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Bo Nix opens up about transfer from Auburn to Oregon during College GameDay feature Crissy Froyd | 2 days ago Auburn’s had quarterback issues all season long since the departure of Bo Nix to Oregon via the transfer portal. Nix, who now serves as the Ducks starting quarterback, recently opened up on how his transition has been moving from the south all the way to the northwest. The two schools could hardly be further away from each other, and one of the most unique things about the move that some may not think about is the change in the culture and the food. That’s one thing that Nix said came to mind and came up in a recent interview, spawning a partnership of source with Chick-Fil-A since the nearest location of the fast food chain from the school is roughly an hour away. So Nix brought it to the team… Oregon is set play its next game against UCLA at 2:30 p.m. CT on Saturday. Well it seems he left because he had issues with harsin. imagine that.

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he destroyed fsu and let winston and others run wild. it got really wicked down there before it was all over. i guess the pressure got to him. winston was a thug who walks in a hamburger joint and gets one of those little cups you put ketchup in and was drinking coke in it that he did not pay for. female manager asked him to stop and he gets smart so she calls the cops and he threatens here. jimbo sold his soul for that natty.

auburn.rivals.com AuburnSports - Leaders emerging in Auburn’s infield Bryan Matthews AuburnSports Leaders emerging in Auburn’s infield 19h ago 4-5 minutes AUBURN | Auburn’s infield could be loaded with newcomers this season. A month into fall practice, a transfer, junior college signee and true freshman are all pushing for a spot in the everyday lineup. It starts at first base where a D-I transfer is competing with junior Cam Hill for the starting position. “Cooper McMurray, the transfer from Kansas, has played really well,” said AU coach Butch Thompson. “He can drive a ball the other way, which you love to see, especially from a left-handed bat. He can use all fields. He has true power. He’s first or second in home runs this fall. “I think the defense is going to be OK. He has to keep getting better.” True freshman Gavin Miller has impressed at third base as he competes with senior Bryson Ware, who played outfield the last two seasons. "Miller and Ware is going to be a real neat battle and has been at third base,” said Thompson. “Miller doesn’t look like a freshman. He looks ready to play. You don’t want to force the game on your youngest players regardless of how talented they are, but he has mature at-bats. He has a feel for the strike zone. He’s hit velocity. “He’s handled the routine play at third base. If he wins the job, it would not surprise me. And everything I’ve seen so far, he’s ready to have a good year as a freshman. That’s hard to do in our league.” At second base, Caden Green, a signee out of Seminole State Community College, has impressed as he competes with sophomore Brody Moss and senior Mason Land. Green batted .425 with 22 doubles and 13 home runs last season. “Out of these three and a half weeks, one week was like, ‘Wow, that’s everything we thought of and more.’ But it’s just that consistency,” said Thompson. “There’s some quiet days. Can he create consistency there? Athletically, he makes great decisions and he has awareness in the middle of the infield. How comfortable I feel with him on the field defending is pretty high. "Brody Moss has played really, really well. Moss and Land are both left-handed hitters and Green is a right-hander.” Both Green and Moss can also play shortstop where junior Cole Foster has moved after starting at second base last season. “Cole can make all the exceptional plays,” said Thompson. “His skillset, his arm strength, his range is good or better than anybody we’ve had play short since we’ve been here. He has the skillset to be a high-level shortstop. I think Cole could slide into the backend of the first round. “I think at the end of the day, his acid test will be can he dominate the routine play? I know he can." Brody Wortham, a graduate transfer from West Georgia, has been working at first and third this fall. In a 12-11 comeback win over Louisiana Tech last week, Wortham went 2 of 2 with with a double, the game-winning home run and three RBI. “He’s probably our best defensive first baseman and you could see him as a defensive replacement there,” said Thompson. Senior Nate LaRue returns at catcher along with his top backup, junior Ryan Dyal. Ike Irish has been so impressive at the plate, however, Thompson is looking to find more spots to play the true freshman including outfield and first base. “The at-bats from Gavin Miller, Cooper McMurray, Justin Kirby in the outfield and Ike Irish — really the two freshmen, Miller and Irish, have had exceptional at-bats,” said Thompson. “Ike is definitely a catcher primarily but we’ve got to find a place for his bat other than just DH as a freshman. He’s having some of our best at-bats on the whole club. He can hit.” Auburn is entering its fifth week of fall practice. “We’re as deep or deeper than we’ve ever been in the outfield. I feel the same way about catching,” said Thompson. “Where we knew we had to revamp was the pitching staff. There’s so much work to do with the pitching. But I don’t think we’ve lost any arm talent, but we’ve definitely lost arm experience.” In the exhibition game against Louisiana Tech, AU’s pitchers walked just one batter in 12 innings. “They’re throwing strikes,” said Thompson. “Now maybe pitch selection, design, some gamesmanship — we’ve got a lot to work to do there. So that has our undivided attention.” Auburn hosts Alabama in an exhibition game Friday at 6:30 p.m. CT.

