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Oscar Chapman ready for leadership role among Auburn's specialists

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Oscar Chapman is ready to fill Anders Carlson's shoes as the "captain" of Auburn's special teams.

Auburn's roster saw a lot of transition this season, but there are areas with a lot of experience.

Oscar Chapman, a punter from Adelaide, South Australia, has been with the program since 2020. He has seen a lot of change but has remained a vital part of Auburn's roster throughout all of it.

Chapman has put a lot of people on notice, including a lot of people in the SEC as he was named to the SEC All-Preseason Team.

"It's exciting getting to see that other guys are seeing me," Chapman said. "It's exciting for me but I've got some fantastic force behind me and I'm ready to see how well we do as a group."

Chapman has become a veteran of the league and has found enjoyment in various aspects of college football.

"I think the fans, especially down in the South," Chapman said on his favorite thing about football. "They're some of the loveliest people I've ever seen."

In addition to punting, Chapman is the holder for the field goal and extra-point units. He elaborated on what he enjoys about the role.

"I get excited because I'm out there looking after my kicker and doing my best to put him in a position for us to score," Chapman said. "Looking out to make sure we've got everyone in the field and everyone is lined up the best we can be."

Auburn's veteran punter is looking to make his senior season his best one.

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Phillips Saturday morning musings

Phillip Marshall

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VIDEO: Most Impactful Freshmen in 2023: Aden Holloway | College Basketball Recruiting Weekly

It’s early, but Bruce Pearl has already been extremely impressed with one aspect of his 2023-24 squad.

Pearl is entering his 10th season at Auburn, and he’s not sure he’s ever seen this level of effort from a team in summer workouts and practices.

“This has been the hardest-working group I've had, ever,” Pearl said. “This has been the hardest-working group all summer long with the greatest consistency. Normally, you have two or three guys that are working all day, everyday, 24/7 kind of stuff. I’ve got seven or eight guys, maybe six or seven you can absolutely put in that category.”

Pearl’s staff didn’t conduct a full-scale roster overhaul, but there are plenty of fresh faces for the Tigers this offseason. There are five new scholarship players between 5-star freshman Aden Holloway, two transfers and two JUCO pickups.

But that hasn’t at all affected the chemistry of Pearl’s 10th Auburn team. If anything, the roster changes have enhanced it. Returning players like Jaylin Williams and Tre Donaldson talked earlier this offseason about this being a closer and more easy going group than last season. Part of that obviously should be credited to the leadership of key veterans and returning pieces.

“I was disappointed that we had some guys transfer last year,” Pearl said. “We've not been a program, even with the transfer portal, where we've lost many guys. And I didn't want to lose a single one of them, but I think in many ways we've improved ourselves. We've gotten older, and we're more experienced.”

Pearl later added: “I just think it's bringing in the right people, bringing in guys who are humble, hungry, grateful and appreciative. I think that's what we've done. So, look, you bring in good guys, and you've got good guys. You've got the makings for very, very good chemistry.”

Friday morning, Pearl chatted with a few local reporters to provide an update on the Tigers’ offseason work, discuss some developments heading into preseason practice and break down Auburn’s newly announced nonconference slate. Here are some additional notes and nuggets from meeting with Pearl. More content to come.

PEARL BULLISH ON NEW ADDITIONS

Auburn’s transfer class, which is technically composed only of FIU guard Denver Jones and UAH forward Chaney Johnson, won’t be ranked near the top nationally or even in the SEC. Even the Tigers’ 2023 recruiting class, with Holloway and JUCO additions Chad Baker-Mazara and Addarin Scott, is ranked No. 64.

But Pearl said he and his staff were more focused on getting proper replacements for departures like Wendell Green Jr., Allen Flanigan and Zep Jasper. With Holloway at point guard, Baker-Mazara on the wing and Jones and the 2-guard — and even Johnson taking over the backup power forward role from Yohan Traore — Pearl feels Auburn has more than adequately accomplished its goals of setting a balanced lineup with plenty of experience and potential.

“Our transfers were not nearly as heralded, I think, from a recruiting standpoint as I think a lot of transfers were based on coming from Power Five schools,” Pearl said. “But I hope that once again — if you look at the guys that we’ve had come in and transfer over the years whether it be K.D. (Johnson) and Walker (Kessler), and Zep and Wendell, or Johni Broome a year ago, just taking those five or six guys that have transferred to us — I thought our staff did an outstanding job in the evaluation process. We studied the film, we studied them against certain opponents and we made evaluations not based on the name on the front of the jerseys. We made evaluations based on how good we thought they were going to be.

