Former Penn State head coach Joe Paterno, his body ravaged by chemotherapy and radiation treatments for lung cancer, fiercely battled for his life Saturday night at Mount Nittany Medical Center in State College, Pa.
Harvey Updyke, the alleged poisoner of the two famous oak trees at Toomer’s Corner, turned down a plea bargain from prosecutors that would have required him to spend 13 years in prison and never attend an Alabama sporting event again, according to an ESPN report.
AUBURN, Ala. -- News of Jay Prosch’s decision to transfer from Illinois to Auburn sparked more speculation than the average college football player switching schools.
AUBURN, Ala. -- When the week began, Arik Armstead thought he was going to be enrolled in the college of his choice by this time.
JONESBORO, Ark. -- Arkansas State has announced the signing of former Auburn running back Michael Dyer.
INDIANAPOLIS -- The NCAA Division I Board of Directors still believes scholarship limits should be expanded.
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- New Penn State coach Bill O’Brien is turning his defense over to a veteran, well-traveled assistant with a national title on his resume.
Every great defense leaves a mark, a little like the signature a master craftsman leaves on every piece of work he sells.
AUBURN, Ala. -- A surprising early enrollment Thursday put a highlight on a week that had been relatively slow for Auburn recruiting commitments.
AUBURN, Ala. -- Brian VanGorder already had a pretty good job with the Atlanta Falcons. In four seasons, he had helped the Falcons reach the playoffs three times.
AUBURN, Ala. -- Zeke Pike, a quarterback recruit from Dixie Heights High School in Crestview Hills, Ky., has enrolled at Auburn for the spring semester.
The same people who said LSU was the best team in college football all season had to concede that Alabama was the far better team Monday night.
AUBURN, Ala. -- Running back Onterio McCalebb has decided to stay at Auburn for his senior season.
NEW ORLEANS -- College football leaders, including Big Ten commissioner and staunch playoff opponent Jim Delany, are open to considering the idea of turning the Bowl Championship Series into a four-team playoff.
Atlanta Falcons defensive coordinator Brian VanGorder is headed back to the college ranks, having accepted the same position with Auburn University.
AUBURN, Ala. -- A source familiar with the situation confirmed Michael Dyer was granted a conditional release from Auburn on Thursday, adding one more change to an Auburn program already in a state of flux.
NEW ORLEANS -- A few months ago, when there were rumblings that Virginia Tech might be jumping to the Southeastern Conference, Eddie Whitley and his teammates got excited.
AUBURN, Ala. -- Multiple media outlets reported Wednesday afternoon that star running back Michael Dyer is considering a transfer from Auburn to Arkansas State.
GEORGIANA, Ala. -- Akron football coach Terry Bowden says he has now paid the fine related to a speeding ticket he received in southern Alabama that prompted an arrest warrant against him for failing to appear in court.
Jordan Jenkins is 6-foot-3, weighs 235 pounds and runs a 4.67 40. Physically he can get a lot of things done.
ATLANTA -- Auburn defensive tackle Gabe Wright exploded out of his stance, dipped his shoulder and ripped his arm through to beat Virginia guard Luke Bowanko to the inside.
A year ago, Auburn was the king of college football. Actually, more like the fairy tale prince. Well, except for that part about living happily ever after.
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ATLANTA -- Barrett Trotter took the snap, slid to his left, waiting for Emory Blake to run a deep crossing pattern. Trotter led him perfectly for a 50-yard gain.
ATLANTA -- Garrett Harper has been mostly an afterthought this season, a walk-on freshman receiver from Springdale, Ark., who came to Auburn along with Kiehl Frazier.
ATLANTA -- Before he was hired as Arkansas State’s new head coach, outgoing offensive coordinator Gus Malzahn had drawn a lot of criticism for Auburn’s struggles this season.
Kiehl Frazier had two touchdowns to help Auburn take a 43-24 victory over Virginia at the Chick-fil-A Bowl.
This year's Chick-fil-A Bowl features an intriguing matchup between the Virginia Cavaliers of the ACC and the Auburn Tigers of the SEC.
ATLANTA -- Two teams with very different histories are set to face off in the Chick-fil-A-Bowl at 7:30 tonight in the Georgia Dome.