247sports.com By the numbers: Where Auburn statistically stands after bye week A surprise rushing performance for Auburn last week against Ole Miss (301 yards) lost some of its luster Saturday, when LSU became the second straight team to trounce the Rebels on the ground, this time for 252 yards on the ground. Still, what was easily the Tigers' best offensive outing of the year in Oxford served to improve a handful of their scoring, rushing and efficiency metrics, while their defense, particularly defending the run, continues to provide some of the worst marks by Auburn on that side of the ball in recent seasons. We're past the midway point of the regular season, so the caveat of early season statistics being skewed because of a couple big performances can be lifted. Every program's current state in terms of statistical successes and shortcomings is now a relatively accurate reflection of that team. Statistically, here is where Auburn stands in conference and national rankings as it exits its bye week and prepares to host Arkansas. Auburn Undercover will track and present these weekly statistics moving forward for the rest of the season. Offense QB rating: 111.97 (14th SEC, 115th nationally) Passing offense: 207.6 YPG (13th, 102nd) Yards per pass attempt: 7.4 YPA (10th, T-70th) Rushing offense: 170.0 YPG (8th, 55th) Yards per rush attempt: 4.51 (8th, 55th) Scoring offense: 22.3 PPG (13th, 108th) Total offense: 377.6 YPG (9th, 80th) Points per play: 0.275 (11th, 110th) Points per drive: 1.55 (12th, 108th) Third-down conversions: 33.3% (14th, T-108th) Red-zone TD rate: 63.64% (10th, T-61st) Explosive passing plays (30-plus yards): 11 (7th, T-50th) Explosive rushing plays (20-plus yards): 14 (T-3rd, T-16th) Sacks allowed: 16 (T-11th, T-76th) Tackles for loss allowed: 43 (T-8th, T-83rd) Fumbles lost: 6 (T-7th, T-90th) Defense Total defense: 391.0 YPG (10th SEC, 81st nationally) Opposing passer rating: 119.6 (7th, 29th) Opposing completion percentage: 58.5% (8th, 43rd) Passing yards: 186.6 YPG (4th, 19th) Rushing yards: 204.3 YPG (14th, 119th) Yards per carry: 4.85 YPC (14th, 117th) Scoring defense: 28.3 PPG (12th, 83rd) Points per play allowed: 0.414 (11th, 81st) Points per drive allowed: 2.36 (10th, 73rd) Third-down conversions: 42.72% (11th, 101st) Red-zone TD rate: 67.86% (12th, 104th) Explosive passing plays allowed (30-plus yards): 6 (T-3rd, T-14th) Explosive rushing plays allowed (20-plus yards): 15 (14th, T-119th) Sacks: 13 (T-7th, T-84th Tackles for loss: 33 (T-11th, T-115th) Interceptions: 2 (T-13th, T-120th) Recovered fumbles: 2 (T-10th, T-88th) Special teams Net punting: 42.29 (2nd SEC, 14th nationally) Opposing punt returns: 7.0 YPR (6th, 59th) Own punt returns: 8.92 YPR (8th, 49th) Field goals: 80.0% (4th, T-44th) Opposing kickoff returns: 20.45 YPR (8th, T-73rd) Own kickoff returns: 13.36 yards (14th, 126th) Miscellaneous Penalties: 6.6 per game (7th SEC, T-78th nationally) Turnover margin: -9 (14th, T-130th) ESPN FPI Strength of record: No. 48 nationally Game control: No. 47 Remaining strength of schedule: No. 1 Offensive efficiency rating: No. 77 Defensive efficiency rating: No. 46 Special teams efficiency rating: No. 72 ESPN SP+ Offensive efficiency rating: No. 42 nationally Defensive efficiency rating: No. 61 Special teams efficiency rating: No. 35 Overall ranking: No. 48 Remaining schedule (ESPN FPI) vs. Arkansas: 56.3% chance to win @ Mississippi State: 20.2% vs. Texas A&M: 46.8% vs. Western Kentucky: 58.5% @ Alabama: 4.1% Individual leaders Passing Yards per game: Robby Ashford — 144.9 (13th SEC) Touchdowns: Robby Ashford — 4 (T-16th SEC) Interceptions: Robby Ashford — 5 (T-10th SEC) Completion %: Robby Ashford — 47.9% (13th SEC) Yards per attempt: Robby Ashford — 7.2 (11th SEC) Rushing Yards per game: Tank Bigsby — 74.86 (7th SEC) Yards per carry: Tank Bigsby — 5.29 (20th SEC) Touchdowns: Tank Bigsby — 6 (T-8th SEC) Receiving Receptions: Ja'Varrius Johnson — 19 (T-26th SEC) Receiving yards per game: Ja'Varrius Johnson — 47.9 (20th SEC) ">247Sports

Basketball analyst on Auburn's 'dudes' and challenges for SEC's new coaches Mark Murphy 5-6 minutes AUBURN, Alabama–College basketball analyst Seth Greenberg predicts that the new head coaches and their teams across the Southeastern Conference for the 2022-23 hoops season will be hard-pressed to keep up with the top teams in the league. One of those teams expected among the best in the SEC is the Auburn Tigers. Asked what he expects to see from the SEC for the 2022-23 season, Greenberg said, “I think there are five or six teams that can go really deep in the NCAA Tournament. “It sounds funny, but SEC basketball is as deep as SEC football and that probably hasn’t happened in a long time,” said Greenberg, who won 380 games as a college head coach before moving into television. In the SEC there are five newcomers making their debuts in the league as head coach and another, Mike White, made the move from Florida to Georgia to replace Tom Crean, who was fired. “If you don’t win you are gone,” Greenberg said. “That is why there are six new coaches in the league. The expectations and the resources that have been put into it from building facilities to hiring coaches, it is giving everyone a chance to have a chance to compete at the highest level.” Mississippi State hired Chris Jans, who was very successful at New Mexico State. Jans is familiar with Auburn’s head coach, Bruce Pearl, after nearly upsetting Pearl’s Final Four team in a 2019 NCAA Tournament opening round game at Salt Lake City. Jans replaces veteran coach Ben Howland. “They are all good coaches, all different,” Greenberg said. “Chris Jans, he is like the blue collar guy of the group. He will try to figure out unique ways (to win).” Florida hired former Auburn assistant coach Todd Golden to make the move from the University of San Francisco to Gainesville. “Todd Golden is the boy wonder of the group,” Greenberg said of the 36-year-old coach, who replaced White. “He is going to try to out-think you, I guess.” South Carolina fired veteran coach Frank Martin and brought in Lamont Paris from Chattanooga. “I think Lamont has probably paid his dues in situations that were difficult,” Greenberg said. “I think Mike White is a terrific, terrific coach.” Another veteran coach, Cuonzo Martin, lost his job and Dennis Gates is his replacement at Missouri. Gates made the move from Cleveland State of the Horizon League. Gates succeeded in rebuilding Cleveland State, winning Horizon League championships in his second and third year there. Before that he earned a reputation as a strong recruiter at Florida State and elsewhere. LSU also has a new head coach with Will Wade fired for NCAA infractions issues rather than his team’s performance on the court. Matt McMahon, who had major success at Murray State, will try to duplicate that in Baton Rouge. “I think across the board good coaches, but you know what, terrific players make terrific coaches,” Greenberg said about the new coaches in the SEC. “Then you have got to figure out a way to evaluate and figure out a way to win in this league. They are all going to do it differently. I think that is going to be the challenge for these guys.” Greenberg, who has been attending practices around the SEC, visited an Auburn workout on the way to SEC Media Days. The Tigers won last season’s league championship with a 15-3 record, but they have to replace a pair of first round NBA draft picks in Jabari Smith and Walker Kessler. The Tigers brought in talented newcomers to fill those spots plus a pair of guards for a roster that returns its starting guards. “I want to see the guards to see if they have a little bit better decision-making, understanding pace and getting others involved,” Greenberg said when asked about his expectations for Auburn. He noted how transfer center Johni Broome and freshman power forward Yohan Traore perform will be keys to success for the 2022-23 Tigers. “I think the thing that Bruce has developed is strength in numbers,” Greenberg pointed out. “He is 12 deep in dudes who can play.” Commenting on Pearl, who is beginning his ninth season at Auburn, Greenberg said, “Everywhere he has every been he has recruited good players and he has evaluated better players.” Greenberg uses guards Jared Harper and Bryce Brown, starters on the 2019 Final Four team, as an example of Pearl’s ability to see prospects and project how they will develop in college. “If you think about that backcourt, no one recruited them so finding guys who understand how to win, who understand their identity and understand how to be a winning player by buying in, I think that is Bruce’s greatest gift in recruiting. 13COMMENTS “Recruiting Jabari, which obviously that is great, but recruiting those other guys who evaluate up and seeing not just where he is, but where he is going, that is what makes him so good. He did it at Milwaukee, he did it at Tennessee, he did it at Southern Indiana and he has done that at Auburn.” *** Subscribe: Receive the latest Auburn intel, opinion and scoops*** ">247Sports