“I don’t think any of them are going to be disappointing. I think they are all going to be a little better than what they’re perceived or how they’re ranked.”

COULD HAVE SWUNG BIGGER AT CENTER

After Traore, a former 5-star big man, opted to transfer after his freshman season, Pearl admitted he and his staff had opportunities to swing bigger in the frontcourt. The Tigers were involved with a few high-level transfers at center, but they were comfortable with what they had returning in Broome and backup Dylan Cardwell.

And Pearl didn’t want to make any playing-time promises he couldn’t keep. So he decided to use his last scholarship on a developmental piece.

“When you are returning Dylan Cardwell, you are returning Johni Broome, you could take the approach of a number of programs that are top 25 in the country and simply go iron sharpens iron,” Pearl said. “Go out and get the very best center or power forward you could possibly find, promise him playing time, then sit there and have three guys and only 40 minutes — and have a bunch of unhappy campers. I've never believed in that; I've never believed in over-recruiting. There was just no way I was going to bring in a starter-caliber type player. Now, would it have been difficult? Yeah, because a starting-caliber type player would have been concerned about Dylan or Johni.

“But there were a couple guys out there we could have pushed on and maybe loaded up at the position and said, OK, let the best man win. We didn't do that; we went with a prospect.”

INJURY REHAB FOR MOORE

Rising senior wing Chris Moore dealt with a shoulder injury on and off last season, first separating it in January against Ole Miss and proceeding to miss two games and see what was previously a starting role diminish significantly. Moore then aggravated his shoulder again in the first-round NCAA Tournament win over Iowa.

After the season, Moore opted to undergo a procedure on that shoulder, which held him out “all summer long,” according to Pearl. It sounds as if the expectation is for Moore to be back at practice and be ready for the season opener.

“He's been rehabbing and just now getting back,” Pearl said.

‘THE SCHEDULE FROM HELL'

Earlier this month, Auburn locked in its full nonconference schedule for 2023-24, which includes two teams in ESPN’s current offseason top 25: No. 20 Baylor and No. 21 USC. Pearl is also high on Indiana, which Auburn faces in Atlanta in December.

“The schedule is unbelievable,” Pearl said. “Thanks again to Mike Burgomaster for putting the schedule from hell together. We potentially could play two preseason top-10 teams in USC in a return game, as well as Indiana over in Atlanta. The opportunity to play against Baylor to open up the season in South Dakota. … Great way to open the season because we’re going to find out right where we’re at to open the season. We’re going to get punched in the mouth in a big way.”

Pearl also briefly noted, while discussing the Tigers’ trip to Appalachian State this fall, that Auburn will make a return trip to Georgia State in 2024-25 after hosting the Panthers this past season.

Here’s a refresher on Auburn’s 2023-24 nonconference schedule:

Nov. 1 vs. AU Montgomery (exhibition)

Nov. 7 vs. Baylor (Sioux Falls, S.D.)

Nov. 10 vs. Southeastern Louisiana

Nov. 16 vs. Notre Dame (Brooklyn)

Nov. 17 vs. Oklahoma State/St. Bonaventure (Brooklyn)

Nov. 21 vs. Alabama A&M

Nov. 29 vs. Virginia Tech

Dec. 3 at Appalachian State

Dec. 9 vs. Indiana (Atlanta)

Dec. 13 vs. UNC Asheville

Dec. 17 vs. USC

Dec. 22 vs. Alabama State

Dec. 30 vs. Chattanooga

Jan. 2 vs. Penn

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Tim Tebow visits Auburn football team, pokes fun at himself for never beating the Tigers

Published: Aug. 25, 2023, 8:56 p.m.

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SEC Nation host Tim Tebow talks to his co-hosts during the SEC Nation broadcast in Lexington, Ky., Saturday, Oct. 9, 2021. (AP Photo/Michael Clubb)AP

While former Florida Gators quarterback Tim Tebow might not know much about beating the Auburn Tigers, he does know a thing or two about winning football games.

In four seasons at Florida, Tebow helped the Gators to a pair of national championships and won himself a Heisman Trophy in the process. With such success, it isn’t a surprise first-year head coach Hugh Freeze called on Tebow to speak with the Auburn football team ahead of its season opener against UMass on Sept. 2.