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ATLANTA -- Gus Malzahn barely has had time to take a breath this week in Atlanta.
ATLANTA -- All week long, Auburn has been hinting that the offense might look a little different in the Chick-fil-A Bowl against Virginia.
ATLANTA -- The unquestioned leader of Virginia’s mammoth offensive line was no star coming out of high school.
GAME NOTES: This year's Chick-fil-A Bowl features an intriguing matchup between the Virginia Cavaliers of the ACC and the Auburn Tigers of the SEC.
ATLANTA -- Auburn will bring a loaded slate to Jordan-Hare Stadium next season, courtesy of a 14-team SEC and its rotating schedule, which the conference released Wednesday morning.
ATLANTA -- Auburn wide receiver Emory Blake is still trying to fight off the lingering effects of a high ankle sprain suffered midway through the season.
ATLANTA -- Onterio McCalebb and Tre Mason rarely have been mentioned as power options in Auburn’s running game, mostly because of a lack of heavy-duty work.
ATLANTA -- Two teams with very different postseason résumés have converged on Atlanta for this week’s Chick-fil-A Bowl.
AUBURN, Ala. -- Like so many of Auburn’s freshmen this season, Jonathon Mincy and Jermaine Whitehead could be brought along slowly for only so long.
Ughhh, look at that return line. Must be a thousand feet long. Happens every year. The day after Christmas, and everybody wants to return something. Oh, well, let’s just get this started.
AUBURN, Ala. -- Brought in to a bunch of fanfare from recruiting sites, Auburn reserve left tackle Greg Robinson has not played in a game this season.
AUBURN, Ala. -- So far, Gene Chizik has gotten rave reviews from Auburn’s players in his temporary role as defensive coordinator.
CLEVELAND -- Akron has hired Terry Bowden as its new football coach Thursday to turn around a woeful program.
AUBURN, Ala. -- A battle for playing time that went down to the wire most of the month of November may have found a clear winner in Auburn’s bowl practices.
AUBURN, Ala. -- T’Sharvan Bell thought he was going to be OK.
AUBURN, Ala. -- Auburn’s coaching staff made the controversial decision this season to slowly bring along freshman quarterback Kiehl Frazier.
AUBURN, Ala. -- Prized running back recruit T.J. Yeldon switched his commitment from Auburn to Alabama in a statement released on Sunday.
AUBURN, Ala. -- Kris Frost had high hopes for his freshman season at Auburn.
AUBURN, Ala.-- At least one of the names on Auburn’s short list for finding a new defensive coordinator appears to be unavailable.
AUBURN, Ala. -- Almost immediately after Gus Malzahn accepted the Arkansas State job, speculation started about his eventual replacement.
AUBURN, Ala. -- Emory Blake is still recovering from the sprained ankle he suffered against South Carolina.
Former Carver High standout Jarvis Jones was one of three Georgia players named to the Associated Press All-America team Wednesday.
Gus Malzahn has never thought of himself as the typical college coach.
AUBURN, Ala. -- Before he leaves Auburn to take over the Arkansas State program, Gus Malzahn feels like he had one task left to finish.
Also will reduce recruiting visits
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Running back Mike Dyer will miss Auburn's bowl game later this month after being suspended indefinitely for violating team rules, a university athletics spokesman confirmed Sunday.
AUBURN, Ala. -- Auburn has contacted Florida State defensive coordinator Mark Stoops, according to a report from Al.com, in its hunt for a defensive coordinator in the wake of Ted Roof’s departure for Central Florida earlier this week.
HOUSTON -- Coach Kevin Sumlin and his prolific offense made Houston a power in Conference USA.
AUBURN, Ala. -- Finding a defensive coordinator for the Chick-fil-A Bowl in the wake of Ted Roof’s departure was an easy task for Auburn head coach Gene Chizik.
AUBURN, Ala. -- Carver product Isaiah Crowell continues to rack up postseason awards despite criticism from some Georgia fans in the wake of Crowell’s up-and-down freshman season.
AUBURN, Ala. -- Sometimes change is good.