Jason Caldwell's Monday morning quarterback column Jason Caldwell 4-5 minutes Stretch run time Following a bye the Auburn football Tigers get back into game week preparations with the Arkansas Razorbacks up next. It’s one of four consecutive games in which Coach Bryan Harsin’s team will absolutely have a chance to come away with a win with Mississippi State, Texas A&M and Western Kentucky up next. They are also four straight games that this team could lose if the Tigers don’t correct some of the issues that have plagued them the first seven games of the 2022 season. My guess is it will be somewhere in between, but it’s going to take Robby Ashford and this Auburn offense building on the performance against Ole Miss to make that happen. Running the football is going to be the key, something that can be done against an Arkansas defense that is every bit as porous as Ole Miss was. The Razorbacks are 120th nationally in total defense, allowing 457 yards per game. Against Power 5 opposition that number climbs to 470 yards. They are allowing 35 points per game in those same opportunities. Auburn is absolutely going to have the chance to make plays on Saturday. Can the Tigers avoid the turnovers that have hurt them this season and can they run the football? That’s the issue for them this week because Arkansas is going to score points. Can Auburn match them? That’s the question. The next two weeks will see better defensive teams, but both Mississippi State and Texas A&M are having their own issues on offense. At the moment those feel like the Missouri and LSU games for Auburn, games that will go down to the wire and the first team to 20 wins. There’s a path for this team to get back on track and build a little momentum heading towards the end of the season and the Iron Bowl, but there’s also a very real possibility that things could go from bad to worse. We’ll find out soon enough which direction things will take. Around the league Following a slow Saturday in SEC play, things get ramped up in a big way with the next few weeks going a long way towards deciding how the divisions are going to line up this season. After watching LSU in person in Auburn a few weeks ago, I wasn’t sure they were very good. I’m still not sure of that, but the Ole Miss defense was so bad that I picked LSU to win at home. I didn’t think it would look like that, however. LSU has improved by leaps and bounds over the course of this season. You have got to give credit to Brian Kelly and his staff because that’s not a roster loaded with NFL guys at the moment. Alabama got back to work following a loss to Tennessee and the perfect opponent was Mississippi State. Nick Saban’s defense has just simply dominated the Bulldogs under Mike Leach and that continued on Saturday night with the Crimson Tide playing a three-man front and daring Mississippi State to run the football. They had a few plays that worked, but didn’t score a touchdown until the last play of the game. It was Mississippi State's first touchdown in Tuscaloosa since 2014. South Carolina got a big win over Texas A&M to improve to 5-2 on the year and move back into the Top 25. With Missouri and Vanderbilt up next before a trip to Gainesville, the Gamecocks should finish 7-5 at a minimum this season and continue moving in the right direction under Coach Shane Beamer. Meanwhile, Mississippi State continues the Leach trend. They’ll be just good enough to win a solid game or two, it’s going to end in four or more losses. Leach has been a head coach for 21 seasons and has lost at least four times in 17 of those years. Another loss this season would mean 18 of 21 seasons losing at least 4 games. Just wild. Tennessee gets Kentucky this week while Georgia plays Florida in Jacksonville. Both should be able to navigate those games without too much trouble, setting the table for what should be a wild one when the Vols head to Athens on November 5. It should be a monster game that day, not only for the SEC, but nationally.

