 7-0 Arkansas 6-1 Alabama 6-1 LSU 6-1 Ole Miss 6-1 Tennessee 6-1 Georgia 6-2 Kentucky 5-2 Texas A&M 5-2 Florida 5-3 South Carolina 3-4 Vanderbilt 3-4 ">247Sports
  7. Block party awaits when No. 15 Auburn plays host to Colgate Auburn University Athletics 7–9 minutes AUBURN, Ala. – Last year, Walker Kessler set the Auburn single-season record with 155 blocks. It was the seventh most in SEC history. He's now in the NBA. And yet, through seven games, the Tigers have blocked 13 more shots this year than they did a year ago. That's because of Johni Broome and Dylan Cardwell, Auburn's frontcourt duo who currently ranks fourth (Broome, 16.67) and fifth (Cardwell, 16.28) nationally in block percentage. In fact, the Tigers lead the nation in blocks per game (8.3) this season. Broome is third with 3.7 blocks per game, and Cardwell ranks ninth with 2.9 blocks per game. "It helps," Auburn head coach Bruce Pearl said. "Obviously, they do a great job with their verticality. We teach it, they drill it. The challenge, though, is the backside rebounding. The challenge is if they leave, they're going to block shots and they're leaving the back side. So, our rotation on the backside -- or rebounding down as we call it -- is important." Cardwell, in particular, has taken a big leap this season, and he credits some of that improvement t0 playing behind and learning from Kessler last year. "I learned a lot," Cardwell said. "I learned when not to jump. I learned when to jump. He made a lot of non-business decisions, but he didn't get dunked on that many times. He had no fear when jumping. I second guess a little bit. If somebody is already up, I'm not going to jump late. But that's something I did learn. Just jump with no fear. If you get dunked on, you're still going to get drafted one day. He was a fearless jumper, and he still is." "Obviously, his rim protection, his ability to switch and guard guards and stay in front – for a man his size, Dylan is as athletic as anybody in college basketball," Pearl said. Cardwell, Broome and the rest of the Tigers will be back in action Friday night when Auburn hosts Colgate in Neville Arena. Tipoff is slated for 7:01 p.m. CT. Andy Burcham and Sonny Smith will have the radio call on 93.9 Tiger FM, online at AuburnTigers.com and on the TuneIn app. The game will also be streamed exclusively on SEC Network+. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. CT. The arena lot, stadium deck and Plainsman Park lots will be reserved at 8 a.m. due to the Super 7. Please note that there will be a lot of activity and traffic around Neville Arena due to the Super 7 and high school S&D state championships. PLAYER TO WATCH: ALLEN FLANIGAN Allen Flanigan has had a strong start to his senior campaign thus far. Having played in 87 career games, he tied his career high with 10 rebounds against Saint Louis on Sunday. It matched his previous best of 10 boards versus Arkansas on Dec. 30, 2020. Coming off the bench, Flanigan is currently fifth on the team in scoring (8.3 ppg), fourth in rebounding (4.7) and has made the second-most 3-pointers (8) on the team, shooting at a 34.8 percent clip. INSIDE THE SERIES: COLGATE Auburn leads 1-0 in the all-time series with Colgate. The lone came on Nov. 18, 2019. All five starters scored in double figures, led by 20 points from Samir Doughty, and the Tigers ran away with a 91-62 victory at Auburn Arena (now Neville Arena). The Tigers are 7-1 lifetime versus Patriot League opponents having faced Colgate (1-0), Lehigh (1-0) and Navy (5-1). TAKING AWAY THE TREYS Colgate is one of the top 3-point shooting ballclubs in the country (16th nationally) with a 40.4 percent accuracy (91 of 225 attempts) this season. Auburn is holding opponents to 23.7 percent shooting from beyond the arc and just 4.6 3s a contest. Its 3-point defense ranks fourth best in the nation and tops in the SEC. The Tigers have also held three opponents without a 3-point field goal in one half this season: USF, Texas Southern, Northwestern. Players Mentioned #13 Walker Kessler F/C 7' 1" Sophomore #44 Dylan Cardwell C 6' 11" Junior #22 Allen Flanigan G 6' 6" Senior #4 Johni Broome F 6' 10" Sophomore