AUBURN, Ala. -- Auburn defensive coordinator Ted Roof has agreed to take the same position at Central Florida, according to a report from AuburnUndercover.com Wednesday.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Alabama tailback Trent Richardson is the Southeastern Conference offensive player of the year while LSU cornerback Morris Claiborne earned defensive honors.
FLORENCE, Ala. -- North Alabama football coach Terry Bowden said he has agreed to a one-year contract extension with the NCAA Division II school.
Carver graduate Jarvis Jones continues to rake in postseason awards in the wake of a breakout season.
Some random thoughts on the annual debacle, also known as the BCS:
Auburn offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Gus Malzahn interviewed Thursday for the head coaching job at North Carolina, according to a report on auburnundercover.com.
AUBURN, Ala. -- Before this season began, Auburn fans knew another run at the national championship wasn’t reasonable.
AUBURN, Ala. -- Auburn reportedly has resumed the recruitment of Hueytown football and baseball prospect Jameis Winston despite apparent self-imposed restrictions that would have kept the football coaches from contacting Winston until January 2012, the Birmingham News reported Tuesday.
Trent Richardson carried the ball 27 times for a career-high 203 yards and AJ McCarron threw three touchdown passes, as the second-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide dominated the Auburn Tigers, 42-14, in the annual Iron Bowl.
It's rivalry week in college football and no rivalry surpasses the one in the state of Alabama, as second-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide take on the Auburn Tigers in the annual Iron Bowl to close out the regular season.
GAME NOTES: It's rivalry week in college football and no rivalry surpasses the one in the state of Alabama, as second-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide take on the Auburn Tigers in the annual Iron Bowl to close out the regular season.
AUBURN, Ala. -- Auburn right tackle Brandon Mosley, who left Saturday’s 35-16 win over Samford with a reported knee injury, is day-by-day. In his place, Chad Slade slid over from left guard to right tackle.
AUBURN, Ala. -- Auburn came away with a win Saturday in a game that was supposed to allow the Tigers to take a breath between the Deep South’s Oldest Rivalry and next week’s Iron Bowl.
AUBURN, Ala. -- Rarely have so many fans roared so loudly for a visiting coach.
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AUBURN, Ala. -- Forty years ago, Pat Sullivan’s TV went on the blink on Thanksgiving night.
AUBURN VS. SAMFORD, 1 p.m. (PPV, WVRK-FM 102.9)
AUBURN, Ala. -- By almost any measure, Gus Malzahn’s vaunted offense has been a disappointment this season.
AUBURN, Ala. -- In a season marked by offensive inefficiency, at least one Auburn player is quietly putting up numbers that stand with anybody else in the SEC.
AUBURN, Ala. -- Rumors have been swirling that Auburn offensive coordinator Gus Malzahn is again a hot name in searches for head coaches.
AUBURN, Ala. -- Gus Malzahn has been rumored to be a hot name in head coaching searches for the better part of a year.
AUBURN, Ala. -- Auburn wide receiver Emory Blake backed off of his Sunday night statement that some of his teammates “shut it down” in Saturday’s loss to Georgia.
ATHENS, Ga. -- Aaron Murray was so busy doing interviews that he didn’t notice the man patiently waiting to congratulate him.
ATHENS, Ga. -- Bruce Figgins wasn’t sure he would get another chance.
ATHENS, Ga. -- Tackling has been a big problem for Auburn’s defense this season. Unable to stop ballcarriers on first contact, Auburn has been gashed repeatedly by backs running through arm tackles.
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ATHENS, Ga. -- All season long, Auburn has built its offensive identity around running the football.
ATHENS, Ga. -- Auburn’s secondary has been riddled by top-flight passers this season.
Aaron Murray threw four touchdown passes and No. 14 Georgia ran away from No. 24 Auburn, 45-7, to move a step closer toward the SEC Eastern title.
ATHENS, Ga. -- Christian Robinson has watched the clips of last year’s Georgia-Auburn game that have been going around, which highlight the perceived late hits.
AUBURN, Ala. -- Clint Moseley has drawn rave reviews from teammates and coaches since taking over as Auburn’s starting quarterback.
NO. 24 AUBURN AT NO. 14 GEORGIA, 3:30 p.m. (CBS, WVRK-FM 102.9, WGSY-FM 100.1)
AUBURN, Ala. -- Every defense needs one.