#PMARSHONAU: Sunday reflections from Auburn and beyond Future Auburn opponents hit on hard times Auburn’s next three SEC opponents seem to be crumbling before their eyes. Arkansas, next Saturday’s opponent, was off after winning 52-35 at BYU. But the Razorbacks lost three straight before that. Mississippi State was shut down 30-6 at Alabama after losing 27-17 at Kentucky last week. And perennially overrated Texas A&M lost 30-24 at South Carolina to fall to 3-4 overall. Is this season’s West Division the weakest it’s ever been? I believe you can make that case. Auburn, Arkansas and Texas A&M are tied for last with 1-3 conference records. Auburn’s only win is one that was gift-wrapped by Missouri. A&M’s only win is over Arkansas. Arkansas’ only win is over South Carolina. Alabama is going to win the division easily. Ole Miss, unbeaten going into Saturday, has given up 79 points the past two games – to Auburn and LSU. LSU is no offensive juggernaut. Auburn had not scored more than 17 points against a Power 5 opponent before losing 48-34 at Ole Miss. LSU shows significant progress in win over Ole Miss OK, I was wrong. LSU has improved significantly since it trailed Auburn 17-0 at Jordan-Hare Stadium. Ole Miss jumped all over the Bayou Bengals out of the gate at Tiger Stadium, taking a 17-3 lead. And then LSU took over in a big way en route to a 45-20 victory. That game made some things obvious: LSU, now 4-1 in the SEC, might be the second-best team in the West. Quarterback Jayden Daniels is playing far better than he did against Auburn. Ole Miss does not have enough defense to stay in the championship race, though, to be fair, the Rebels lost their two leading tacklers to injuries. LSU is going to be writing a large check to the SEC. Students stormed the field after Saturday’s win over Ole Miss. I wonder when was the last time beating Ole Miss led to field-storming. Texas A&M’s shocking collapse I have frequently questioned the annual lovefest for Texas A&M, but not even I expected what has happened. A 3-4 record with one SEC win on a missed Arkansas field goal and losses to Appalachian State and South Carolina is remarkably bad for a team that was ranked No. 6 nationally going into the season. Saturday night at South Carolina, Texas A&M was called for a startling eight false starts. I have known Jimbo Fisher since he arrived at Auburn with Terry Bowden. I like and respect him. But when you break down his career as a head coach, beyond two seasons when he had a generational quarterback in Jameis Winston, it’s pretty average. Gaudy recruiting rankings are great, but they guarantee nothing. What led the Texas A&M administration to give him the contract of all contracts and then extend that contract is anybody’s guess. But even at Texas A&M, an $80-plus million contract buyout would be a lot to swallow. Clemson provides a recruiting blueprint As I watched Clemson come from behind to beat Syracuse on Saturday, I didn’t see the kind of across-the-board elite athleticism and talent that I see when I watch Alabama, Georgia or Ohio State. And that’s when it hit me. Auburn needs to recruit like Clemson recruits, and there is no reason it can’t. What Clemson has and has had is impact players. And that should be Auburn’s focus, too. Matching Alabama and Georgia 1-85 is neither likely nor necessary. Having enough difference-makers to make plays against them is necessary. About those star rankings I asked a former coach who was an extremely successful SEC recruiter how important star rankings are. Here is what he said: “The problem with star rankings is that some coaches get so carried away with them that they don’t trust their own eyes. Stars tell you something, but they don’t tell you everything. If you do a good job of evaluating and believe a guy can play, you shouldn’t let stars scare you off. If you think a guy is not what you are looking for, you don’t need to take him because somebody says he’s a 5-star.” The Bo Show: Nix shines in Oregon victory Former Auburn quarterback Bo Nix put on a show Saturday, throwing five touchdown passes as Oregon beat previously unbeaten UCLA 45-30. The Ducks, who started Dan Lanning’s time as head coach with an awful 48-3 loss to Georgia in the season-opener, have not lost since. Nix is a big part of the reason for that. At Auburn, Nix had three different play callers in three seasons – Gus Malzahn in 2019, Chad Morris in 2020 and Bryan Harsin/Mike Bobo in 2021. That is problematic even for NFL quarterbacks. Now, of course, Nix is on his fourth, but he clearly connects much better with Oregon offensive coordinator Kenny Dillingham. Remember Dillingham? He was Auburn’s “offensive coordinator” in 2019. He was not even allowed to be heavily involved in game planning, much less play-calling. What he did was establish a close relationship with Nix, who was SEC Freshman of the Year. Lanning is a former defensive coordinator, so Dillingham runs the Oregon offense. Nix made what I know to have been a gut-wrenching decision to leave the school for which he’d always wanted to play. But for him, it was clearly the right decision. A three-team race in the SEC With one weekend remaining in October, the SEC race is essentially down to three teams – Alabama and the winner of the upcoming game between Georgia and Tennessee. Yes, LSU and Ole Miss have just one loss each, but they are long shots at best. Could Alabama, Tennessee and Georgia all make the four-team playoff field? It is not likely, but it is certainly possible. What if the Georgia-Tennessee winner finishes the season unbeaten and Alabama has one loss? And what if Alabama wins the SEC Championship Game and three SEC teams have just one loss each? It doesn’t take much imagination to see that happening. Leach’s air raid can’t take off against Alabama In his third season since bringing the air raid offense to Mississippi State, Mike Leach has done some impressive things. But, man alive, he and his offense are helpless against Alabama. In three games, Alabama has outscored the Bulldogs 120-15, winning 41-0 in 2020, 49-9 in 2021 and 30-6 last Saturday. Random thoughts * Is it just me or are there an unusual number of penalties being called in this college football season? * Will Auburn’s search for an athletics director be over by the end of the week? I don’t know, but I surely hope it is. 40COMMENTS * You have to feel for Vanderbilt. The Commodores seem to have the best team they have had in a while, and they still can’t find a way to win an SEC game. * At Florida and South Carolina, Steve Spurrier had a hard and fast rule: If you hit a girl, regardless of the circumstances, he told his players, you would not play for him again. Too bad more coaches don’t take that stance. * I would not have thought it a few weeks ago, but I am starting to believe Ohio State might have the nation’s best team. Until next time … ">247Sports

Auburn football: Predicting the final 5 games of the 2022 season Glenn Sattell Glenn Sattell is an award-winning freelance writer for Saturday Down South. 5-6 minutes If any team needed a bye week, it was the Auburn Tigers. Three consecutive losses followed a 3-1 start, leaving the Tigers at the bottom of the SEC standings with Arkansas; both 1-3 in conference play. It cemented a foregone conclusion that Bryan Harsin’s tenure at Auburn will end just as soon as a new athletic director is hired. You wouldn’t know it by the fight in the Tigers, but all indications suggest their leader won’t be back for 2023. At 3-4 Auburn has 5 games left on the 2022 schedule and the question arises: Will the Tigers reach bowl eligibility? If the rush defense, last in the SEC and 119th in FBS allowing 204.43 yards a game on the ground doesn’t improve, it’ll be a long 2nd half of the season. Here’s a look at each individual game and a prediction on how each one will end. vs. Arkansas (L) This could well be the pivotal game in Auburn’s drive for a bowl game. It’s Arkansas’ strength – running the ball – against Auburn’s weakness. The Hogs, 2nd in the SEC, average 240 rushing yards a game. They should be able to control the tempo and put the pressure on Auburn with long drives to keep the ball away from the Tigers’ offense. However, Arkansas has been prone to the big play this season, and that gives the Tigers hope. If Tank Bigsby can break off big runs, and if Robby Ashford can find open receivers, the game could wind up a shoot-out. It shouldn’t come as a surprise. The teams have combined for 58-plus points in 7 of the past 8 games of the series. Still, Auburn loses a close, high-scoring game. at Mississippi State (L) This game also could go either way, but the Bulldogs take advantage of the home field to squeeze out a victory. Will Rogers, the SEC passing leader with 332 passing yards a game, does just enough to keep the cow bells ringing and lift State to a hard-fought victory. It all but ends Auburn’s quest for a postseason berth. It’s the Tigers’ 6th loss and they’d have to win out, and that includes a victory in the Iron Bowl, to go bowling. Amazingly, nothing changes, Auburn fights to the end in its final 2 games; just as it has for the first 9. vs. Texas A&M (W) Despite a 5-game losing streak, Harsin has the Tigers prepared for a struggling Aggies team battling for a bowl berth themselves, and upsets their visitors at Jordan-Hare Stadium. How do they do it? The never-give-up attitude finally pays off and Auburn wins on the scrimmage line, coming out on the winning side of a tough, hard-nosed, low-scoring contest. vs. Western Kentucky (W) The Tigers follow the upset victory against Texas A&M, by looking as good as they have in any game this season while rolling to an easy victory against their non-conference visitor. It’s a win that puts 5-6 Auburn in position to eye bowl eligibility with a victory against Alabama in the Iron Bowl. That’s incentive enough, as if they needed more, to get Auburn’s best effort in the regular season finale. at Alabama (L) The Tigers aren’t about to give up without a fight in one of the country’s more intense rivalries. Auburn outworks the heavily-favored Tide, but Alabama’s talent advantage is too much to overcome. Ultimately, Alabama is one score better when the clock reaches zeroes. The Tide moves on to the postseason while Auburn ends the 2022 campaign at 5-7. The decision is an easy one for the new AD concerning Harsin’s future. It’s the Tigers’ first back-to-back losing seasons this century. The last time it happened was in 1998 and 1999, in the final season for Terry Bowden (3-9) followed by the first season for Tommy Tuberville (5-6). It was Tuberville’s only losing season until his 10th and final year when Auburn went 5-7 in 2008. Doug Barfield, in his first 2 seasons on the Plains, 1976 and 1977, was the last Tigers head coach to have back-to-back losing seasons.