  8. Charles Barkley on Auburn coach Hugh Freeze, and the negative blowback that came with him Updated: Dec. 01, 2022, 3:51 p.m.|Published: Dec. 01, 2022, 3:48 p.m. 2–3 minutes Alabama native Charles Barkley arrives for the Basketball Hall of Fame enshrinement ceremony in Springfield, Mass, Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022, in Springfield, Mass. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill) Charles Barkley doesn’t know Hugh Freeze, but he’s going to support the new Auburn football coach. Barkley, the former Auburn great and analyst on “NBA on TNT,” has made it clear who he wanted as the next coach. He’s also made his feelings known on the way Auburn treated former coach Bryan Harsin, but the former NBA star is all in on Freeze. “I will always support who’s coaching at Auburn,” Barkley told AL.com on Thursday. “I made no secret about it. I was hoping for (Jackson State head coach and former NFL star) Deion Sanders, but they went in a different direction. “I think I said what I always said. I didn’t like the way Bryan Harsin was treated. They put him in a really awkward situation where he couldn’t be successful. Now, we have to get our stuff together to support the new coach 100 percent.” It’s no secret there have been those who are against the hiring of Freeze and what the move symbolizes for Auburn. RELATED: What was Hugh Freeze accused of? “One thing about being in the ‘Bible Belt,’ there’s a lot of people around here who think they’ve never made a mistake in their life,” Barkley said. “I never pay attention to that noise, and that’s what it is noise. Ain’t none of us perfect, but for some reason when you’re in the ‘Bible Belt,’ I saw a sign ‘don’t judge anyone.’ They judge everyone. “You can’t pay that any attention. The guy’s our coach now. We have to support him.” Mark Heim is a sports reporter for The Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @Mark_Heim.
  9. Greg Sankey comments on Hugh Freeze's return to SEC Nathan King 3–4 minutes Hugh Freeze undoubtedly caused some headaches for Greg Sankey when he was at Ole Miss. But the SEC commissioner is ready to move forward now that Freeze has re-entered the conference. Sankey said Thursday during this year's SEC championship press conference that he chatted with Freeze over the phone earlier in the day and congratulated him for his new role on the Plains. "I look from this point forward; we're informed by people's pasts," Sankey said. "Hugh and I actually had an individual phone call earlier today, very positive. That's not the first phone call he and I've had in the last five years. I appreciated the way he responded during his press conference, and I respect the fact that he and I, over the succeeding years since his departure from Ole Miss, could have candid and honest conversation." In only his third year as SEC commissioner in 2017, Sankey was privy to Freeze's undoing at Ole Miss, where he was forced to either resign or be fired for cause after an NCAA investigation found Freeze had been using a university phone to contact female escort services throughout his time with the Rebels. The investigation was sparked due to recruiting violations and ultimately saw Ole Miss vacate 27 wins from Freeze's tenure. When Freeze was introduced as Auburn's new head coach Tuesday, he said he's kept a strong relationship with Sankey and is excited to follow his leadership again. "I have had a really good, honest relationship with him throughout all of it," Freeze said. "He’s never done anything but shoot me dead straight and tell me what he thought was best, not only for the conference, but for me. I appreciate a man that treats you like that. I’m thankful for all of his leadership." After Freeze stepped down from Ole Miss ahead of the 2017 season, Nick Saban reportedly wanted to hire him as Alabama's offensive coordinator at the end of the year, after Brian Daboll left for the same position in the NFL with the Buffalo Bills. Per an AL.com report, Sankey persuaded Saban not to hire Freeze, who returned to coaching in 2019 at Liberty. On Tuesday, Freeze denied Sankey has ever kept Freeze from returning to the SEC in any capacity. “I have never been told that by commissioner Sankey," Freeze said. "I’m not sure that’s accurate. I believe I had chances to get into the league as an offensive coordinator and I chose to go to Liberty as the head coach. I’m pretty confident of that. I did seek his advice, which I value.” Sankey did not dance around Freeze's troubled past, and said Freeze himself addressed that on their phone call, as Auburn moves into a new era for the football program after going 11-14 over the past two seasons. "There's a lot of work to do, and he kind of brought me up to speed on some of that this morning," Sankey said. "I'm confident there's been plenty of opportunities for learning over the years and look forward to working with Hugh again." 7COMMENTS *** Subscribe to Auburn Undercover for the latest news and intel, podcasts, recruiting coverage and more ***