AUBURN, Ala. -- As soon as the SEC officially approved Missouri for membership last Sunday, SEC schedule makers immediately found themselves caught between the devil and the deep blue sea.
AUBURN, Ala. -- Gabe Wright believes he knows Isaiah Crowell better than most.
LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Welcome to the Southeastern Conference, Missouri and Texas A&M. Come visit in a decade.
AUBURN, Ala. -- When tempers escalated at the end of last year’s Auburn-Georgia game, Tigers wide receivers coach Trooper Taylor pulled former defensive tackle Nick Fairley off the field.
The red-hot and 14th-ranked Georgia Bulldogs control their own destiny in the race for SEC's Eastern Division title, and they figure to face a stiff test at home this weekend when the 24th-ranked Auburn Tigers come to town.
GAME NOTES: The red-hot and 14th-ranked Georgia Bulldogs control their own destiny in the race for SEC's Eastern Division title, and they figure to face a stiff test at home this weekend when the 24th-ranked Auburn Tigers come to town.
AUBURN, Ala. -- Auburn offensive coordinator Gus Malzahn declined to comment on speculation he could be a candidate for Ole Miss’s soon-to-be vacant head coaching job.
AUBURN, Ala. -- The Deep South’s Oldest Rivalry has been much more friendly than fiery down through the years.
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- After weeks of waiting, Missouri’s move to the Southeastern Conference became official on Sunday.
ATHENS, Ga. -- Georgia football coach Mark Richt said he watched the big game from his couch Saturday night, his wife by his side. And in between commercials of that important showdown, Richt flipped over to LSU-Alabama.
AUBURN, Ala. -- Auburn’s secondary is about to face one of its tougher tests of the season in Georgia quarterback Aaron Murray.
AUBURN, Ala. -- The game is slowing down for Auburn quarterback Clint Moseley.
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AUBURN, Ala. -- Two days before Auburn played Ole Miss, Gabe Wright was told he’d be making the first start of his college career in place of banged-up sophomore Kenneth Carter.
AUBURN, Ala. -- Former Auburn quarterback Cam Newton was ineligible twice last season, instead of just once, as had been previously reported, in the wake of his father’s bid to have Mississippi State pay for Newton’s enrollment, but he was reinstated both times.
AUBURN, Ala. -- November has finally arrived.
AUBURN, Ala. -- Devaunte Sigler has turned a few heads since moving to defensive end to help lessen the workload left by a rash of injuries to Auburn’s end spot.
AUBURN, Ala. -- Emory Blake emerged from the tunnel before Saturday’s game against Ole Miss with a little bit of a bounce in his step, as much as his injured ankle would allow.
AUBURN, Ala. -- Carver graduate Gabe Wright is still working with Auburn’s starters, the Orange unit, in practice.
AUBURN, Ala. -- Coming off of a dismal performance against LSU, Auburn’s secondary made stopping the deep ball a major point of emphasis against Ole Miss.
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Not long ago, it seemed the regular season might end with a logjam of undefeated teams at the top of the BCS standings.
AUBURN, Ala. -- Auburn spent most of the month of October searching for the kind of balance needed to jump-start a one-dimensional offense that was stuck in its tracks.
AUBURN, Ala. -- Carver graduate Gabe Wright, a true freshman defensive tackle who has played in all eight games for Auburn this season, was given the first start of his career in place of Kenneth Carter.
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Clint Moseley threw for 160 yards and four touchdowns to lead the Auburn Tigers to a 41-23 victory over the Ole Miss Rebels in SEC action at Jordan-Hare Stadium.
AUBURN, Ala. -- Big plays can turn a game around in a heartbeat.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- The Southeastern Conference says an announcement that Missouri was joining the league was inadvertently posted on the league’s website and that no agreement has been reached.
AUBURN VS. OLE MISS, 7 p.m. (ESPNU, WVRK-FM 102.9)
INDIANAPOLIS -- The scandal-plagued NCAA is moving swiftly in hopes of cleaning up its image.
AUBURN, Ala. -- The last time I checked, Missouri to the SEC was sounding more and more likely with each passing day.
