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Auburn Tigers edge rusher Eku Leota, transfer QB Zach Calzada to undergo surgery 3:11 PM CT Associated Press he Tigers are set to visit No. 2 Georgia on Saturday in their first road game of the season. Harsin also confirmed previous reports that transfer quarterback Zach Calzada will undergo season-ending shoulder surgery. The former Texas A&M starter hasn't played this season. A 6-foot-4, 257-pound graduate transfer, Leota has 17 tackles, including five for loss, and two sacks. He had seven sacks last season after transferring from Northwestern. Auburn has switched to a 4-2-5 defense on the depth chart, with Derick Hall as the only starting edge rusher. "Eku is a big loss," Harsin said. "He's an emotional leader. He's one of the smartest football players we have."

Kickoff time, broadcast information released for Auburn vs. Ole Miss Taylor Jones 2 minutes Auburn will continue their SEC road trip as they travel to Oxford to face the No. 9 Ole Miss Rebels on October 15. The matchup will come bright and early, as ESPN has picked up the game for its’ 11 a.m. CT. Buy Tigers Tickets Last season’s game was a match between two top-20 teams, with Auburn running away with a 31-20 win over the Rebels. Bo Nix combined to score three touchdowns, with two coming through the air. He completed 22-of-30 passes for 276 yards and rushed for an additional 30 yards. Tank Bigsby carried the football 23 times for 140 yards and a touchdown. Auburn currently holds a six-game winning streak over the Rebels, with Ole Miss’ last win over the Tigers coming in 2015. Auburn leads the all-time series, 35-11, and is 13-3 in games played in Oxford. Here is a rundown of week seven’s SEC slate that was announced Monday by the league office: Nelson Chenault-USA TODAY Sports Kickoff time: 2:30 p.m. CT Network: CBS Nelson Chenault-USA TODAY Sports Kickoff time: 2:30 p.m. CT Network: ABC or ESPN Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports Kickoff time: 2:30 p.m. CT Network: SEC Network John Reed-USA TODAY Sports Kickoff time: 6 p.m. CT Network: ESPN Matt Bush-USA TODAY Sports Kickoff time: 6:30 p.m. CT Network: SEC Network

Walk-on quarterback Trey Lindsey awarded scholarship by Bryan Harsin Updated: Oct. 03, 2022, 4:41 p.m.|Published: Oct. 03, 2022, 4:41 p.m. 2-3 minutes How Bryan Harsin is preparing for trip to #2 Georgia By Nubyjas Wilborn | nwilborn@al.com Auburn head coach Bryan Harsin confirmed the team awarded walk-on quarterback Trey Lindsey with a scholarship during Harsin’s Monday press conference. Lindsey is from Montgomery and grew up as an Auburn fan. He had offers at an FCS school, some Division II and III, but chose to walk on at Auburn in 2019 out of Montgomery Academy. He graduated as the school leader in touchdown passes in a career (48), season (24), and game (5) and was a star on the basketball team. “He’s out there every single week, and this guy’s a future coach,” Harsin said about Lindsey. “And he brings a tremendous amount of value and a lot of really positive things to this team.” Read More Auburn Baseball: Auburn edge Eku Leota out for season with pectoral injury Statistically speaking: Auburn committing turnovers at alarming rate What Bryan Harsin said during Monday’s press conference to preview UGA Lindsey will likely be third on the depth chart when the Tigers (3-2, 1-1) travel to play No. 2 Georgia (5-0, 2-0) on Saturday (2:30 CT CBS) at Sanford Stadium. Harsin told reporters that Zach Calzada wouldn’t return because he’s having season-ending shoulder surgery. T.J. Finley’s status remains unknown since he got injured during the 29-point loss against Penn State. Robby Ashford started the win against Missouri and the LSU loss. Freshman Holden Geriner saw some action against Missouri and was the backup quarterback in both games. “As far as our quarterbacks, you have Robby (Ashford) out there, you have Holden (Geriner) out there, and we’ll see where T.J. (Finley) is at this week,” Harsin said. “Those guys are getting prepared to play. They are ready to play. They’re going to get out there. We can worry about depth and those things. That’s certainly a concern when you don’t have four guys like you want to have on scholarship that are available to play.” If you purchase a product or register for an account through one of the links on our site, we may receive compensation.

