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…
AUBURN, Ala. (auburntigers.com) – The No. 2 Auburn equestrian team welcomed Alabama to the Plains for a hunt seat-only exhibition meet Friday afternoon and topped the Crimson Tide, 10-2, at the Auburn University Horse Center. “We’re really excited about the way the Alabama team is coming along because it’s so fun to have an in-state rival and it’s really great for…
AUBURN, Ala. (auburntigers.com) – The No. 2 Auburn equestrian team is set to host Alabama for an exhibition meet Friday at 3 p.m. CT at the Auburn University Horse Center. The meet will feature hunt seat competition only. “This being a hunt seat only event makes it a little fun because the work load on our team is diminished some,” head…
TUSKEGEE, Ala. (AP) – A lawsuit accuses former Auburn University football coach Pat Dye of causing a vehicle crash and refusing to let the other driver leave afterward. The suit filed in Macon County on Thursday says Dye collided with a vehicle driven by Jimmie Lee McCoy Sr., who was injured. The suit claims Dye and another man then took…
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) – Former Auburn football star Quentin Groves, who played defensive end for the Tigers from 2004-07 and shares the program record for sacks, has died. He was 32. Auburn spokesman Kirk Sampson said Saturday that Groves died in his sleep while visiting Trinidad, his wife’s native country. Sampson said he didn’t know the cause of death. Groves…
AUBURN, Ala. (auburntigers.com) — Auburn has returned to the Top 25, landing at No. 23 in this week’s Associated Press poll following a run through the first half of a schedule that featured four wins and losses to two of the Top 10 teams in the country. The Tigers are fresh off a 38-14 win over Mississippi State. Auburn’s two losses are to…
When Herron Taylor saw a man trying to flee – after seeing him light toilet paper hanging from one of the Toomer’s oaks on fire, she had one thought. Nope. Taylor began following the man, later identified as Jochen Wiest, and shouted that he was the one who lit the tree on fire. “I don’t think people understood that someone had…
The latest SEC match up for the Auburn Tigers was against LSU at Jordan-Hare Stadium. Fans who came out to the game might have been a little disappointed with the first half performance, but the end of the game left them happy. Auburn defense held up for most of the game, but the offense was a little lacking for some fans….