Proposals the NCAA’s Board of Directors approved at its quarterly meeting Thursday in Indianapolis:
HOOVER, Ala. -- Commissioner Mike Slive says the Southeastern Conference transition team that includes Texas A&M is working on scheduling for both a 13- and 14-school league just in case the SEC expands further.
AUBURN, Ala. -- Before this season, one thing was missing from Onterio McCalebb’s skill set as Auburn’s change-of-pace option next to bruiser Mike Dyer.
AUBURN, Ala. -- Finally healthy, Trovon Reed is expected to have a more involved role in the offense this week as Auburn searches for ways to make plays in the passing game.
Former AU coach gains some fans
The number of people who buy the NCAA’s argument that amateurism is the backbone of college sports is dwindling by the day.
FACTS & STATS: Site: Jordan-Hare Stadium (87,451) -- Auburn, Alabama. Television: ESPN. Home Record: Ole Miss 1-4, Auburn 4-0. Away Record: Ole Miss 1-1, Auburn 1-3. Neutral Record: Ole Miss 0-0, Auburn 0-0. Conference Record: Ole Miss 0-4, Auburn 3-2. Series Record: Auburn leads, 26-9.
AUBURN, Ala. -- Finding positives to come out of Saturday’s blowout loss to LSU was no easy task, but Auburn has answered at least one question for the moment:
AUBURN, Ala. -- LSU wide receiver Rueben Randle ran by a pair of Auburn cornerbacks for second quarter touchdowns in Saturday’s 45-10 win, and on both plays, the safety help over the top was designed to be minimal.
BATON ROUGE, La. -- Riding a wave of momentum after three straight solid performances, Auburn’s defense briefly held LSU’s explosive offense in check.
BATON ROUGE, La. -- LSU entered Saturday’s game ranked No. 1, while Auburn was ranked No. 19.
BATON ROUGE, La. -- LSU’s defense was supposed to be missing some of its bite without suspended star cornerback Tyrann Mathieu.
BATON ROUGE, La. -- Before Tre Mason’s fumble on a kickoff in the third quarter Saturday, Auburn hadn’t lost a fumble all season.
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Rueben Randle and No. 1 LSU crafted another lopsided win.
AUBURN, Ala. -- Clint Moseley has been handed a task that left Florida’s Jacoby Brissett and Tennessee’s Matt Simms hanging their heads in frustration.
No. 19 AUBURN AT No. 1 LSU, 3:30 p.m. (CBS, WVRK-FM 102.9)
Source confirms interest from SEC
AUBURN, Ala. -- Devaunte Sigler already has made one position switch since arriving on Auburn’s campus this year.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The University of Missouri’s governing board opened a two-day meeting Thursday amid speculation that the university is close to leaving the Big 12 Conference for the SEC.
AUBURN, Ala. -- Seems like everybody in the SEC is talking about quarterbacks these days.
AUBURN, Ala. -- Teams have figured out how to slow down Mike Dyer, Onterrio McCalebb and the rest of Auburn’s stable of runners:
BATON ROUGE, La. -- LSU has suspended star cornerback Tyrann Mathieu, along with defensive back Tharold Simon and running back Spencer Ware for this Saturday’s home game against Auburn, according to a person familiar with the decision.
AUBURN, Ala. -- Opposing punt returners have been rendered mostly useless by Auburn punter Steven Clark this season.
The top-ranked LSU Tigers have won all seven of their games by double figures thus far, and they will attempt to remain unbeaten this weekend when the 19th-ranked Auburn Tigers come to Baton Rouge for an SEC showdown.
GAME NOTES: The top-ranked LSU Tigers have won all seven of their games by double figures thus far, and they will attempt to remain unbeaten this weekend when the 19th-ranked Auburn Tigers come to Baton Rouge for an SEC showdown.
Auburn will have a new starting quarterback for Saturday's game against top-ranked LSU, as Clint Moseley will replace Barrett Trotter.
AUBURN, Ala. -- Auburn may have found an answer to its struggling offense in quarterback Clint Moseley.
AUBURN, Ala. -- Auburn’s offense struggled mightily in the first half.
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The Carolina Panthers have embraced all of what Cam Newton can do. Now they’re waiting for the wins to start piling up, as they did last year when Newton led Auburn University to an undefeated season and the national championship.