Cole Cubelic addresses fan base frustrations about Auburn’s offense Keith Farner 2-3 minutes Cole Cubelic has heard from the Auburn fan base, and as a former Auburn offensive lineman, the SEC Network analyst and WJOX co-host has taken time to offer an explanation. The problem is Auburn doesn’t have bread and butter-type plays like a counter or power to lean on. “I don’t think Auburn has that to be able to go back to,” Cubelic said on “McElroy and Cubelic In the morning.” “So if you don’t have that to go back to, what else do you do? You have to come up with different and creative ways to try to move the football.” Cubelic said he’s heard from fans on social media, and understands the frustrations, but that Auburn fans should still support the players. The problem is there’s not a foundation of offense. “There is not a baseline of offense that operates successfully,” he said. “Therefore, what can you build upon? The answer to that is probably nothing.” The stretch play, for example, couldn’t get going against Missouri, so Cubelic had a simple question. “Where do you want them to go,” Cubelic said. “You can’t install the triple-option this week, it can’t happen.”

Ashford prepares for life on the road for the first time Jason Caldwell 3-4 minutes AUBURN, Alabama—The last time Auburn quarterback Robby Ashford started a football game on the road the date was November 23, 2019. On that night Ashford and the Hoover Bucs fell just short of making the 7A title game with the Thompson Warriors winning 35-21 behind quarterback and Ashford’s current teammate Sawyer Pate. This week Pate is one of the guys helping the Auburn defense get prepared for No. 2 Georgia while Ashford is getting ready for his first playing time away from the friendly confines of Jordan-Hare Stadium. Improving each time out with his best performance to date last week in a loss to LSU, Ashford will have an opportunity to showcase his skills against one of the most talented defenses in the country when he steps on the field against Georgia. Before that happens, Coach Bryan Harsin said there’s plenty of work to be done beginning with working on communication. “You try to prepare through the week and provide noise, right, that’s really what you can do,” Harsin said. “We’re not going to bring in extra fans to yell at him and things like that. You’re going to go into a hostile environment; you’re not going to be favored when you get in there. That’s part of the mental side of playing that position. That goes for everybody, and then the noise becomes the factor. “I think for Robby, it’s still to continue to just play within himself. He’s learning, he’s growing, he’s developing. He did some really good things in that game. He’s a playmaker, and he can do more, and I think the confidence that he took away from the LSU game—we have to build on that, and then obviously be better going into this one. But the noise is really the biggest factor, and then just handling, really, every play when you’re on the road.” Playing in all five games this season, Ashford has completed 46-85 passes (54 percent) for 709 yards and three touchdowns with three interceptions. Much of that came against LSU when he completed 19-38 passes for 337 yards and two touchdowns with one interception. Also second on the team with 223 rushing yards this year, Ashford is set to take on the biggest challenge of his young career on Saturday. While working on the noise and staying calm under pressure is the ultimate goal, Harsin said it starts with focus and taking care of your business one step at a time. 4COMMENTS “Just handle each and every play,” he said. “Focus on the sideline, get the call in, communicate that, make sure that everybody’s on the same page. Know that you’re not going to be able to yell out information to guys so you’ve got to make sure that either it’s a hand signal or whatever you have to do to make that adjustment. Keep everybody on the same page and then execute the play that’s in front of you.” Ashford and the Tigers will be looking for the first Auburn win in Athens since 2005 when they take the field for the 2:30 p.m. CDT kickoff on Saturday. The game can be seen nationally on CBS. ">247Sports