  10. Auburn AD John Cohen discusses ‘due diligence’ in hiring of Hugh Freeze Published: Dec. 01, 2022, 8:14 p.m. 8–10 minutes Auburn athletics director John Cohen did not take questions at Tuesday’s introductory press conference for new coach Hugh Freeze. Cohen gave a prepared opening statement that lasted less than five minutes before turning the stage over to Freeze, and the program’s new AD did not make himself available for comment to the media afterward despite the attention that comes with the hiring of Freeze, whose complicated past has been well-documented. Read more Auburn football: Charles Barkley on Auburn coach Hugh Freeze, and the negative blowback that came with him Auburn grads, students say Hugh Freeze hire reflects school handling of rape cases: ‘Embarrassing’ Offensive lineman Keiondre Jones to enter transfer portal, could return to Auburn On Thursday evening, Cohen took questions about the coaching search, albeit during an appearance on Auburn’s in-house weekly radio show, “Tiger Talk.” Cohen joined hosts Andy Burcham and Brad Law to provide some further insight to the search, which lasted four weeks and involved the use of a search firm, two analytics firms, feedback from the Southeastern Conference office and other resources to help vet candidates. Ultimately, Cohen landed on Freeze, who was among the top candidates for the job since the search began Oct. 31. While Cohen was not asked about the pushback from fans who expressed concerns about Freeze’s viability for the position, he answered a handful of questions during his appearance on the radio show. Here’s a look at everything he had to say Thursday evening: JOHN COHEN, Auburn AD On the thoroughness of the search… “Well, you know, when you make a decision of this magnitude, you treat it with the utmost seriousness. You know, a lot of people—the great thing about being part of a tradition of family like the Auburn family, you know, people have thoughts; for sure they share those thoughts, but you got to go deep, deep, deep, and you got to find out everything. And when you have a coach who has coached at as many of the places Hugh has, or any one of those candidates, you got to go to every one of those places to find out why they had success, to find out what the relationship was with the student-athletes, to find out what their abilities were to recruit. It’s a very long, drawn-out process. You just, you got to do your due diligence because that’s what we get paid to do.” On if there were one or two characteristics or elements of Freeze’s vision for Auburn that made him stand out as a candidate… “I think there’s a great recruiting plan. I think there’s a great plan—the truth of the matter is this, guys, when you talk to someone for an hour, hour and a half, two hours, they can sell you on anything, but when you talk to student-athletes, you talk to former coaches who competed against and with him, and you talk about parents who have student-athletes who played for him, and when all of them start saying the same thing about his vision, his recruiting, about how much he cares and identifies with the players themselves, the student-athletes, then you really got something there. That’s what we found with Hugh Freeze.” On if Freeze is the right “fit”—a word Cohen stressed the importance of early in the search process—for Auburn… “Well, when we first started the process and we looked at all of our criteria, Hugh Freeze jumped out at us. I mean, I just kept thinking he is such a great fit for this job, but I wanted to go deep, I wanted to interview several people, and I wanted to make sure he was the right decision. We kind of started with Hugh, we kind of ended up with Hugh for all the same reasons, and he’s going to do a great job in this community in so many ways. I know