Auburn falls to Missouri 23-17 in two overtimes, for fourth SEC loss in a row
“This just sucks,” Auburn head coach Hugh Freeze said. “This stinks, and there’s nothing you can say to make anyone feel better in that locker room.”
“This just sucks,” Auburn head coach Hugh Freeze said. “This stinks, and there’s nothing you can say to make anyone feel better in that locker room.”
Alabama quarterback Ty Simpson threw for 200 yards and three touchdowns, including the clincher with 3:16 to go, as eighth-ranked Alabama held off No. 14 Missouri 27-24.
Jamarion Miller rushed for two touchdowns and No. 15 Alabama’s defense had three interceptions in a 34-0 victory Saturday over No. 21 Missouri, which played much of the game without starting quarterback Brady Cook.
Alabama has little to no margin for error left in its playoff hopes as the No. 15 Crimson Tide hosts No. 21 Missouri on Saturday.
“We seem to not make the right call as coaches or the right play from time to time in critical moments, and that’s kind of been the story the whole year,” said Auburn head football coach Hugh Freeze.
Auburn coach Hugh Freeze and Missouri counterpart Eli Drinkwitz got to know each other years ago through Gus Malzahn, who served as a mentor of sorts to both of them, and they have only grown closer now that they’re together in the SEC.
Fifth-seeded Auburn wrapped up the first day of the SEC Baseball Tournament with a 10-4 win over ninth-seeded Missouri on Tuesday night.
After beating Missouri, Alabama is looking for an eighth SEC Men’s Basketball Championship to add to its regular-season trophy.
In what Auburn coach Bruce Pearl called “a must-win for us,” the Tigers defeated Missouri 89-56.
Alabama is now 13-6 and will head out to play Georgia on Tuesday.