What ESPN’s College Football Power Index says about Auburn after LSU loss Published: Oct. 04, 2022, 6:25 a.m. NEW! By Nubyjas Wilborn | nwilborn@al.com Auburn moved up four spots in the ESPN College Football Index despite losing 21-17 against LSU on Saturday at Jordan-Hare. The Tigers are 48th in the latest FPI after dropping to 52nd following the previous week’s overtime win against Missouri. ESPN developed the College Football Power Index in 2013 to predict game and season outcomes. FPI also measures team strength on offense, defense, and special teams. Auburn was ranked #11 in the preseason. The Tigers to #27 after beating Mercer and to #40 after a comeback win against San Jose State before losing by 29 points against Penn State. Auburn (3-2, 1-1 SEC) plays #2 Georgia (5-0, 2-0) on Saturday (2:30 CT CBS) for the team’s first road game. It’ll also be quarterback Robby Ashford’s third start and his first in hostile territory. “You’re going to go into a hostile environment; you’re not going to be favored when you get in there,” Harsin said. “That’s part of the mental side of playing that position. That goes for everybody, and then the noise becomes the factor. I think for Robby, it’s still to continue playing within himself. He’s learning; he’s growing, he’s developing.” FPI gives Georgia a 93.9 chance of beating Auburn, and Vegas sportsbooks have the Tigers as a 29.5-point underdog at Sanford Stadium. Auburn entered the season with a projected 7.4 wins to 4.6 losses record. Five games into the season, the projected win total dropped to 5.2 wins versus 6.8 losses, with a less than 40% chance of winning six or more games this year. A recurring theme of Auburn’s losses under Bryan Harsin’s tenure is a shortage of second-half scoring. Auburn blew a 17-point lead against LSU and scored zero points in the second half. Auburn didn’t score a point in the second half during the Missouri win. “I mean, it’s really not one thing, in particular, that’s just the glaring reason why. We all have to improve on and get better at things,” Harsin said about the second-half scoring. “And then our adjustments coming out of the half, we’ve got to find ways to continue to put points on the board. It’s not just the half of football; you’ve got to play all four quarters.” Not scoring in the second half correlates to Auburn’s 87th ranking (40.8%) in offensive efficiency, whereas Georgia ranks 10th at 85.5%. Auburn faces a Georgia defense that’s fifth in the country, according to the ESPN FPI. “Defensively, they’re top five in the SEC in every category. They lost a lot of really good players last year. They’ve replaced those players with some really good players,” Harsin said. “It starts with the front seven, those guys on the defensive line and the linebacker position, play fast, physical. Those guys have done well all season long. The back end is very strong. I think those guys do a very good job in coverage, and then they’re also going to be involved in the run game as well.” Anders Carlson missed field goals at the end of the first half against Missouri and last week versus LSU. His misses factor into Auburn’s special teams’ 48.4 efficiency rating, which is 78th in the nation. ‘We have faith in Anders,” Harsin said.“That’s not anything from practice. He’s been very good in practice. Anders is a consistent guy, and we still believe in him.” Auburn has an uphill battle against Georgia based on the metrics. However, UGA trailed most of the game against Missouri and struggled against Kent State. An Auburn win would require the Tigers to reverse a trend of getting outscored in the second half. Harsin believes it’s possible. “We’ve got to focus on us,” Harsin said. We’ve got to make sure that we’re doing things on the offensive side of the ball that we can control and then just handle the environment when we’re there.”

Harsin goes solo on Monday; No players available to media by Jeff Speegle Monday, October 3rd 2022 Auburn-Georgia week is usually a week where several players are made available to the media because the Auburn roster is loaded with Georgia natives. There are 23 Georgians on this year's roster. However, for the first time this season, Auburn made no players available for the Monday media availability. Bryan Harsin went solo as the Tigers kicked off Georgia week. "As far as Georgia, very good football team, they're 5-0, I mean we've seen these guys play," Harsin said. "Defending National Champions, so overall, as a football team they're well coached, starting with the tight end Brock Bowers, He is a fantastic football player. He shows that. He plays extremely hard, makes plays for him. They try and utilize him in a lot of ways." Edge Rusher Eku Leota is out for the season with a torn pectoral muscle suffered in the loss against LSU. “Eku’s a big loss. He’s an emotional leader,” Harsin said. “He’s one of the smartest football players we have.” Harsin also confirmed quarterback Zach Calzada won’t return this season. Calzada will have shoulder surgery. T.J. Finley’s status remains unknown. Harsin confirmed walk-on quarterback Trey Lindsey is now on scholarship, giving the Tigers three scholarship QBs. Ashford, freshman Trey Lindsey, and Lindsey are the active scholarship quarterbacks with Calzada out and Finley’s status unknown. While Auburn made no players available Monday, tight end John Samuel Shenker did make an appearance on The Next Round, an NIL obligation he fulfills every Monday. Shenker is an Albany, Georgia native and a team captain. Shenker says the uncertainty about Harsin's future at Auburn hasn't affected the way Harsin does his job on a day-in, day-out basis. "No, I don't think he lets it get to him," Shenker said. "I think he's done a really good job, focusing on the team and what we can do to win football games, which is truly what matters for this program, for this university. I think he's done a great job just keeping us motivated through some tough times, but we're still early in the season. There are still a lot of games in front of us, but I think he's done a great job as the leader of this team." Shelly Poe, who handles publicity for the Auburn football program, said there is a possibility players will be available Wednesday.