get outta here with that crap. you do the same damn thing and there are many witnesses that would probably admit it. and you still got it wrong. your silence usuallly means you believe the lies your side has fed you. and i dare you to prove me wrong on the facts like drugs. and you guys want to call dems racist? lol yall tried to eliminate the blacks and the hippies for a fact. it is shameful and yet you guys will never own up to it.

hey coffee you are supposed to save them and not throw them away right? same way with the republican party and idiots like jj. religion is such a joke now. i speak the truth. the churchies get super pissed completely ignoring the fact i am right and dropping attendance is proof. young people are thought of as stupid but most of them are pretty smart they choose not to engage in foolishness. ped preachers. taking money from the elderly for nice beach homes or an extra jet and all that. but if i point it out i am the bad guy. jesus wept alright. people take his name and abuse his stances..........it really upsets me.

you are more than welcome to iggie me anytime there scooter. and no i do not have a crazy anything about ronnie except facts and i have plenty to more. i will say what i want and when i want and if you do not like it you can go have sex with lying self. go away.............you are an idiot. and this is a discussion board. if you want to talk we can talk. if you want to attack me i will return the favor because..............again...........no idiot tells me what i can and cannot say. if this is not clear enough let me know. i get sick of you guys giving a pass to crooks and looking the other way while attacking the left for the same thing. reagon was freaking drooling dude. go look it up it is on youtube..........

ask yourself this. could auburn have beat ucf? no maybe ................a barely maybe if they get it together and play better we might have a chance. also what happened the last time we played them? we got our behind handed to us right? come on guys............and before someone comes at me i wanted gus gone.

you people kille me. hell raygun could not even talk. he used nancy for all his answers and you guys think it is ok for nancy buut want to piss on jill? have fun with that. i do not care if biden said it or not. AND LET ME BE CLEAR. look at the illegal wars and the flooding amercan streets with drugs which incindentally were aimed at areas with strong black polulations. who emptied out all the mental hospitals at that time basically destroying mental health. there is a reason so many soldiers and ex solders kill themselves at a 22 plus a month. biden is not near as bad as ron was. war on drugs my ass. you guys get real silent about the drug thing and i know if you guys thought i was lying you would be all over it. so lets get off this how wonderful ron was. and that is just a few bad things he did but not all. good grief

the whole point of jesus is love and loving others. and as a pastor it is your duty to bring everyone into the fold and teach through love and not throw up your hands. this preacher also know politics and and religion is a no no unless you want to pay taxes. you know what you get when you mix politics and religion? you get politics. just because a man is a preacher does not make him right in all things. let us be real clear here. i read once or twice a month where a preacher has molested another child. so you can love this man all you want but i believe you secretly love him because you hate libs and i will continue to believe that until you convince me otherwise.

By Ned Parker and Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Arizona officials have asked the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate a case of possible voter intimidation after a group of people followed and filmed a voter in Maricopa County dropping off a ballot at a drop box for the midterm elections. A spokesperson for the Arizona secretary of state's office, Sophia Solis, on Thursday said her office had also asked the state's attorney general to look into the incident. The Justice Department confirmed it had received the referral, but declined further comment. "The voter was approached and followed by a group of individuals when the voter was trying to drop off their ballot at an early voting drop box on Monday," Solis said. - ADVERTISEMENT - The attorney general's office did not respond to a request for comment. In a report filed with the Arizona secretary of state's office obtained by Reuters, the voter said the incident occurred Monday evening while early voting at Mesa juvenile court. "There's a group of people hanging out near the ballot dropbox filming and photographing my wife and I as we approached the dropbox and accusing us of being a mule," wrote the voter, whose name was redacted, adding that the group also took photos of their license plate and followed them to their car. The "mule" accusation was an apparent reference to a documentary directed by conservative commentator Dinesh D'Souza falsely claiming that President Joe Biden's victories in swing states could be attributed to 2,000 people – or "mules" – who were hired by unnamed nonprofits to conduct "ballot trafficking." The claim, while false, has attracted support among some supporters of former President Donald Trump. Since his 2020 election defeat, Trump has continually voiced false claims that his loss was the result of widespread fraud, though reviews by multiple courts, state election officials and members of his own administration rejected his claims. But the belief has taken root. Some 51% of Americans, and 71% of Republicans, say they believe that voter fraud is a widespread problem, according to Reuters/Ipsos polling. Officials in at least three additional states - North Carolina, Colorado and Nevada - have reported incidents of voter intimidation this election cycle, though it is unclear if any have led to a criminal referral. In North Carolina alone, officials noted unusually aggressive observers during May's primary elections in 16 counties. Officials in Arizona have previously said they were aware of reports of voters being monitoring when dropping off votes. Reuters reported earlier in October that many incidents of alleged voter intimidation are being carried out by an expanding group of thousands of grassroots poll observers, many of whom have been recruited by prominent Republican Party figures and activists, a trend that has worried elections experts and officials. In dozens of cases throughout the country, an onslaught of intimidation and threats has pushed elections officials to resign. (Reporting by Sarah N. Lynch and Ned Parker; Writing and additional reporting by Gram Slattery; Editing by Scott Malone and Daniel Wallis)

