Will Moon's Deep Football Thoughts from Outer Space: Week Five Preview
Rogelio V. Solis/Associated Press If you're reading this, that probably means you haven't been arrested by the FBI. It's something crazy every day in the news cycle right now, but I don't think any of us expected that on Tuesday. What's started as a college basketball story threatens to morph into something that affects college football, too, and we've got a whole slate of games to get to, including an important divisional matchup for the Tigers. Let's get to it. The Deep Div
What is Mississippi State Head Coach Dan Mullen saying about Auburn?
Mississippi State Head Coach Dan Mullen (Photo: Mississippi State Athletics) The SEC home opener for the #13 Auburn Tigers is this Saturday, and it happens to be against one of the up-and-comers in the SEC West, Mississippi State. The 24th-ranked Bulldogs, led by Head Coach Dan Mullen, have seen peaks and valleys through four games in 2017. Showing signs of promise two weeks ago against LSU, where the Bulldogs out-gained the Bayou Bengals in yardage 465-270 in a 37-7 win at D
Gus Malzahn Press Conference Review: Previewing Mississippi State
Gus Malzahn speaks with the media on Tuesday, September 26. (Photo: Auburn Athletics/Todd Van Emst) Head Coach Gus Malzahn seemed optimistic walking into the press conference room on Tuesday, and it was expected after his team earned their first SEC win last Saturday over Missouri. During his weekly availability, Malzahn discussed the win, previewed this week's SEC West showdown with Mississippi State, and talked about the possibility of a few players returning from injury. O
Could Running Game Become More Dangerous This Saturday?
Kerryon Johnson scoring one of five touchdowns against Missouri on Saturday, September 23 (Photo: Auburn Athletics/ Todd Van Emst) The Auburn offense showed signs of diversity in Saturday's 51-14 win over Missouri at Faurot Field. The star of the unit? Kerryon Johnson. The junior running back returned to the starting lineup for the first time since injuring his hamstring in the season opener against Georgia Southern, and rushed for five touchdowns, one shy of tying the school
Will Moon's Deep Football Thoughts from Outer Space: Week Four Recap
L.G. Patterson/Associated Press That was more like it. For the first time this season, Auburn looked the part in all phases in a 51-14 splattering of a truly wretched Missouri team. We'll break that down and examine the rest of the college football world after a pretty exciting weekend. Some of the nation's big dogs flexed, but there were a couple of upsets and a handful of games that came right down to the wire. Let's hit it. Auburn Recap A week after frustrating the univers
Will Moon's Deep Football Thoughts from Outer Space: Week Four Preview
Mike Comer/Getty Images Welcome back. After a week of offensive frustration and roster attrition, the Tigers of Auburn play their second of three games this season against another batch of Tigers (and thus making me work a little harder to be clear which squad I'm referring to), with this assignment at Missouri likely being the most forgiving of Auburn's three road trips to other Tigers' dens. The rest of the weekend slate is fairly reasonable, though there's no one big, huge
Auburn Football Releases 2018 Schedule
(Photo: Tiger Communications/Matt Gaught) The Auburn Tigers 2018 football slate will feature seven home games, and a high-profile season opener at a neutral site. The Tigers will open the season by playing in the Chick-Fil-A kickoff classic September 1 in Atlanta, facing the Washington Huskies at new Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Auburn will then return to Jordan-Hare Stadium to open a four-weekend home stand, starting with Alabama State on September 8. This will be the first meetin
Gus Malzahn Press Conference Review: Mizzou Week
Gus Malzahn greets a young fan before boarding the bus to Clemson (Photo: Auburn Athletics/Todd Van Emst) This week is the SEC opener for Coach Gus Malzahn and his 15th-ranked Auburn Tigers. While the road trip to Missouri is well on the mind of the team, a majority of the press conference was spent discussing the main issue regarding Auburn Football over the last three days, quarterback. Here is the rundown: Opening Statement: Malzahn first addressed the latest breaking news
Dean Introduced as Head Coach of Auburn Softball
Mickey Dean at his introductory press conference, September 17, 2017. (Photo: Auburn Athletics/Wade Rackley) After three weeks of searching, Auburn Softball has their new leader. Mickey Dean was introduced as Head Coach on Sunday after being named to the position on September 14. Dean replaces Clint Myers, who announced his retirement on August 23, as the third Head Coach in Auburn Softball history. Dean comes to the Plains after a successful five-year stint at James Madison,
White Dismissed from Football Program
Sean White during Auburn's preparation for the 2017 Sugar Bowl (Photo: Auburn Athletics/Wade Rackley) Auburn's depth at quarterback continues to weed out, as junior Sean White was dismissed from the team Monday morning, according to Head Coach Gus Malzahn and Auburn Athletics. Malzahn released a statement Monday morning on the matter: “Sean White is no longer a part of our football program at Auburn. He has made poor decisions that are not in the best interest of our program,