Tebow’s message to the Tigers centered around one’s passion outweighing the hype of the moment.

“Will you just be when it comes to 8 o’clock for a big game? Or at 6 o’clock in the morning, will you still have the same passion?,” Tebow asks in a video posted to the Auburn football Twitter account.

“Really be willing to suffer in those moments, because those are the moments that are going to make you different than all the other teams. What are the differentiators for you? It’s that you’re always passionate, meaning that when it gets hard, this is when I’m going to be different. I want to suffer so I can be the best, so we can be the best — Meaning you care so much for something, you’re willing to suffer for it. That’s different than being excited, man. That’s different than being hyped.”

Tebow’s visit to The Plains comes on the heels of Netflix releasing its “Untold: Swamp Kings” docuseries, which showcased the Florida Gators football program from the years of 2006-09 during the Urban Meyer era.

Alongside the grueling workouts, constant stream of controversies and the successes of the Gators during that time period, the docuseries also highlights the fact that the Auburn Tigers were a constant thorn in Florida’s side.

The Gators played the Tigers twice while Tebow was in Gainesville — a game at Jordan-Hare Stadium in 2006 and a game at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in 2007. Both times, the Tigers stunned the Gators.

And being a good sport, Tebow poked fun of himself Friday evening as he shared Auburn football’s tweet with a few comments of his own:

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Will Auburn football go bowling in 2023? Hugh Freeze's history says yes

Published: Aug. 26, 2023, 6:00 a.m.

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When Auburn kicks off the 2023 football season against UMass on Sept. 2, it’ll have been 1,340 days since the Tigers last appeared in a bowl game and 1,709 days since the Tigers won a bowl game.

After back-to-back losing seasons, there’s an undeniable thirst among Auburn fans to reach bowl eligibility this season. And if history is any indication, the Tigers have the right guy at the helm of the ship to get them there.

Auburn’s first-year head coach Hugh Freeze has been a first-year head coach five other times in his career. In each of those first seasons, Freeze piloted his team to a bowl game. Here’s a deep dive into each of Freeze’s first seasons, dating all the way back to his first head coaching gig at Briarcrest Christian School.

1995: Season 1 at Briarcrest Christian School

The year is 1995 — less than $15,000 would get you a new Volkswagen Jetta, which you could take to the gas station and fill with gas that ran about $1.15 a gallon.

Meanwhile, in Eads, Tenn., a 25-year-old young gun named Hugh Freeze was set to make his head coaching debut, taking the reins of the Briarcrest Christian football program after serving as an assistant with the program during the three seasons prior.

In 1994, the season before Freeze took over, the Saints football program finished the regular season 9-1 and picked up an additional three wins during the playoffs before being bounced in the state quarterfinals.

The next season, Freeze followed it up with another playoff berth after once again going 9-1 in the regular season. In Freeze’s first year, however, Briarcrest Christian made an early exit out of the playoffs after suffering a narrow, 19-15 loss in the opening round.

Nonetheless, the Saints punched their ticket to the postseason in Season 1 under Freeze.

2008: Season 1 at Lambuth University

It’s 2008 — American’s are limping through the housing market crash and Freeze is taking over a Lambuth University football program that’s got a limp of its own after finishing the 2007 with three straight losses and going 3-8 on the season.

The Lambuth Eagles were coming off three consecutive losing seasons when Freeze took over.

But in a few short months, Freeze had turned the tables.

In Season 1 under Freeze, the Eagles went 8-4, including an eight-game win streak through the heart of the season. In seven games that season, the Lambuth offense scored 48 or more points.

Lambuth found itself in a battle with Lindenwood in the opening game of the NAIA championship series. It wasn’t a game that went Freeze and the Eagles’ way as it ended in a 65-48 loss, but it was quite the turn around for a program that had consistently missed out on the postseason.

2011: Season 1 at Arkansas State

Come 2011, the year that both the Harry Potter film series and the Oprah Winfrey show end, Freeze is back in the head coaching ranks.

Freeze first arrived to Arkansas State in 2010 as the Red Wolves’ offensive coordinator but quickly took over as head coach the following season after a lackluster, 4-8 season in 2010.

And the first-year head coach turned the program on its head.