Bruce is from Boston, right, and I know Hugh’s from Mississippi, but when you’re talking to him, if you close your eyes and you take the accents out of it, you could be talking to the same guy because both those guys have so much energy, so much passion, and they just connect with the community, and I really wanted that to be part of it. He’s still got to win games, and I mentioned Bruce, he’s won a ton of the games, but you still got to win games, and I really believe Hugh can do that here and will do that here.” On if he was surprised at the reaction when it was announced Cadillac Williams would remain on staff.. “I was, and I was a guy who watched him play from afar, I knew he was a great player, I knew he was a great NFL player, I knew the Auburn community loved him, but four weeks ago, when we’re playing A&M, I don’t know if I’ve ever experienced anything like that in my life. Honestly, I walk into that game and I think, ‘We’re playing for a national championship,’ and it’s nothing against our team, but there’s two teams that both have three wins late in the year, and the atmosphere, the energy, and all that came from Cadillac. When we interviewed Hugh, the first thing he said was, ‘Do you think we can get Cadillac? He’s that important to my staff. Do you think he’ll be part of this?’ I said, ‘I don’t know; that’s something you’d have to discuss with him,’ but certainly Cadillac’s been phenomenal, and he’s going to be on this staff, and he’s going to be a huge part of Auburn football moving forward.” On the due diligence of the search process and what resources he used… “Well, let’s start with the Southeastern Conference office and folks who work there, let’s talk about, again, Briarcrest High School, where Hugh was. Ole Miss, Arkansas State, obviously Liberty. Lambuth. Everywhere he has been, we checked in, and that common theme, common messaging—former student-athletes, former trainers, former student managers—and you can’t get away from those student managers; those guys know what’s going on now, and they all gave the same: ‘Hey, I want to work with that guy. I mean, if I ever had a chance to work with that guy, I want to work with that guy. He has energy. He shows up every day with tremendous passion.’ Again, sounds a lot like the guy you’re about to talk to on the show now.” On who helped him conduct the search… “Certainly, Rich McGlynn was working with me. He’s got such a great background with compliance. I don’t know if anybody on our staff knows Auburn like Rich McGlynn does, and I feel so privileged to work with him every day. Lee VanHorn, who’s my chief of staff, who was just working at a law firm in Arkansas, did a ton of legal background for me. We obviously had a search firm. We had two different analytics firms that we worked with. So, there were a lot of people involved.” On what the analytics said about Freeze… “There’s so many different categories. One of the most intriguing to me, those guys—those analytics guys say: Is this coach supposed to win this game based on their talent and the talent they’re facing? So, you’re really finding out their coaching ability. Is this guy recruiting at a level that’s higher than the norm for that school? If he recruiting at a level that’s competitive with the rest of the league? When this guy plays against this guy, what’s the talent deficit? What’s really interesting is — and Hugh was ranked so high among available coaches to us — but some of the best coaches in college football rarely, over a long period of time, ever play a team that has a deficiency in talent. I’m sorry, has more talent than the team they’re coaching. In some cases, you really can’t determine how good a coach they are if they’re always more talented than their opponent.” On the importance of maintaining visibility in the community… “One of the challenges I had over the last four weeks, because I was totally immersed in that—at times 18 hours a day—and traveling around and speaking to people, but now I really want to focus on our kids, our student-athletes, our fans, our coaches, our staff. Really, I’ve learned so much about Auburn from all those folks. I know at age 56, I don’t know everything about Auburn; I’ve got a lot to learn, but it’s great to learn from these great people that I get to work with every day.” Tom Green is an Auburn beat reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @Tomas_Verde.
