Posts by Michael Brauner — Page 6
The SEC wrapped up what’s known yearly as cupcake week this past weekend with most of the top teams in the conference taking on lesser opponents ahead of rivalry week. Despite having run through a gauntlet of a schedule in the best conference in America ahead of one final showdown next week for most teams, […]
The Auburn Tigers are in the midst of a nationwide coaching search after firing Hugh Freeze several weeks back. While there is still a season at hand to deal with, all eyes are on AU Director of Athletics John Cohen and who he might hire to take the spot. Since the moment Freeze was fired […]
The Auburn Tigers made a very notable headline this week with regards to their starting quarterback on Saturday against Mercer. Earlier in the week, news broke that they were going to sit Ashton Daniels — who has been starting the last couple of weeks — in order to preserve his redshirt and save his eligibility […]
It’s another week on the college football calendar, and with just a week until the Iron Bowl on the Plains between the Alabama Crimson Tide and Auburn Tigers, it’s officially cupcake week in the SEC. For the Tide and Tigers, it’s games against Eastern Illinois and Mercer respectively, while the Georgia Bulldogs will take on […]
The college football coaching carousel is shaping up to be an absolutely wild one, with massive SEC brands like Auburn, Arkansas, Florida, and LSU all searching already for their next head coach after dismissing their previous ones. It’s not just SEC teams though, and one of the first huge firings of the year was the […]
Tide Hoops is off to an absolutely scorching start to the season despite what is yet another brutal non-conference schedule put together by Nate Oats. On Wednesday night, No. 11 Alabama went up to Chicago and took down the No. 8 ranked Illinois Fighting Illini by a score of 90-86 at the United Center in […]
The Auburn Tigers head into the final bye week of the season with two more games on the horizon following another close loss, but the first game of the DJ Durkin era felt a little bit different than the ineptitude of the way they kept losing games under Hugh Freeze. For the first time this […]
DeBoer on loss to Oklahoma: 'This is not a time to sit still. This is a time to keep moving forward'
The Alabama Crimson Tide has to pick itself back up after the second loss of the season, falling at home for the first time of the Kalen DeBoer era in a frustrating loss to the Oklahoma Sooners this past weekend. Despite the defeat — which was the second straight at the hands of Oklahoma — […]
The UAB Blazers are setting up a true Magic City showdown. Over the weekend, UAB announced a two-game nonconference football series with cross-town foe Samford, pairing the Birmingham programs at Protective Stadium in 2026 and 2027 – their first meetings in 34 years. The Blazers and Bulldogs will square off on October 3, 2026, and […]
Primetime Iron Bowl: Alabama vs. Auburn to kick off in after-dark timeslot for first time since 2014
The Iron Bowl is being held this season at Jordan-Hare Stadium in a game that the Alabama Crimson Tide is likely now going to need to win in order to make the SEC Championship game and College Football Playoff after falling to Oklahoma this past weekend. That goal for Alabama might have just gotten even […]
Former Auburn Tigers head coach, current U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville, and frontrunner to become Governor of Alabama in 2026 is being inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame as part of the 2026 class, announced on Monday. Tuberville was named alongside fellow 2026 inductees: Former Major League Baseball star pitcher Jeff Brantley His former […]
Another week is upon the college football watching public, and things are starting to heat up now midway through November and only a few games left in the race for conference titles and of course ultimately the College Football Playoff. In this state, the Alabama Crimson Tide face a massive test at home against Oklahoma […]
ESPN’s College GameDay host Pat McAfee has one of the more popular daily shows in sports media, and this week, he had a very special guest join the program in the 45th and 47 President of the United States, Donald J. Trump. President Trump made an appearance this week on the Pat McAfee show, and […]
The Auburn Tigers are in the midst of a full blown search for their next head coach after parting ways with Hugh Freeze following two and a half seasons which simply did not produce enough wins for fans or administration to be satisfied. Despite the momentum Freeze was able to create on the recruiting trail, […]
The Alabama Crimson Tide is set to face its third potential revenge game of the season after rectifying two of last season’s losses this year in Tennessee and Vanderbilt. Now, Alabama gets the chance to host Oklahoma at home after a loss in Norman last year effectively ended their chances at the College Football Playoff. […]
On paper, the Alabama Crimson Tide is ripping through the SEC schedule. They’ve won eight games in a row and are entering the final stretch of the season with only one loss. The only two true tests remaining are against Oklahoma and Auburn with Eastern Illinois in between. Since an embarrassing defeat during the first […]
The Alabama Crimson Tide earned another victory on Saturday night in Tuscaloosa over the LSU Tigers, their 13th win in the last 15 editions of the game and their eighth consecutive victory this season since a week one defeat to Florida State. With just three games remaining, the Tide is getting close to locking up […]
The Auburn Tigers are having to rebound and pick themselves up from yet another defeat this past weekend. But this time brought some renewed optimism in the first game of the DJ Durkin era. For the first instance all season, the offense looked competent as they were able to put up 38 points on the […]
The degree to which the Alabama Crimson Tide and the LSU Tigers are rivals has been hotly debated over the years, especially with regards to SEC future scheduling and comparing it to games like the Iron Bowl and Third Saturday in October. When the game comes along every year though, there’s no question it has […]
Though it may be hard for fans to fathom considering we are just entering college football’s final stretch, this year’s NCAA college basketball season is now underway. After an exciting first week in the SEC, that season is now well underway. In the new edition of the weekly AP Poll, the Alabama Crimson Tide climbed […]
The Alabama Crimson Tide handled the LSU Tigers at Bryant-Denny Stadium on Saturday night in a game that did not have the offensive fireworks many were hoping for. With a quarterback matchup that featured Ty Simpson going up against Garrett Nussmeier, it looked like an offensive battle could be brewing. Instead, it was a defensive […]
The Samford Bulldogs are making a change at head coach. Longtime head of the football program Chris Hatcher has been relieved of his duties following a decisive 38-14 home loss to East Tennessee State that moved the Bulldogs to an unsightly 1-9 on the year. In 2022, Hatcher led Samford to an 8-0 conference record […]
Since former Alabama Crimson Tide legendary head coach Nick Saban hung up the whistle and chose to retire almost two years ago, one of the biggest positives has been seeing the way he’s been able to spend time with his family. Coaching is one of the most demanding professions out there, and for as much […]
Another week is upon the college football watching public, and with the calendar now turning to November, the games have never meant more as things move toward the culmination of the regular season and ultimately the College Football Playoff. With just a few games left in the season, the stakes are high, conference titles will […]