Arkansas State finished its 2011 campaign 10-3 and a perfect 8-0 in the Sun Belt Conference — all leading to the Red Wolves winning the conference in Freeze’s first season.

Come the postseason, Freeze had already accepted the Ole Miss head coaching job and took with him four Arkansas State assistants.

With Freeze departed, Arkansas State’s running backs coach David Gunn served as interim head coach as the Red Wolves drew a bowl game matchup with Northern Illinois in the GoDaddy.com Bowl in Mobile, Ala.

And though the Red Wolves sprinted out to a 13-0 lead, the Huskies would go on to hang 31 unanswered points to secure a 38-20 win and snap Arkansas State’s nine-game win streak.

Was Freeze technically Arkansas State’s head coach for the bowl game? No. But he is the one who gets the credit for piloting the Red Wolves to the postseason to begin with. So for the sake of the argument, we’re calling this another year-one bowl game appearance for Freeze.

2012: Season 1 at Ole Miss

Turns out, the Mayans were wrong and the world wouldn’t end in 2012.

Instead, Freeze would return to Oxford, Miss. — a place he previously served as Ole Miss’ tight ends coach from 2006-07. This go ‘round, however, Freeze would be the Rebels’ main guy as he took over an Ole Miss team that had gone 2-10 and 0-8 in SEC play the year prior.

In the first of five seasons as the Rebels’ head coach, Freeze helped Ole Miss return to bowl eligibility after a two-season drought.

Just six weeks after upsetting No. 25 Mississippi State to win the Egg Bowl, Freeze and the Rebels took to Birmingham, Ala. to take on Pittsburgh in the BBVA Compass Bowl. The Rebels went on to top the Panthers 38-17, giving Ole Miss its first bowl win since a 21-7 win over Oklahoma State in the Cotton Bowl Classic in 2009.

Freeze’s bowl win over Pitt was the first of three during his time in Oxford, though it ended up being vacated as part of the sanctions pressed against the Ole Miss football program for ineligible player participation.

2019: Season 1 at Liberty

In 2019, Disney+ makes its debut, the United States Women’s National Soccer Team captures its fourth World Cup title and Freeze returns the college football scene after resigning from Ole Miss in 2017. Freeze makes his return as the ninth head football coach at Liberty University.

Like every other program that had hired Freeze as its head coach, Liberty was looking for a revival after a mundane 2018 season that saw the Flames go 6-6 and miss out on a bowl game due to it being their first year in the FBS and there being more teams with winning records than there were bowl games.

In Year 1 under Freeze, however, Liberty had no issue securing a bowl game appearance after a 7-5 finish in the regular season — which was the second-best finish amongst FBS independent programs behind Notre Dame.

Freeze and the Flames lined up against Georgia Southern in the Cure Bowl and went on to beat the Eagles 23-16 in Orlando.

In three seasons at Liberty, Freeze led the Flames to four consecutive bowl appearances — three of which Liberty won.

Like the case at Arkansas State, Freeze had already accepted the head coaching job at Auburn before Liberty took the field for the 2022 Boca Raton Bowl against Toledo. As a result, Josh Aldridge served as the Flames’ interim head coach in Freeze’s absence.

2023: Season 1 at Auburn

And this is where we leave off.

Freeze’s first season as Auburn’s head coach is set to get underway in a week. And while some might believe it’s a bit early to bother with bowl eligibility, Tigers fans who have watched their team miss out on the postseason the last two years might argue otherwise.

Fortunately for Auburn fans, if history repeats itself, Freeze might be the guy to get the Tigers back into a bowl game in his first season on The Plains.

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PMARSHONAU Once overlooked Auburns Pritchett ready for a big finish

Phillip Marshall

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Cornerback Nehemiah Pritchett does it the right way on, off field. (Photo: Auburn University Athletics)

AUBURN, Alabama – In the sleepy little south Alabama town of Jackson, where he grew up, Nehemiah Pritchett was a football star as he went into his senior season in 2018. With elite speed, he played both ways for Jackson High School, and he was a playmaker supreme. But where he really stood out was in the secondary.

Long-time Jackson coach Danny Powell was convinced Pritchett could play college football at a high level, but there weren’t many takers. Up the road in Auburn, defensive coordinator Kevin Steele liked what he saw. Powell wasn’t unlike Roget McCreary, another lightly recruited defensive back, who had signed the year before.