  11. Auburn’s Hugh Freeze to join ESPN’s ‘College GameDay’ on Saturday Published: Dec. 02, 2022, 5:57 a.m. 3–4 minutes AUBURN, AL - November 29, 2022 - Auburn Head Football Coach Hugh Freeze and Athletics Director John Cohen embrace during Hugh Freeze’s introductory press conference at the Woltosz Football Performance Center in Auburn, AL. Photo By Austin PerrymanAustin Perryman New Auburn football coach Hugh Freeze is scheduled to be on the set of ESPN’s College GameDay on Saturday, Dec. 3. The three-hour college pregame show will be live streamed on fuboTV (free trial). ESPN’s “College GameDay” will be in Arlington, Texas, for the Big 12 Championship game between No. 10 Kansas State and No. 3 TCU. It is GameDay’s first visit to the Big 12 Championship since 2007. Freeze will be on set with host Rece Davis and analysts Desmond Howard, Kirk Herbstreit, Lee Corso, Pat McAfee and David Pollack. Top-ranked Georgia’s head coach Kirby Smart will join for a remote interview ahead of the Bulldogs’ SEC Championship game in Atlanta. College Football Playoff Committee Chair Boo Corrigan will also join the show remotely. Hugh Freeze’s return to the league more than five years after his scandal-plagued exit was greeted by considerable backlash on social media from wary fans. The former Ole Miss and Liberty coach had to talk about his past during his introductory news conference as much as his belief that Auburn can make a quick turnaround. He urged fans to “please give me a chance to earn your trust.” Freeze left Ole Miss after personal misconduct and NCAA violations. Auburn gave Freeze a six-year contract worth at least $6.5 million annually, making him the eighth-highest paid coach in the SEC. The buyout, if Freeze is fired without cause, would be 75% of his remaining contract. Freeze resigned from Ole Miss in the summer of 2017 after school officials uncovered a “pattern of personal misconduct” starting with a call to a number used by an escort service from a university-issued cellphone. The program ultimately landed on NCAA probation for 21 violations of academic, booster and recruiting misconduct mostly under Freeze’s watch. When is GameDay? “College GameDay” will air Saturday, Dec. 3 from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. (9 a.m. to noon ET). Live stream FuboTV The game will be live streamed on fuboTV, which offers a free trial. The most basic of plans is the “fubo standard” package, which comprises 121-plus channels for $69.99 per month. Like all cord-cutting alternatives, there are plenty of options, especially for sports. It comes with more than 1,000 hours of cloud-based DVR, and up to 10 screens at once. Will it be televised? “College GameDay” will be televised on ESPN. Mark Heim is a sports reporter of for The Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @Mark_Heim.
  12. Hugh Freeze's past offenses by the numbers JD McCarthy 4–5 minutes Auburn’s last two coaches’ downfall was that their offenses were no longer meeting expectations. For Gus Malzahn that meant they slipped from where they were early in his tenure, while Bryan Harsin was never able to establish an effective offense. Buy Tigers Tickets Hugh Freeze was hired to change that and he has had success in the SEC with his offensive scheme. Which he has used to beat Nick Saban multiple times, something not many coaches can say. His offense is based around a dangerous passing attack and developing quarterbacks, something that has Robby Ashford “excited” to work with his new coach. This will mark a change in Auburn’s past offenses, which were based around a ground attack that opened up holes in the defense that the passing game could then exploit. Here is a look at Freeze’s offenses at Arkansas State (2011), Ole Miss 2012-16), and Liberty (2019-22) by the numbers and how they rank compared to the rest of their peers. Category Stat Conference Rank Points per game 32.5 1 Total offense 448.7 1 Yards per play 5.73 2 Rushing yards per game 154.23 2 Rushing yards per carry 3.89 5 Passing yards per game 293.6 1 Yards per attempt 7.6 2 Completion % 65.2% 1 3rd down conversion % 42.08% 2 Red zone TD % 56.06% 5 Category Stat Conference Rank Points per game 31.5 5 Total offense 423.8 5 Yards per play 5.73 7 Rushing yards per