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AUBURN, Ala. -- Auburn’s defense has heard its fair share of criticism this season.
Barrett Trotter threw a touchdown pass to DeAngelo Benton late in the first quarter, and 24th-ranked Auburn shut down Florida in a 17-6 victory at Jordan-Hare Stadium.
AUBURN, Ala. -- Auburn is trying to dodge a mediocre season after replacing a Heisman Trophy-winning, do-it-all quarterback from a national championship team.
FLORIDA AT No. 24 Auburn, 7 p.m. (ESPN, WVRK-FM 102.9)
It isn’t over until the NCAA says it’s over, and even then there is still a crystal ball’s worth of doubt.
The NCAA sent a letter to Auburn University on Tuesday essentially clearing it of wrongdoing in the Cam Newton investigation.
BATON ROUGE, La. -- It is often said there’s no such thing as a week off in the Southeastern Conference.
The NCAA has concluded its 13-month-long investigation into Auburn and said it has found no major violations.
Auburn owns a 25-8-1 home record all-time against Florida, and the 24th-ranked Tigers hope to add to that impressive ledger when the Gators come to town this weekend.
GAME NOTES: Auburn owns a 25-8-1 home record all-time against Florida, and the 24th-ranked Tigers hope to add to that impressive ledger when the Gators come to town this weekend.
AUBURN, Ala. -- Auburn coach Gene Chizik delivered two messages Tuesday: He’s standing by quarterback Barrett Trotter, and there’s plenty of offensive blame to go around.
ST. LOUIS -- Rod Hood didn’t go home to Columbus, nor did he go watch his alma mater, Auburn, play over the Rams’ bye weekend. He didn’t head for a beach, either, for one last weekend of fun in the sun before the cold weather hits St. Louis. Unlike many of his Rams teammates, Hood didn’t get away from football for a few days; he got immersed in it.
Tyler Wilson completed 24-of-36 passes for 262 yards and two touchdowns, as the 10th-ranked Arkansas Razorbacks defeated the 15th-ranked Auburn Tigers, 38-14.
AUBURN, Ala. -- Think the SEC is serious about staying at 13 teams for any considerable length of time?
AUBURN, Ala. -- Needing 2 yards on a crucial third down late in the South Carolina game, Auburn called quarterback Kiehl Frazier’s number.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- SEC athletic directors and Commissioner Mike Slive met Wednesday to discuss the logistics of Texas A&M’s entry as the 13th member even though No. 14 might soon be on its way.
ST. LOUIS -- Missouri is hoping to join the Southeastern Conference but would have preferred an offer from the Big Ten that never came, a university official said Wednesday.
AUBURN, Ala. -- When Auburn coach Gene Chizik spoke to reporters Wednesday night, he hadn’t seen the airing of ESPN’s Year of the Quarterback special, which followed the Tigers’ position battle throughout August up through the first game.
A pair of 4-1 SEC teams are set for a battle under the lights this Saturday, as Bobby Petrino's Arkansas Razorbacks entertain Gene Chizik's Auburn Tigers.
GAME NOTES: A pair of 4-1 SEC teams are set for a battle under the lights this Saturday, as Bobby Petrino's Arkansas Razorbacks entertain Gene Chizik's Auburn Tigers.
AUBURN, Ala. -- Already without slot receiver Trovon Reed because of an injury, Auburn now faces the grim prospect of traveling to Arkansas without No. 1 receiver Emory Blake as well.
COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Possession after possession, Auburn got to South Carolina’s side of the field, only to find points maddeningly elusive.
COLUMBIA, S.C. -- When Auburn’s sputtering offense needed a lift Saturday at Williams-Brice Stadium, it turned to quarterback Kiehl Frazier in the wildcat. The freshman delivered.
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COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Mike Dyer wanted the ball. Boy, did he get it.
Barrett Trotter threw a touchdown pass to Philip Lutzenkirchen with 1:38 remaining in the fourth quarter, and the Auburn Tigers upset the 10th-ranked South Carolina Gamecocks, 16-13, at Williams- Brice Stadium.
AUBURN, Ala. -- The schedule, lined up with four straight top-20 SEC teams, does Auburn no favors this month, a tougher stretch than the Tigers faced at any point last season.
