AUBURN, Ala. (AP) – Auburn linebacker Tre Williams was ejected for targeting in the second quarter against No. 18 LSU on Saturday after an officials review. There was no flag after Williams’ helmet-to-helmet hit knocked quarterback Danny Etling out of the game for a play. Etling needed assistance after the hit knocked off his helmet and left him with a…
The defense team for former Auburn tight end Landon Rice has issued a statement regarding their client’s rape allegations. Augusta Dowd said Tuesday, “The legal team will deal with the false accusations and be ready, willing, and able to demonstrate, in the appropriate venue, that Landon has been unfairly treated.” A 19-year-old woman filed an incident report with Auburn police…
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) – Trevor Knight passed for 247 yards and Daniel LaCamera kicked five field goals to lead No. 17 Texas A&M to a 29-16 victory over Auburn Saturday night. Knight also ran for 42 yards and several first downs in his first Southeastern Conference game for the Aggies (3-0, 1-0 SEC), who are off to another fast start….
The Alabama Supreme Court has denied the appeal of a man convicted of killing two one-time Auburn University football players and another man at a 2012 party. Justices without comment on Friday turn down the appeal by Desmond Leonard. Leonard is serving a life sentence for the shooting deaths of football players. Ladarious Phillips and Ed Christian. DeMario Pitts was…
An Auburn firefighter has won the Republican primary for the Alabama House seat vacated with the felony ethics conviction of former speaker Mike Hubbard. Unofficial returns from Tuesday’s balloting show Joe Lovvorn led a field of four candidates with 51 percent of the vote. Lovvorn will face Libertarian candidate Gage Fenwick in November. No Democrats are in the race. Lovvorn…
The first game of a football season can be high stakes: a win gets fans excited for the season but a loss can set the bar low for a good year. The first games for Alabama and Auburn had rough beginnings, but ultimately fans are still excited about the 2016 year. Alabama fans were mostly hesitant about their new quarterback, a…
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) – Deshaun Watson passed for 248 yards, including 174 to Mike Williams in his return from an injury, and No. 2 Clemson escaped with a 19-13 victory over Auburn on Saturday night. Clemson struggled to put the away the opener even though Auburn produced little offense for much of the game while swapping three quarterbacks in and…
Auburn University football fans will enjoy rolling the two new Auburn Oaks at Toomer’s Corner with toilet paper this fall, marking the return of one of college athletics’ best-known traditions. “This is a tremendous day for the Auburn Family and for all sports fans across the country who love the fall and football,” said Ron Booth, executive director of facility…
AUBURN, Ala. (auburntigers.com) – Auburn men’s golf has been named a GCAA All-Academic team. The Tigers are one of a record 210 teams to earn the honor. To be eligible, teams must have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher. Seniors Ryan Benton, Blake Messer, Matt Gilchrest, junior Ben Schlottman and May graduate Jake Mondy were previously named to the…
AUBURN, Ala. (auburntigers.com) – Junior Ben Schlottman advanced to the round of 32 at the U.S. Amateur at the Oakland Hills Country Club in Bloomfield Hills, Mich., defeating Mario Galiano of Spain 1-up on Wednesday in the round of 64. Schlottman began his day 2-down to Galiano after the fourth hole before winning five straight on Nos. 6-10 to go 3-up. He dropped Nos. 12 and 16 before…