game 174 5 Yards per carry 4.09 10 Passing yards per game 249.8 5 Yards per attempt 7.9 5 Completion % 63.3 5 3rd down conversion % 44.28% 4 Red zone TD % 66.67% 4 Category Stat Conference Rank Points per game 30 9 Total Offense 423.8 5 Yards per play 5.73 7 Rushing Yards per game 190 7 Yards per carry 4.68 10 Passing Yards per game 283.3 3 Yards per attempt 7.5 9 Completion % 63.3% 6 3rd down conversion % 45.69% 5 Red zone TD % 52.17% 13 Category Stat Conference Rank Points per game 28.3 11 Total offense 419.1 7 Yards per play 6.03 7 Rushing yards per game 155.46 10 Yards per carry 4.25 11 Passing yards per game 263.6 5 Yards per attempt 8 5 Completion % 60.3% 7 3rd down conversion % 39.34% 10 Red zone TD % 56.1% 11 Category Stat Conference Rank Points per game 40.8 1 Total offense 517.8 1 Yards per play 7.07 1 Rushing yards per game 183.08 7 Yards per carry 5.14 2 Passing Yards per game 334.7 1 Yards per attempt 8.9 2 Completion % 65% 4 3rd down conversion % 41.41% 5 Red zone TD % 59.68 5 Category Stat Conference Rank Points per game 32.6 4 Total offense 464.3 3 Yards per play 6.16 7 Rushing yards per game 149.42 12 Yards per carry 4.25 11 Passing yards per game 314.9 1 Yards per attempt 7.8 4 Completion % 59.8% 6 3rd down conversion % 40.24% 9 Red zone TD % 54.39% 13 Category Stat National Rank Points per game 32.8 34 Total offense 439.4 32 Yards per play 6.44 18 Rushing yards per game 150.46 78 Yards per carry 4.5 59 Passing yards per game 288.9 21 Yards per attempt 8.3 24 Completion % 56.9% 92 3rd down conversion % 40.72% 58 Red zone TD % 69.64% 26 Category Stat National Rank Points per game 38.2 16 Total offense 482.7 15 Yards per play 6.71 13 Rushing yards per game 252.36 9 Yards per carry 5.74 7 Passing yards per game 230.4 62 Yards per attempt 8.3 26 Completion % 62.9% 39 3rd down conversion % 48.3% 13 Red zone TD % 58.93% 82 Category Stat National Rank Points per game 33.6 25 Total offense 436.2 35 Yards per play 6.38 24 Rushing yards per game 181.23 45 Yards per carry 4.64 48 Passing yards per game 255 43 Yards per attempt 8.7 15 Completion % 59.3% 82 3rd down conversion % 42.86% 41 Red zone TD % 71.11% 11 Category Stat National Rank Points per game 28.3 68 Total offense 400.5 59 Yards per play 5.67 67 Rushing yards per game 178.5 48 Yards per carry 4.53 52 Passing yards per game 220 77 Yards per attempt 7.1 76 Completion % 57.9% 94 3rd down conversion % 37.13% 85 Red zone TD % 62.22% 64
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  17. here is some info on him................... Playing career Heard was a wide receiver for Ole Miss from 1996 to 2000, where he participated in four bowl games and finished his career as the all-time leader in career receptions and touchdowns.[1] He is still among the top ten in career receiving yards, receptions, and touchdowns. He signed with the San Francisco 49ers in 2001, only appearing in the preseason. He signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2002, but was assigned to NFL Europe. Coaching career Heard began his coaching career at Jackson Preparatory School in 2002 as the team's quarterbacks, wide receivers, and special teams coach. He spent 2003 as the wide receivers coach at Hargrave Military Academy, where Hargrave had a 8–1 record in his lone season there. He left to be a graduate assistant at NC State in 2004, and left to be a graduate assistant at his alma mater Ole Miss in 2005. He spent two seasons at Ole Miss before leaving to be the wide receivers coach at Western Michigan in 2007.[2] He left to be the offensive coordinator at Lambuth University under Hugh Freeze in 2008. He spent the 2008 and 2009 seasons with the team before leaving to be the passing game coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Arkansas State under newly hired offensive coordinator Freeze.[3] After Freeze was named the head coach at Ole Miss in 2012, Heard followed him to Oxford to be the wide receivers coach for his alma mater. He spent five seasons at Ole Miss, leaving after the 2016 season.[4] Heard was named the passing game coordinator and wide receivers coach on Tom Allen's staff at Indiana in 2017.[5] He was promoted to co-offensive coordinator in 2020.[6] In March of 2022, Heard was hired to be the new wide receivers coach at the University of Central Florida, starting in the 2022 season.