Auburn (3-1, 1-0 SEC) at No. 10 South Carolina (4-0, 2-0), 3:30 p.m., CBS-3, WVRK-FM 102.9
The 10th-ranked South Carolina Gamecocks welcome the defending national champion Auburn Tigers to Columbia this weekend in a rematch of last year's SEC Championship Game.
AUBURN, Ala. -- When Auburn takes on No. 10 South Carolina on Saturday, it will do so without its second-leading receiver.
ATHENS -- Mike Slive did not want to make much news Tuesday. The SEC commissioner might be one of the most powerful men in college sports, but when it came to all the questions that arose after Texas A&M’s addition to his conference, Slive did a lot of deferring.
AUBURN, Ala. -- Jermaine Whitehead studied the play all week, so when he saw Florida Atlantic’s tight end go out for a short route, he knew the chances were good that the ball was headed his way.
AUBURN, Ala. -- Auburn finally sprang to life Saturday night, shaking off a lethargic first half to pull away from lowly Florida Atlantic for the 30-14 victory everyone expected.
AUBURN, Ala. -- A handful of Auburn players did not dress out against Florida Atlantic on Saturday because of injuries, with coaches wanting them to get healed up for the SEC slate in October.
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Barrett Trotter threw for 178 yards and a pair of touchdowns as the Auburn Tigers posted a 30-14 win over the Florida Atlantic Owls in non-conference action at Jordan-Hare Stadium.
AUBURN, Ala. -- It has been a strange feeling for Auburn’s football team this week, having lost for the first time in nearly two years.
Florida Atlantic (0-2, 0-0 Sun Belt) at Auburn (2-1, 1-0 SEC), 7 p.m., FOXSN, WVRK-FM 102.,9
AUBURN, Ala. -- Youth is no excuse for Auburn’s struggles. I know this because I’ve heard every coach on the staff say as much this week.
AUBURN, Ala. -- While Auburn coach Gene Chizik anticipates no personnel changes against lowly Florida Atlantic this Saturday, that doesn’t mean some reserves won’t be filling larger roles.
AUBURN, Ala. -- Auburn missed plenty of tackles against Clemson last Saturday, a problem the Tigers probably won’t be able to eradicate completely in a week’s time.
FACTS & STATS: Site: Jordan-Hare Stadium (87,451) -- Auburn, Alabama. Television: FSN. Home Record: FAU 0-0, Auburn 2-0. Away Record: FAU 0-2, Auburn 0-1. Neutral Record: FAU 0-0, Auburn 0-0. Conference Record: FAU 0-0, Auburn 1-0. Series Record: First-ever meeting.
AUBURN, Ala. -- Coordinator Gus Malzahn said it took three games for Auburn to find its offensive identity last season, even with eventual Heisman Trophy winner Cam Newton running the show.
CLEMSON, S.C. -- Long a liability, Auburn’s ineffective defense was finally too much to overcome.
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CLEMSON, S.C. -- Two plays weren’t to blame for No. 21 Auburn’s 38-24 loss Saturday at Clemson, but they sure didn’t help.
CLEMSON, S.C. -- Auburn’s Gus Malzahn shared bits of his up-tempo, no-huddle offense with Clemson’s Chad Morris when they were high school coaches eight years ago.
Sophomore quarterback Tajh Boyd was instrumental in stopping a pair of streaks for Clemson, on a Saturday that will surely be remembered for a long time in Death Valley.
AUBURN, Ala. -- The Clemson game in Week 3 was a turning point for Auburn last season, when the big, physical ACC team came into Jordan-Hare Stadium and pushed the home Tigers around.
No. 21/19 Auburn (2-0, 1-0 SEC) at Clemson (2-0, 0-0 ACC), Noon, ABC-9, WVRK-FM 102.9
AUBURN, Ala. -- Members of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals say Auburn University should end its pre-game tradition of bald eagle flights after it crashed into a stadium luxury box.
AUBURN, Ala. -- There’s a fine line between being lucky and good.
AUBURN, Ala. -- A professed health nut, Auburn defensive end Dee Ford is never far from a bag of fruit, chomping on an apple or banana at all hours of the day.