For months, Trump has 'repeatedly' discussed choosing Marjorie Taylor Greene as his 2024 running mate: journalist Joshua Zitser 3-4 minutes Former President Donald Trump and Marjorie Taylor Greene at the 16th tee during the 3rd round of the LIV Golf Invitational Series Bedminster on July 31, 2022.Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Donald Trump has "repeatedly" discussed choosing Marjorie Taylor Greene as his running mate, a journalist said. He's been discussing it since February, NYT magazine reporter Robert Draper told the Daily Beast. Trump is considering Greene because of her unflagging loyalty to him, Draper said. Former President Donald Trump has "repeatedly" discussed choosing Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene as his 2024 running mate, The New York Times Magazine journalist Robert Draper told the Daily Beast. Speaking on this week's episode of the Daily Beast's "The New Abnormal" podcast, Draper claimed the discussions have been ongoing for months. Draper, the author of "Weapons of Mass Delusion: When the Republican Party Lost Its Mind," told the podcast that Trump has toyed with the idea of selecting Greene to join his ticket since February of this year. "It's been discussed repeatedly," he said, per the Daily Beast. "Now, to be fair, I mean, how many of these conversations has Trump had with other people?" Draper said that Greene is being considered by Trump because she has been "unflaggingly loyal" to him throughout. "What is Trump concerned about most of all in a VP after the Mike Pence experience? Loyalty?" he added. Trump has previously said he wouldn't pick former Vice President Mike Pence as his running mate again because he "committed political suicide" when he refused to intervene in the election certification process. The former president needs somebody who will "fight for him to overturn a presidential election," Draper continued. "He has every reason to expect that Greene would be by his side and would be his proximate warrior," the journalist added. Earlier this week, Greene told Draper that she's discussed with Trump the possibility of serving as his running mate. She said she would be "honored" to serve, but added that the GOP establishment would not want it. "I think the last person that the RNC or the national party wants is me as his running mate," she told Draper in an excerpt of his forthcoming book, which was published in The New York Times magazine. Despite being stripped of her committee assignments in February 2021, Greene is one of the best-known conservative firebrands in US politics. Rolling Stone reported that Trump is interested in giving Greene a job in his administration if he wins in 2024. Trump has not formally announced that he will run for president again in 2024, but those in his orbit have predicted that he would like to announce it within weeks. Read the original article on Business Insider