Then-head coach Gus Malzahn, his eyes often on star ratings, wasn’t so sure. In both cases, Steele fought hard to convince Malzahn and, finally, got his way. Pritchett was a 3-star prospect who had offers mostly from smaller programs. McCreary was a 3-star who was headed to South Alabama.

“Kevin had to absolutely pitch a fit,” said one who was part of the program. “But he got it done.”

McCreary went on to become a second-round NFL draft pick and then an NFL starter. Pritchett, headed toward his fifth and final Auburn season, is on a similar track.

“Auburn was my first big offer,” Pritchett says. “I got that when I came to a camp. After that, Coach Steele was recruiting me very hard. Auburn was close to home, and every time I came on campus it felt like a family atmosphere, just like it does now.”

Powell was puzzled that Pritchett, though he reported to Auburn weighing just 155 pounds, didn’t generate more interest. He was convinced Pritchett could not only play in the SEC but play at a high level.

“Kevin really loved him,” Powell says. “He had been to some Alabama camps. About the 10th grade, they showed some interest, but they never did really get on him. There weren’t a lot of others really on him, for whatever reason.

“We knew he was a really good player. He had the speed and size necessary. He was a very aggressive and physical player. He needed to add some size and strength, but he would really come up and hit people. I really felt like he had a good chance.”

Today, Pritchett weighs in at 188 pounds. He is a three-year starter and a preseason All-SEC player. He is a leader in a secondary that could be among the best in the SEC.

Pritchett is not a big talker. He admits to being a tad uncomfortable doing interviews. Even moving from the little town where he grew up to Auburn was a challenge.

“I’m a very quiet person,” Pritchett says. “I got up here and kept seeing all the people every day. It was different, but I adjusted pretty well.”

Pritchett’s quiet ways should not be misinterpreted. His personality changes on the football field, and he does not lack for confidence. He acknowledges he was disappointed he didn’t get more attention as a high school senior.

“At the time, I was,” says Pritchett, who was a first-team All-State performer. “I felt like I was one of the better players in high school. But then I got here and realized that, once you get on campus – 3-star, 2-star, whatever - they treat everybody the same.”

Pritchett could have gone to the NFL after last season, but after a talk with first-year head coach Hugh Freeze, he decided to finish what he started at Auburn.

"I felt like he was building something different," Pritchett says. "Now that I have been here with him building this program, it is headed in the rightdirection. That’s one of the main reasons I came back."

On and off the field, Pritchett has done it the right way at Auburn. He is as respected off the field as on it. He earned a degree in education last May.

Perhaps what he told AuburnTigers.com, the athletics department web site, when asked how he would like to be remembered, says it best:

“Just that I was a respectful young man who went about his business the right way, someone who, day in and day out, went about their day like a professional.”

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Anniston 38, Walter Wellborn 22

Auburn commit Jayden Lewis scored four touchdowns in four different ways to lead Anniston to victory.

He scored on an 95-yard interception return, 82-yard punt return, 85-yard kickoff return and a 30-yard reception. He also scored two 2-point conversions and recovered a fumble on defense.

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How did Auburn football commits fare in their high school football games this week?

Updated: Aug. 26, 2023, 7:18 a.m.|Published: Aug. 26, 2023, 7:00 a.m.

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Following the future: QB Walker White highlights Auburn football commits in this week’s preps action

Late August means high school football is sweeping the nation.

As it relates to the Auburn Tigers, here’s a collection of stats and videos of current Auburn commits from this week’s high school football action.

5-star WR Perry Thompson lifts Foley over Prattville

Foley head coach Deric Scott told AL.com’s preps reporter Ben Thomas that Foley’s plan was to get the ball to the Lions’ 5-star talent early and often. And not only was Foley able to do just that, but it paid off for the Lions, who beat Prattville 45-19 at home Friday night.

According to posts on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, Foley recorded a passing touchdown and a rushing touchdown in the first half.

4-star QB Walker White and Little Rock Christian explode on offense

It might be too early to fall head over heels for a 2024 quarterback prospect, but Walker White’s performance in Little Rock Christian’s 63-0 win over Little Rock Central Friday night should leave Tigers’ fans itching to get White on campus.

White was accountable for four first-half touchdowns Friday night — three passing and one rushing. With the game well in hand, White didn’t play in the second half.

