Tag: AUBURN FOOTBALL

The Auburn Tigers suffered another gut-wrenching loss on Saturday, falling 45-38 to No. 16 Vanderbilt in overtime at Firstbank Stadium in the program's first game of the post-Hugh Freeze era. 

4 things to look for in Auburn’s matchup against No. 16 Vanderbilt 

Auburn football interim head coach DJ Durkin announced on Wednesday that the Tigers would start Ashton Daniels at quarterback. Can the Tigers expect a different answer with Daniels and Derrick Nix running the show?

In 2023, New Mexico State University (NMSU), led by then-starting quarterback Diego Pavia, defeated first-year head coach Hugh Freeze's Auburn team 31-10 for one of the biggest upset wins in the program's history.

Will there be any staff changes coming to Auburn football for the remainder of the season? 

During a Monday appearance on WJOX FM's "McElroy & Cubelic in the Morning," ESPN's Paul Finebaum said Auburn had "no choice" but to fire head football coach Hugh Freeze after an abysmal outing at home versus Kentucky over the weekend.

According to multiple reports, Freeze has been fired in the midst of his third season as head coach of the Tigers. Defensive coordinator DJ Durkin will assume interim head coaching duties for the remainder of the season, per ESPN's Pete Thamel.

It was another dreadful night of offense for Auburn on Saturday as it was dealt a 10-3 loss at the hands of Kentucky at Jordan-Hare Stadium. 

After snapping a four-game skid against Arkansas last week for its first conference win of the season, Auburn returns home on Saturday to take on Kentucky.

The Tigers rank fifth nationally in run defense, allowing just 84.1 yards per game on the ground. They are second in the SEC in that regard, despite facing four of the top five rushing offenses the last four weeks. 

Auburn head coach Hugh Freeze says the quarterback room is under ‘open competition” in the midst of preparation for Kentucky 

Trailing 21-10 at the half, Auburn's defense came up big in the fourth quarter with a quartet of turnovers, guiding the Tigers to their first SEC win of the season, 33-24, over Arkansas at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium on Saturday.

After four straight games against ranked opponents, the Auburn Tigers will travel to Arkansas on Saturday to take on the Razorbacks at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium. 

ESPN's "First Take" was broadcast live from Birmingham on Friday ahead of this weekend's Magic City Classic, and Stephen A. Smith, one of the hosts, used the opportunity to argue that the Iron Bowl was not the best rivalry in college football.

The Tigers will have an opportunity to snap their four-game skid against one of the worst defenses in the league on Saturday. 

Auburn head coach Hugh Freeze says that a statement of support ‘Would be huge’.

Auburn football was dealt another brutal loss on Saturday night in Jordan-Hare Stadium at the hands of No. 16 Missouri in double overtime, 23-17.

4 things to look for in Auburn’s matchup against No. 16 Missouri 

Auburn is expected to continue forward with quarterback Jackson Arnold on Saturday against No. 16 Missouri.

Auburn running back and team captain Damari Alston is no longer with the team, head coach Hugh Freeze confirmed on Monday. 

The 20-10 loss to Georgia on Saturday was not what most Auburn fans had hoped for on Saturday night, especially as Auburn was on the verge of going up 17-0 on the Bulldogs in the first half of the South's oldest rivalry.

In front of a sold-out crowd in Jordan-Hare Stadium, Auburn’s offense sputtered down the stretch, falling 20-10 to No. 10 Georgia en route to its third consecutive loss.

For the first time since 2012, Auburn will host No. 10 Georgia under the lights in Jordan-Hare Stadium on Saturday in hopes of its first conference win of the season. 

Auburn’s offense has certainly seen a decline over its last two games, both resulting in losses to current top-6 ranked opponents, and head coach Hugh Freeze wants to see quarterback Jackson Arnold play "freer" within the offense.

After losing its first two conference games on the road to what are now two top-10 ranked opponents, Auburn is gearing up for what head coach Hugh Freeze refers to as “Season two” with everything still in front of it. 

Auburn’s offensive line unit was considered to be a strength of the team heading into the season, at least on paper. 

Auburn linebacker Xavier Atkins has been nothing short of stellar for the Tigers in his first year on the Plains.