Insider asked 38 Republicans whether they're concerned about growing anti-Semitic sentiments in their party. Their responses included silence, deflection, and rehashing old statements. Warren Rojas Sat, October 22, 2022 at 7:20 AM Participants at the No Hate No Fear solidarity march against the rise of anti-semitism in New York City on January 5, 2020,Erik McGregor/LightRocket via Getty Images Republican leaders have seemingly adopted a wait-and-see approach to antisemitism. Frustrated supporters say the party should automatically condemn "any divisive and hateful commentary." "A lot of these people vote," Donald Trump once said when advised to keep bigots at bay. Insider contacted more than three dozen Republicans, both in and out of Congress, to find out what's kept them from denouncing recent antisemitic outbursts by the party's current idols. Almost everyone ignored the multiple emails, calls, and text messages asking whatever happened to the cookie-cutter "there's-no-place-for-INSERT DESPICABLE THING-in-the-Republican-party" statements politicians typically fired off as soon as someone baselessly attacked anyone's race, religion or ethnicity. - ADVERTISEMENT - Insider reached out to House Republican leaders, GOP senators auditioning for the 2024 presidential race, the Republican National Committee, retired GOP lawmakers, seasoned Republican strategists and former Donald Trump administration officials about this disturbing phenomenon. The non-respondents included RNC chair Ronna McDaniel, former Vice President Mike Pence, National Republican Senatorial Committee chair Rick Scott, House Republican Conference chair Elise Stefanik, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin, and former Speaker Newt Gingrich, among others. The brush-offs ranged from total radio silence to promises to circle back "if we're able to provide comment by your deadline" to immediate hang-ups and finger-pointing at Democrats. The sheepishness that prominent and high-ranking party members have displayed by disregarding or openly celebrating entertainer Ye (Kanye West) threatening Jews on social media, Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's repeated anti-semitic diatribes, and Trump ordering Jews that don't support him to "get their act together" underscores how terrified they all are of alienating the most extreme conservatives ahead of the midterms. The unwillingness to flatly reject antisemitism today appears to be the mainstreaming of the political calculus Trump made in 2016 when former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie urged the first-time candidate to steer clear of white supremacists. "A lot of these people vote," Trump reportedly told his one-time ally. Staff for Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, the only elected lawmaker willing to engage on this sensitive subject, did not provide new comment but rather redirected Insider to a quote the Kentucky Republican gave Politico after MAGA darling Greene spoke at an event organized by alleged white supremacist Nick Fuentes. Minimal outcry within the GOP White supremacist Nick Fuentes speaks as America First protesters gather in front of the Gracie Mansion to protest vaccination mandates in New York City on November 13, 2021.Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images "There's no place in the Republican Party for white supremacists or anti-Semitism," McConnell said in February, joining House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy and lobbying outfit the Republican Jewish Coalition in scolding the Georgia Republican for consorting with hate groups. "It is appalling and outrageous that a Member of Congress would share a platform with an individual who has actively spread antisemitic bile, mocked the Holocaust, and promoted dangerous anti-Israel conspiracy theories," the Trump-aligned political organization said in a statement, punctuating it with the compulsory "this has absolutely no place in the Republican Party." But there's been minimal outcry within the GOP this time around. That others are now trying to mimic the both sides-ing, whataboutism, and demagoguing Trump has used to duck responsibility for his polarizing actions is driving some long-standing Republicans crazy. "My party shouldn't have any problem calling out wrongs when they're clearly wrong," Jeff Grappone, a Republican strategist at political consulting firm Rokk Solutions, told Insider. He added that Republicans need to appeal to a wider audience if they want to win future elections. "And central to that effort needs to be unambiguous condemnation of any divisive and hateful commentary," Grappone said. Meghan McCain, the daughter of late Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain, lashed out at West, Trump and House Republican "idiots" cheering on their reprehensible behavior. "Why is everyone saying such insane things about Jewish people this week? Are we all officially in hell?," she fumed online about Trump's misguided demand for fealty. McCain also chastised the conservative TV hosts, podcasters, and journalists exploiting West's "blatant and egregious antisemitism" purely to score political points. "This is bigoted hate speech. It's dangerous. It's evil," McCain wrote online. "But keep inviting him to your events guys…" McCain did not respond to Insider's request for comment about Republicans' embrace of people openly touting antisemitic sentiments. 'He knows what he's doing' Christine Rosen, a senior fellow at the right-leaning American Enterprise Institute and regular contributor to the American Jewish Committee's monthly magazine Commentary, explained what she finds most dangerous about writing off Trump's casual antisemitism as old news. "You can say that his particular words in this particular case are not antisemitic," Rosen said Tuesday during Commentary's daily podcast. "The problem is that Trump knows who his supporters are. And among his supporters are some of the nastiest anti-semites out there." Rosen added that Trump typically blows off accusations about being antisemitic by mentioning that his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, and eldest daughter, Ivanka Trump, are Jewish. But he has notably not trumpeted those connections while courting the support of fellow 2020 election deniers and alleged January 6 insurrectionists involved with the violent Oath Keepers and Proud Boys. "Every time he says something — anything — about the Jewish people, he knows that he is speaking to a group that has a deep-seated hatred," Rosen said of Trump's affinity for the far-right. Then-President Donald Trump takes the stage at the "Stop The Steal" Rally on January 6, 2021 in Washington, DC.Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images What's even scarier, Rosen said, is that Trump is well aware of his sway over angry white men, and he stirs them up for his own benefit anyway. "Rising antisemitism in this country makes every word he said or posts on Truth Social irresponsible," Rosen said. "He knows what he's doing when he says these things." The GOP's mounting comfort level with antisemitism bothers some in the party. But they appear to be in the minority of those willing to speak up these days. Jonathan Greenblatt, the CEO of the Anti-Defamation League, thumped Trump for the latest attempt at "Jewsplaining." "We don't need the former president, who curries favor with extremists and antisemites, to lecture us about the US-Israel relationship," Greenblatt wrote online. His organization also lit into West, calling the polarizing celebrity's antics "deeply troubling, dangerous, and antisemitic, period" and debunking West's attempted disinformation. Staff at right-leaning news outlet The Bulwark ridiculed conservatives pretending that West's bid to buy right-leaning social media hub Parler is anything other than a play to keep sharing wildly inappropriate content with like-minded individuals by highlighting the "racist, anti-Semitic freakshows" that dominate that site's current user base. Meanwhile, University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse student Megan Pauley recently took the heat for fellow classmates currently in West's thrall, reportedly resigning as head of the school's chapter of the College Republicans after group members wrote "Kanye is right" and scribbled other culture war taunts (anti-vaccine, gun control, and transgender rights) in chalk around campus. "Antisemitism and hate speech have no place in the College Republicans," Pauley wrote in a since-deleted tweet. Risk vs. reward Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel campaigns for Georgia Republican Senate nominee Herschel Walker during a campaign stop on October 20, 2022 in Macon, Georgia.Jessica McGowan/Getty Images The RNC's McDaniel talked about cracking down on extremist supporters shortly after the violent January 6, 2021 siege at the US Capitol. "I will denounce extreme elements that pretend to be Republican and say we do not want you in our party," McDaniel said on CBS's "Face the Nation" in February 2021. But she quickly couched that pledge by demanding that Democrats "do the same with antifa and groups that are anti-Semitic that masquerade as Democrats," referring to loosely organized, self-described anti-fascists. The only antisemitism the RNC has weighed in on since then is the November 2021 report it published alleging that Democrats are the ones condoning hate. The partisan document is mostly filled with complaints about alleged statements and activities by President Joe Biden and progressive "Squad" members Reps. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, Rashida Tlaib of Michigan, and Cori Bush of Missouri. The difference is that Democratic leaders took Omar to task about an anti-semitic tweet in 2019. And the chastened lawmaker apologized for her statement. "Anti-Semitism must be called out, confronted and condemned whenever it is encountered, without exception," Speaker Nancy Pelosi said in a joint statement at the time with her Democratic leadership team. "The entire Congress must be fully engaged in denouncing and rejecting all forms of hatred, racism, prejudice and discrimination wherever they are encountered," the Democratic leaders wrote. Have likely 2024 GOP presidential candidates like Sens. Ted Cruz of Texas, Rick Scott of Florida, Tim Scott of South Carolina, Josh Hawley of Missouri, or Tom Cotton of Arizona rushed to snatch that mantle from House Democrats in the interim? They've had plenty of opportunities in just the past few weeks. They've not implored Pennsylvania GOP gubernatorial hopeful Doug Mastriano to rise above calling Democratic challenger Josh Shapiro elitist for attending a Jewish day school. They've not publicly rebuked Trump-backed Senate candidate Mehmet Oz for attending a fundraiser featuring one of Adolf Hitler's vintage cars as a backdrop. Nor have they convinced House Judiciary Committee ranking member Jim Jordan to quit hailing West and Trump as personal heroes. Instead, the closest the anticipated presidential contenders have come to addressing modern antisemitism is trolling Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York online after she denounced West's "harmful" and "dangerous" comments. "So you'll be voting to censure the Squad?" was Cruz's contribution to the existential debate. Read the original article on Business Insider