i have never seen you give any credit to any libs period so why bother using psycho to try and justify your stance? you do not like libs period and in fact i am convinced you hate all libs. i doubt you could even change my mind.

i thought the same thing. he is angry because he is gay. i just do not understand why other christians do not weed these folks out that make a mockery of the love of christ? why are preachers not called out when they say jesus told them they need two personal jets instead of one. young folks catch a lot of hell but they are much smarter than folks think.

nazi is spelled n a z i. there! you satisfied?

from what few headlines i have seen it is real and growing. also sadly some say by force if necessary? and is it normal for a preacher to come out in a service and tell folks jesus said to take off a piece of jewelry and give to the church? this is why i remain wary. last year in a local election a preacher lied and slandered a city council woman saying he had video of her with another man not her husband. this is the gods honest truth. it was a lie and funny he could not provide the video but he is also a man of god so many people believed him. and this woman was considered one fo the best teachers in alabama and she actually got a free trip to the white house to meet bush jr when he was pres. this kind of thing is happening more and more. it is not i hate the church i hate what many of them are doing. and you guys can claim me and ichy are godless or mistaken or whatever but it is fact the church is shrinking and this i believe proves my point. when i first attended church i was told i was going to hell because i had long hair. so i started going less and less until i quit. and i am pretty sure could care less how long your hair is. and here is one more thing. if the church is going to keep dabbling in politics then every single one that does should be taxed.

well golf that is great but you always leave out the b.

you got a link for that?

i am not being smart here but i do not believe in hell. i am fine with that. my whole point in all of this jj is i do not hate christianity i hate what they are doing to the church. again i have an ex who found the lord and got on facebook after leaving church and wrote libs are evil. the very people you folks hate you should be showering with gods love and not how many folks you can kill and all that. evangelicals are not the only folks i have problems with. not too big on the caths tho they have a nice sermon as i was a guest once. but molesting little boys and covering it up and moving the offenders where they did it again? and i will never believe i need someone else to talk to god. i am not sure if that makes any sense. it is safe to say if i find a church it will be a methodist church because they are not as hateful as others in my personal experience or a nondenominational church run by hippies that preach love. and let me be clear. there are great people that attend churches i mentioned above so not all of them are evil or have corrupted gods will. and i will remind you many religious folks have done horrible things so lets not forget. salem witch trials was murder. england had a civil war over religion and they both took turns mutilating each others worshippers to include removing and burning of genitals and that sort of thing. most wars have been fought over religion who claim to love people. if you think churches and doctrines cannot be manipulated i do not know what to tell you. i love jesus and what he stands for. and i often wonder where he was when i was a kid in third of fourth grade getting my ass beat to a bloody pulp and being locked in a room while a step dad molested my sister. and this happened over and over. so i earned that right to not have to associate any hate and that includes religion. i beg you to watch those videos and yet even hurt i still love jesus and what he stands for. i know most are not that bad but they do damage as well. and if i call it out it does not mean i am a hater it is like are you guys aware and are you ok with it? what are you doing to combat it? and i want to make sure we have the freedoms of religion that are supposed to be guaranteed in this country and not seeing this country turn into a theocracy where anyone religion is shoved down my throat. so jj i will give trump hell all day if he deserves it but you guys are wrong about me and ichy and religion. all we are saying at the end of the day it is supposed to be about love. and with the church i mean big bad love. no hate. now i have been as blunt and honest as i can be. now i love jesus now and my own personal gut instincts tell me if there is one small ounce of hate in church it is not gods will.

i posted two different video's of preachers saying you are wrong. one pastor in the last video wants gays hunted down and murdered by the feds. the other one screamed for dems to get out of his church and he did the hatefuk gay thing as well.

i stand firmly behind you david.

just what is a numnut golf?

i have never seen golf but i have always thought he was bowlegged for some reason.

this just a few months ago......

hell when it comes to you guys i am sure i will have a wide verity to choose from.

is ichy a girl or are you being hateful again?

now you boys come talk to me about hate now..............