AUBURN, Ala. -- The injury news wasn’t good for three Auburn players on Wednesday.
The 21st-ranked Auburn Tigers are set for their first road game of the season as they take on the Clemson Tigers at Memorial Stadium in South Carolina.
GAME NOTES: The 21st-ranked Auburn Tigers are set for their first road game of the season as they take on the Clemson Tigers at Memorial Stadium in South Carolina.
AUBURN, Ala. -- Long before he became Clemson’s offensive coordinator, Chad Morris’ coaching career was at a crossroads.
AUBURN, Ala. -- Auburn wide receiver Emory Blake isn’t generally regarded for his speed. Maybe he should be.
AUBURN, Ala. -- Contrary to popular belief, it’s too early to write off the defending national champs.
AUBURN, Ala. -- At 6-foot-2 and a chiseled 208 pounds, Ryan Smith is no small man. That is, except when squared off against Chris Relf, Mississippi State’s tremendously athletic -- and BIG -- quarterback. Smith was giving up 37 pounds in this confrontation, not to mention Relf’s full head of steam as he veered off left tackle and barreled toward the goalline.
AUBURN, Ala. -- Auburn’s Ryan Smith entered Saturday an afterthought, a reserve safety with three career tackles to his credit, all on special teams.
AUBURN, Ala. -- After a sluggish first week, Auburn’s running game returned to normal behind a shuffled offensive line in Saturday’s 41-34 win against Mississippi State.
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Defending champion Auburn's nation-best winning streak is still alive. By an inch or two.
AUBURN, Ala. -- There’s an old football cliche that the biggest improvement players make is between Week 1 to Week 2.
No. 16 Mississippi State (1-0, 0-0 SEC) at Auburn (1-0, 0-0), 12:21 p.m., FOX-54, WVRK-FM 102.9
The winningest coach in the history of college football will be on one sideline this Saturday. That would be Penn State’s Joe Paterno. On the other side will be Alabama’s Nick Saban, the Crimson Tide’s $4 million man and the best coach in college football today.
AUBURN, Ala. -- The expansion die has been cast, with only a few potential lawsuits holding up the latest round of shuffling that should radically alter the college athletics landscape.
Uncertainty prevailed in the Southeastern Conference whenever the conversation turned to quarterbacks during the offseason.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- The Southeastern Conference cleared the way for Texas A&M to join its ranks -- with a wrinkle.
AUBURN, Ala. -- Last Thursday before Auburn’s season opener against Utah State, James Stallworth was in town, peppering his son, Travante, a Tigers wide receiver, with the usual fatherly questions.
AUBURN, Ala. -- Jeff Grimes wasn’t pleased with his offensive line’s performance in Auburn’s opener against Utah State, but he doesn’t foresee any lineup changes this soon.
In what promises to be an outstanding SEC opener, the 16th-ranked Mississippi State Bulldogs invade Auburn to take on the defending national champion Tigers on Saturday.
AUBURN, Ala. -- The BCS championship party had long ended, with Auburn’s nation’s-best 15-game winning streak hanging by a thread against a team picked to finish in the bottom half of the WAC.
AUBURN, Ala. -- Coach Gene Chizik didn’t mince words. Neither did defensive coordinator Ted Roof.
AUBURN, Ala. -- Well, a win is a win is a … What? You’re not buying it? Eh, me neither.
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Michael Dyer's one-yard touchdown run with 30 seconds left in regulation was the difference, as defending national champion and No. 23 Auburn survived a scare from Utah State and recorded an 42-38 victory in the first-ever meeting between the schools from Jordan-Hare Stadium.
AUBURN, Ala. -- The least-heralded national title defense in recent memory begins today, bright and early, tucked away on ESPN2.
Utah State at No. 23 Auburn
Darsie Rogers has owned University Barber Shop on North College Street in Auburn since 1960. He’s been cutting hair there for more than 50 years. He also has been talking Auburn University football for that long.
AUBURN, Ala. -- How would you feel if for your whole life you were told you were the best at something and suddenly you’re not?
AUBURN, Ala. -- Only days before the biggest football game of his life, Auburn quarterback Barrett Trotter was the picture of calm while speaking to reporters.
AUBURN, Ala. -- Clint Moseley said it took about two days.