#PMARSHONAU: What was expected of Auburn's football team and what has happened Phillip Marshall 4 minutes With Auburn’s football team off for the weekend before returning to play Arkansas at Jordan-Hare Stadium, I have reflected on where these Tigers are compared to where I thought they would be before the season. What I expected: * I thought they would be 4-1, maybe even 5-0, after five consecutive home games to open the season. * I thought the offensive line, with all its experience, would be much improved. * I thought there would be more offensive imagination under coordinator Eric Kiesau. * I thought the wide receivers would be much improved. * I thought Zach Calzada would be the starting quarterback. * I thought running back Tank Bigsby would have a breakout season. * I thought the defense would be really good. Here is what I have seen: * Being 3-4 and 1-3 after all those home games is an ominous sign. That start has severely damaged head coach Bryan Harsin’s job security if not taking it away completely. * The offensive line has struggled. Is it talent? Is it scheme? Probably a combination of both. The record after five games was 3-2 and would have been 2-3 had Missouri not literally given away a certain victory. * Outside of the occasional unsuccessful trick play, the offense has shown little to no imagination. * It’s hard to say anything one way or the other about the wide receivers. It seems there is a different rotation every week. Ja’Varrius Johnson has been the most explosive but seems to be often forgotten. * Calzada’s story is a strange one. He was cleared to go full-speed after missing most of spring with a bad non-throwing shoulder. In preseason camp, almost immediately, he was behind T.J. Finley on the depth chart. When the season started, he was No. 3 behind Finley and Robby Ashford. Finally, he said he was going to sit out this season. Will he ever play for Auburn? That’s a good question. * Bigsby had a breakout game last Saturday at Ole Miss. Will that continue? * The defense is good when its fresh, but depth is a serious issue. It’s hard to say that, overall, the defense has been good when Penn State scored 41 points, Georgia 42 and Ole Miss 48. Against good teams, Auburn has not been able to stop the run. What is logical to expect going forward? * The Tigers have three home games and two road games left. Assuming they have little to no chance at Alabama in the regular-season finale, they would have to win three of four against Arkansas, at Mississippi State, against Texas A&M and Western Kentucky to finish 6-6. All four of those games are winnable, and all four are losable. Winning all of them, while theoretically possible, is not something this team has shown it is a threat to do. * Until something is decided, the focus will remain more on Harsin’s future than on the players, and that is unfortunate. * The defense is going to continue to struggle against good teams. Depth can’t be created overnight. 10COMMENTS * The offense was better at Ole Miss than it has been. Was that about Auburn or was it about Ole Miss’ defense? Arkansas’ defense is nothing special, either. In fact, it is near the bottom of the SEC in most categories. * It’s conceivable that this Auburn team could finish 6-6. It is more likely that it will finish 5-7 or 4-8. ">247Sports

Offensive stat leaders through seven games Taylor Jones 2 minutes Auburn Football takes their bye week during week eight, which comes at a great time. The Tigers are 3-4 heading into the second half of the season, and will need a strong revamp to their offense in order to finish with a winning record. Buy Tigers Tickets Auburn currently ranks No. 9 in the SEC in total offense, gaining 377.7 yards per contest. Running the football has been their strongest suit, as they post 170 yards on the ground each week, which is eighth-best in the conference. When it comes to advance stats, Auburn is one of College Football’s lowest rated teams. According to Pro Football Focus, Auburn ranks No. 115 in overall offensive performance, grading at 61.4%. Auburn Wire takes a look at both statistical leaders, as well as in-depth numbers from Pro Football Focus, to determine who has been Auburn Football’s top performers through seven weeks of action. Here are Auburn offense’s statistical leaders: Justin Ford/Getty Images Attempts: 140 Completions: 67 Yards: 1,104 Touchdowns: 4 Interceptions: 5 Passer rating: 110.98 The Montgomery Advertiser Attempts: 99 Yards: 524 Touchdowns: 6 Yards Per Carry: 5.3 Yards Per Game: 74.9 John Reed-USA TODAY Sports Receptions: 19 Yards: 335 Touchdowns: 1 Yards Per Catch: 17.6 Yards Per Game: 47.86 Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports Extra Points: 18-of-18 Field Goals: 8-of-10 Total points: 42 Todd Van Emst/AU Athletics Total snaps: 462 Pass snaps: 255 Run snaps: 207 AP Photo/Stew Milne Overall grade (PFF): 78.4 Passing game grade: 51.7 Pass blocking: 43.2 Run game: 88.2 Run blocking: 55.6

Auburn officially names new football facilities Matthew Wallace 3-4 minutes As Auburn’s football training center and weight room near completion, the Auburn University Board of Trustees has approved the names for Auburn football’s two newest facilities. The football-only facility will be known as the Woltosz Football Performance Center, in honor of Walt and Ginger Woltosz and the weight room will be named the Creel Family Player Development Lab, in recognition of Keith and Ginger Creel, Auburn announced in a release on Thursday. "Once again, the Woltosz and Creel families have demonstrated their leadership and commitment to Auburn by their transformational giving," said Auburn interim athletics director Rich McGlynn. "These named spaces will serve as permanent reminders to football student-athletes, coaches and the Auburn family of their steadfast dedication and inspiring generosity." Both families are members of the Pat Dye Society, the highest level of giving Auburn’s Tigers Unlimited Foundation has to offer. "The Woltoszes and the Creels have a passion for supporting Auburn – and specifically Auburn student-athletes – that is second to none," said Auburn executive associate athletics director Tim Jackson. "Their generosity toward this project is a game changer for our football program, continuing their broad support for many Auburn Athletics programs." The Woltosz family, for whom the football training center will be named, committed the largest gift in Auburn athletics history in 2019, a record since surpassed by Bill and Connie Neville. "We love Auburn," Walt Woltosz said. "You look for things you can do to make the world a better place and certainly, to help make Auburn a better place. Athletics are often the front door to the University to people who don't know much about Auburn. Academically, we're at a very high level, but many only come to know that first through the athletic programs." The Creel family, for whom the weight room is dedicated, has a history of supporting Auburn’s football and equestrian programs. "Our commitment is to partner as much as we can, supporting the athletic program, to help Auburn to continue to develop student-athletes to become productive members of society, both in business and outside of business," Keith Creel said. "It's an investment in the University so they in turn can invest in the students, enabling and equipping them to better serve society and the world, which is what Ginger and I believe we're all truly called to do in our lives on this earth." The newly-named Creel Family Player Development Lab will have 25,000 feet of training space and strength and conditioning equipment. 18COMMENTS The $92 million Woltosz Football Performance Center, the largest project in Auburn athletics history, will be 233,428 square feet with indoor and outdoor practice fields. Auburn football coaches and administration will also be based in the building. The new football-only facility and weight room are expected to hold Auburn’s football operations when the 2022 season concludes.

auburnwire.usatoday.com Two Auburn defenders named to Reese’s Senior Bowl Defensive All-Riser Team JD McCarthy 1-2 minutes Auburn’s defense has not had the season it was hoping for but Owen Pappoe and Nehemiah Pritchett have had strong first halves of the season and were named to the 2022 Reese’s Senior Bowl Midseason defensive All-Riser Team. Pappoe has started every game for Auburn at linebacker and leads the team with 57 tackles. The senior has also forced two fumbles, broken up a pass, and registered one quarterback hurry. Buy Tigers Tickets Pritchett has made 18 tackles and broken up three passes. The team, which was announced Friday by Jim Nagy, consists of five defensive backs, four defensive linemen, and two linebackers. According to Nagy, each player has risen two or more rounds on their draft board compared to where they started this season. Contact/Follow us @TheAuburnWire on Twitter, and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Auburn news, notes, and opinion. You can also follow JD on Twitter @jdmccarthy15.