4-star RB J’Marion Burnette scores from 33-yards out for Andalusia

Auburn’s lone running back commit J’Marion Burnette had a hand in Andalusia’s 42-8 win over Opp Thursday night as he punched in a 33-yard rushing touchdown in the first quarter.

4-star DB A’Mon Lane helps Moody edge past Pell City

Northwest of Auburn in Moody, 4-star Auburn commit A’Mon Lane and the top-ranked cornerback in Alabama helped the Blue Devils ease by the Pell City Panthers 28-24.

At one point during the tight game, Lane dropped a Pell City receiver for a 5-yard loss, forcing a long third down.

4-star CB Jayden Lewis does it all for Anniston

The Anniston Bulldogs opened their season with a 38-22 win over Wellborn Friday night and Auburn’s 4-star cornerback commit Jayden Lewis put his athleticism on display, returning the second-half kickoff 70 yards to the house, recording a punt return for a touchdown, a receiving touchdown, a pick 6 and a successful two-point conversion.

Local 3-star athlete Malcolm Simmons grabs pair of TD passes

Just northwest of Auburn, 3-star prospect Malcolm Simmons and Benjamin Russell secured a Week 1 win over Wetumpka 40-19.

En route to the victory, Simmons hauled in a pair of touchdown passes — one from 55 yards out and the next from 14 yards out.

3-star WR Bryce Cain puts on clinic as Baker beats Theodore 36-20

Baker receiver Bryce Cain didn’t waste any time making a splash in the 2023 season as he led the Baker Hornets to a season-opening 36-20 win over Theodore Friday night.

Cain, who committed to Auburn on June 20, bagged a hattrick Friday night, catching three touchdown passes — 47 yards, 3 yards and 40 yards.

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Auburn Briefing: Linebacker returns to practice

Zac Blackerby

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Auburn's potential starting linebacker returned to practice.

Auburn's projected starting linebacker, Austin Keys, returned to practice yesterday according to a source.

The linebacker missed some time in fall camp due to injury but appears to be returning in time to make his AUburn debut against UMass next weekend. 

Keys entered fall camp as a favorite to be one of Auburn's starting linebackers this season. He will most likely be paired with Eugene Asante and Larry Nixon when the Tiger defense is in nickel packages.

Keys had a great spring and is expected to be a leader in this defense in 2023 after transferring from Ole Miss earlier in the off-season. 

They said it

Payton Thorne was asked about his relationship with Hugh Freeze:

"It’s been good. It’s different having an offensive head coach and having someone that’s called plays before. I think it’s been good. I expect Coach to push me. That’s something he’s done and will continue to do. I love everything Coach is preaching, I believe in what Coach is preaching. I think our relationship will continue to grow and move in a positive direction."

We wrote it

Bruce Pearl keeps on racking up visits from top recruits. Our Steve Simpson wrote about the list of talented recruits that are interested in Auburn.

Bruce Pearl and staff are taking advantage of Auburn Football’s home game verse Georgia in the Deep South’s Oldest Rivalry as a draw for some important official visits.
We reported last week about 2025 five-star Meleek Thomas and four-star Jeremiah Green scheduling official visits to Auburn on September 30. Thomas is a 6' 4" guard from Pennsylvania and Green is a 6' 3" combo guard from Texas..
Now Jalen Harrelson, a five-star 6’ 7”, 208-pound, shooting guard/small forward out of Anderson, IN has scheduled his visit to the plains for September 30.

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4 hours ago, aubiefifty said:

not a lot out there this morning.i will check back in later and see if anything is new.thanx for stopping by.

You were late this morning but ok. It is Saturday. Headed down to the coast early in the morning so probably won’t catch you until tomorrow evening. Sleep late in the morning if you wish. Monday starts early though. I rarely miss a sunrise on the coast.

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1 minute ago, SaltyTiger said:

You were late this morning but ok. It is Saturday. Headed down to the coast early in the morning so probably won’t catch you until tomorrow evening. Sleep late in the morning if you wish. Monday starts early though. I rarely miss a sunrise on the coast.

i have no air in the bedroom just a fan and it is hard to get up in the morning. it is like waking up in a fog without getting any rest. but i will always do my best salty

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2 minutes ago, aubiefifty said:

i have no air in the bedroom just a fan and it is hard to get up in the morning. it is like waking up in a fog without getting any rest. but i will always do my best salty

You do great.