There’s no other football rivalry quite like it. “It’s Auburn and Alabama,” said tailgater Andrea Hanson. Hanson and her family have been camping out all week. She says the Iron Bowl has a way of bringing people together. “Everyone’s here for each other,” said Hanson, an Auburn fan. “When it comes down to it, Auburn, Alabama, they’re all family. They…
Alabama is the new No. 1 in the College Football Playoff rankings, with Clemson up to No. 2 and Miami and Oklahoma joining the top four for the first time. Wisconsin was fifth and Auburn was up to sixth in the rankings released Tuesday. The Crimson Tide had been second behind Georgia in the first two selection committee rankings, but…
A federal grand jury in New York City has returned indictments against four college basketball assistant coaches charged in a bribery scheme. The grand jury returned the indictments Tuesday against eight of 10 men arrested in September. Prosecutors say the men are accused of using bribes to influence star athletes’ choice of schools, shoe sponsors and agents. They face fraud…
Longtime Auburn athletic director Jay Jacobs says he will step down by June 2018. Jacobs announced Friday in a letter to Auburn fans that he informed President Steven Leath of his decision earlier this week. He says he will leave earlier if Auburn hires a replacement. Jacobs, a former Auburn football walk-on, took over the athletic department at his alma…
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) – Authorities say a 3-year-old girl is dead after she fell into a grease pit at an Alabama ice cream shop and drowned. The Opelika-Auburn News reports the girl’s body was pulled Saturday from an in-ground container used to trap cooking grease at Brewster’s Real Ice Cream in Auburn. Lee County Coroner Bill Harris said in a…
Chette Williams spoke with Fort Dale Academy students the Thursday after Sophomore Carter Boswell passed away. Chette Williams has dealt with loss during his time as Chaplain for the University of Auburn football team. He’s had to tell parents their sons have died, and attended the funerals of young men. When he came to Greenville to speak to Fort Dale…
Former Auburn football coach Tommy Tuberville says he won’t run for Alabama governor in 2018. Tuberville told Sirius XM’s College Sports Nation Tuesday he thinks he could have won but decided not to run. The former Texas Tech and Cincinnati coach says he still wants to get back into athletics either as a coach, broadcaster or athletic director. Tuberville did…
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) – The Latest on white nationalist Richard Spencer speaking at Auburn University (all times local): 8: 30 p.m. Police are reporting arrests linked to an appearance at Auburn University by white nationalist Richard Spencer. Capt. Lorenza Dorsey, an Auburn police spokesman, says three people were arrested on disorderly conduct charges before Spencer’s speech Tuesday night. Video posted…
A German man has pleaded guilty and apologized after setting a fire that engulfed an oak tree at Auburn University’s landmark Toomer’s Corner. Jochen Weist pleaded guilty to criminal mischief Thursday in Lee County. Asked to speak, Weist said: “I’m sorry.” The Opelika-Auburn News reports the man agreed to pay more than $20,000 in restitution. He will avoid jail time…
Auburn fans got a long awaited surprise Saturday when the Tigers beat the Arkansas Razorbacks. The Tigers took control of the game from the beginning, beating the Razorbacks 56-3. Fans watching the game said it was like watching an entirely different team. “I saw the 2013 team again, is what I saw,” said fan Rusty Buys. “It was a terrific team, they…
