AUBURN, Ala. (auburntigers.com) — Get out your sunglasses. Auburn football will have a rare day game, at least this season, when it plays host to Vanderbilt on Nov. 5. The Southeastern Conference set the time for 11 a.m. The game will be telecast by either ESPN, ESPN2 or the SEC Network, the league office announced Monday. No. 15 Auburn has played mostly…
AUBURN, Ala. (auburntigers.com) — Auburn’s 56-3 win over Arkansas was so impressive Saturday that not one, but two of the key participants won Southeastern Conference player of the week honors Monday. Defensive tackle Montravius Adams was named the SEC defensive lineman of the week and guard Alex Kozan shared offensive lineman of the week honors, the league office announced. Adams had…
Auburn Head Coach Gus Malzahn Opening Statement… “First off, I’m very excited for our team. I’m excited for our players and coaches. We played a complete game. We talked about improving each game. First of all, our defense holding that group to 25 yards rushing was really unbelievable. That was one of the goals: to try to make them one-dimensional…
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) – Eli Stove broke free for a 78-yard touchdown run on Auburn’s first play, giving the No. 21 Tigers momentum they never lost in a surprisingly dominant 56-3 victory over No. 17 Arkansas on Saturday night. Auburn held out starting running back Kerryon Johnson and still ran for 543 yards, a school record for a Southeastern Conference…
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) – Sean White is still an efficient passer who avoids major blunders, just like in his college debut last season against Mississippi State. Auburn’s sophomore quarterback also has some of the same issues in finishing drives with seven points instead of three. White made his first start for the Tigers in last season’s meeting with a solid…
Junior safety Tray Matthews On the halftime talk in the locker room… “Coach told us not to let up and get complacent, keep going back out there and act like we are down. Coach gave us a good prep talk to fight us back up. “ On how he feels about going on the road for the first…
Opening Statement… “This was a good win for Homecoming. It caps off a five-game home stretch. I thought our fans have been outstanding and it meant a lot to our players and coaches. I thought we played well in all three phases of the game. Our goal this week was to improve from last week in offense, defense and special…
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) – Sean White threw for 239 yards and two touchdowns, Kerryon Johnson rushed for 146 yards and a pair of scores, and Auburn steamrolled Louisiana-Monroe on Saturday 58-7. Auburn (3-2) kept the momentum from last week’s win over LSU going, as the Tigers scored touchdowns on eight of their 11 drives against the overmatched Warhawks (1-3). Auburn…
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) – A judge has dismissed a protective order against former Auburn tight end Landon Rice. Lee County Circuit Judge Steven Speakman acted Thursday at the request of a woman who sought the order after accusing Rice of rape. The judge had issued a temporary protective order against Rice and set a hearing on Oct. 4. He granted…
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) – A woman who accused former Auburn tight end Landon Rice of rape has asked a judge to dismiss a protective order against him without prejudice. The woman filed the request in Lee County Circuit Court on Wednesday. A hearing on a judge’s temporary protective order is scheduled for Oct. 4. The filing said Rice has not…
