AP Top 25 Poll: Alabama Remains No. 1; Auburn Moves Up to No. 22
Alabama maintains its first-place spot in the Associated Press College Football Poll, while Auburn has moved up three spots to No. 22.
Alabama maintains its first-place spot in the Associated Press College Football Poll, while Auburn has moved up three spots to No. 22.
Demetris Robertson scored three touchdowns and Jarquez Hunter rushed for 147 yards as No. 25 Auburn raced past FCS program Alabama State 62-0.
Bo Nix passed for 275 yards and three touchdowns in just over a half and Auburn gave new coach Bryan Harsin a 60-10 cakewalk in his debut against Akron in the season opener for both teams.
A person with knowledge of the move says the New England Patriots have released quarterback Cam Newton, who was the Heisman-winning quarterback for Auburn in 2010, when the Tigers won the BCS National Championship.
Auburn coach Bryan Harsin expects to be out of COVID-19 quarantine by game week, but says the Tigers’ vaccination rate hasn’t reached the 85% threshold required by the Southeastern Conference to avoid regular testing.
Auburn University officials are asking fans to hold off for another year on rolling the Auburn Oaks and descendants along Samford Park.
Auburn Defensive Coordinator Derek Mason says he has recovered from a breakthrough case of COVID-19.
A judge has sentenced a teenager for the 2019 crash that killed Auburn University sports announcer Rod Bramblett, who was known as “The Voice of the Auburn Tigers”, and his wife Paula. The sentence for 18-year-old Johnston Taylor was not released because he had been granted youthful offender status earlier this month. Taylor faced a maximum sentence of three years….
Auburn wide receiver Kobe Hudson, left, makes a move to get past Northwestern defensive back A.J. Hampton, right, during the first half of the Citrus Bowl, Friday, Jan. 1, 2021, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux) Auburn quarterback Bo Nix threw for 292 yards for Auburn but was often frustrated by Northwestern’s defense, which came in allowing 15.5 points per…
Bryan Harsin was introduced as the new head football coach at Auburn University this afternoon at a news conference that lasted more than an hour. He, his wife and one of his three children made the cross-country flight from Boise, Idaho, on Christmas Eve to speak to the Auburn faithful. “I understand the expectations. We want to play for championships…