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  19. Defense headlines No. 15 Auburn's duel with Colgate By FLM ~4 minutes Defense headlines No. 15 Auburn's duel with Colgate Wendell Green Jr. and Johni Broome have been a formidable outside-inside punch for No. 15 Auburn through its first seven games. But a big reason why Bruce Pearl's team is undefeated entering a Friday home date with high-scoring Colgate has been the play of its stingy, in-your-face defense. Entering the matchup with Raiders, Auburn (7-0) leads the country in blocked shots (8.3 per game) and is ranked 16th nationally in points allowed (56.9). In a 65-60 comeback win over an experienced Saint Louis squad last Sunday, the Tigers' defense allowed just two points to the Billikens in the game's final five minutes, sparking a 12-2 run to close the game. It was the fifth time in seven outings that Auburn held its opponent to 60 points or less. "Defense wins championships," said Broome, who had 11 points, eight rebounds and a season-high eight blocks in the victory. "I knew I had to make an impact on the game and that was rebounding and blocking shots." Green is coming off a season-high 22 points in the win over the Billikens. He's currently the Tigers' leader in scoring (13.4 points per game) and assists (3.7). But he doubles as a quality rebounder (4.6) despite his 5-foot-11, 175-pound frame. Broome (10.5 points, 8.7 rebounds) has been Auburn's best offensive player in the post. But he, along with Dylan Cardwell, are a big reason why the Tigers lead college basketball in blocked shots. Broome ranks third nationally in blocks per game (3.7), while Cardwell, who is averaging 4.4 points and 5.4 rebounds, is tied for seventh in blocks (2.8). K.D. Johnson (9.7 points) and Allen Flanigan (8.3 points, 4.7 rebounds) continued their outstanding play off the bench in the win over Saint Louis. Johnson had four points in the late-game surge, while Flanigan added a momentum-shifting dunk in addition to tying a career-high with 10 rebounds. Colgate (5-4) features four players who average double figures in scoring, but defense has been a major issue for head coach Matt Langel's squad. In the Raiders' four losses this season, the team has allowed 81.5 points per game. Tucker Richardson (16.4 points, 5.2 assists, 4.0 rebounds) and Ryan Moffatt (12.0 points, 3.7 rebounds, 2.4 assists) are Colgate's top scorers. But they are also excellent defenders who give opposing teams problems with their length. Richardson was recently named to the Lou Henson Award Watch List, which is presented annually to the top mid-major player in Division I hoops. He's a five-year starter and the only player in school history who's amassed 1,000 points and 500 rebounds. Oliver Lynch-Daniels (11.3 points, 2.7 rebounds) and youngster Braeden Smith (9.7 points, 4.4 rebounds, 5.0 assists) are also key contributors on a Colgate offense that's averaging 81.2 points an outing. Following a 92-58 win over Hartford, Langel gave his team a day off before shifting Colgate's focus to the Tigers. "It will be good to get a much-needed day of rest before we get back to work for an excellent Auburn team," Langel said. --Field Level Media Copyright 2022 STATS LLC and Associated Press. Any commercial use or distribution without the express written consent of STATS LLC and Associated Press is strictly prohibited.
  20. Auburn drops in Week 4 AP basketball poll despite remaining undefeated Updated: Nov. 28, 2022, 11:22 a.m.|Published: Nov. 28, 2022, 11:19 a.m. 2–3 minutes Auburn guard Wendell Green Jr. (1) walks through the huddle of Saint Louis players during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Sunday, Nov. 27, 2022, in Auburn, Ala. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)AP Auburn remained undefeated on the season with three wins during Thanksgiving week, but Bruce Pearl’s team slipped in the latest AP poll after an uneven week of play. Auburn (7-0) dropped two spots to No. 15 in the Week 4 poll released Monday. The Tigers were ranked 13th in each of the prior two weeks. The drop comes after a week in which the team won the Cancun Challenge, defeating Bradley and Northwestern in Mexico, and then returned home for a hard-fought win against Saint Louis. Though Auburn’s record remained flawless, it didn’t come easy. The offense struggled in a rock fight with Northwestern on Wednesday, as the team shot just 26 percent from the field. The Tigers then staved off the Billikens on Sunday at Neville Arena, erasing a late five-point deficit and closing the game on a 12-2 run to improve to 7-0. Arizona, Purdue, UConn, Alabama and Tennessee all jumped Auburn in this week’s poll, while Duke, North Carolina and Michigan State fell below Pearl’s team. Auburn is one of five SEC teams ranked in the latest top-25, with four of them ranked between 11th and 15th. Alabama and Arkansas are tied as the highest-ranked league teams this week, both checking in at No. 11. Alabama’s climb came after its quadruple-overtime win against then-No. 1 North Carolina on Sunday. Tennessee is ranked 13th, moving up nine spots after improving to 5-1. Kentucky is the other SEC team ranked this week, checking in at No. 19. Tom Green is an Auburn beat reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @Tomas_Verde.
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