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It seems hard to believe, but basketball season is just about a week away. Let’s take a look at head coach Bruce Pearl’s squad and preview some Auburn hoops with the season opener against Baylor rapidly approaching. For whatever reason last season, Auburn could never really fully figure things out. They were not a bad […]

Tide Takes: SEC West on the line this week

Every Monday we present Tide Takes, where we’ll get into a different topic on the Crimson Tide, break down the previous game, preview the upcoming game, and everything in between. In this week’s edition, the biggest game of the season has arrived for the Crimson Tide, and with both Alabama and LSU coming off a […]

Tigers kennel Bulldogs in first SEC win

Earlier in the week, we called this a must-win for the Auburn Tigers over the lowly Mississippi State Bulldogs, and Hugh Freeze and company responded with their best offensive performance of the season. For all the noise around Payton Thorne and the offense the past couple of weeks, Thorne was phenomenal today. Freeze got away […]

During this college football season, Nick Saban has been appearing weekly on the Pat McAfee show to talk Tide, college football as a whole, his life and career, and whatever else comes up. Of course, this week, the topic of Nick Saban’s lack of cigar smoking came up, which prompted McAfee to ask Saban if […]

This weekend’s college football TV schedule

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Every Wednesday we present “Around the SEC,” with the latest updates on where things stand in the best conference in the land. With Alabama and LSU off this week and a massive SEC West-deciding matchup looming next week, let’s take a look at some of the other games to watch for this week outside of […]

Auburn men’s basketball head coach Bruce Pearl has not been shy about his unwavering support for Israel through the country’s ongoing conflict. Recently, he helped put together a charity event which boxed up food, supplies, and clothing for Israeli children and soldiers. According to Fox News, all of the supplies were bought out within 48 […]

In what was one of the bigger slates of the season in college football, the viewership numbers certainly reflected just that. Penn State and Ohio State, which was featured on FOX’s “Big Noon Kickoff” drew in a staggering 9.96 million viewers, while Tennessee and Alabama brought in 8.01 million. According to SportsMediaWatch, the viewership on […]

Tigers must defeat Mississippi State

Every Tuesday we present The Auburn Corner, where we’ll get into a different topic on the Auburn Tigers, break down the previous game, preview the upcoming game, and everything in between. In this week’s edition, Auburn is 0-4 in the SEC with a golden opportunity to grab its first conference win. Make no mistake about […]

When the iconic and beloved Campus Barber Shop in downtown Auburn had to move to make way for the development of a Kick Six Restaurant adorned with luxury high rise apartments, people across the state took notice.  Carl Cochran, the longtime owner of the barbershop, said there’s no comparing the downtown he first laid eyes […]

Tide Takes: Crimson Tide needs to get rolling quicker

Every Monday we present Tide Takes, where we’ll get into a different topic on the Crimson Tide, break down the previous game, preview the upcoming game, and everything in between. In this week’s edition, Alabama is fresh off its most complete half of football on the year, but the Crimson Tide cannot afford to keep […]

The Auburn University Marching Band is one of the best in the SEC. During halftime of Saturday night’s matchup against Ole Miss, the group debuted a new theme for the halftime show, celebrating legendary heavy-metal band Metallica. Metallica, which has been making hits since 1981, is one of the most well-known groups in music history […]

Huntsville native and Alabama super-fan Tommy Ray has one of the most impressive streaks we’ve ever heard of. Since 1972, Ray has attended every single Crimson Tide football game, home and road, and has an unbelievable streak of 654 consecutive games attended as of yesterday’s matchup against Tennessee. According to Rick Karle of WVTM 13, […]

With a 14-14 tie at halftime and what looked like a chance to get what would be the first SEC win of the Hugh Freeze era, Auburn’s offense (and quarterback situation) was once again the story of the night in the 28-21 loss. A late Auburn touchdown drive put the Tigers at 21 (and put […]

Tide silences Volunteers with best half of season

Things looked dire for the Alabama Crimson Tide throughout the first half on the Third Saturday in October. With Joe Milton III leading the Volunteers on an 8-play, 75 yard touchdown drive followed up by a sluggish start for Alabama’s offense, the matchup got off to the worst start imaginable. Jermaine Burton was able to […]

The population of Tuscaloosa, Alabama is a little over 100,000, which conveniently, is roughly what Bryant-Denny Stadium fits currently. But imagine for a second that the Crimson Tide could fit 10x that and 20% of the entire state population of 5 million+ in the stadium. Circling social media over the past week has been AI […]

This weekend’s college football TV schedule

For a printable version, click here. Pro tip: Save the image below to your phone for quick and easy access all weekend. (Note: All times are Central)

Milroe looking for 'cherry on top' cigar Saturday

The Third Saturday in October between Alabama and Tennessee is one of the best rivalries in all of college football, and of course is famously marked by the winning team and fans smoking a victory cigar. The cigar tradition dates back at least 60 years and has become a staple of the rivalry. For quarterback […]

Around the SEC: Can Georgia hang on without Bowers?

Every Wednesday, we present “Around the SEC,” with the latest updates on where things stand in the best conference in the land. In this week’s edition, Georgia had a costly road trip at Vanderbilt over the weekend, defeating the Commodores 37-20 but losing arguably the best player in college football, superstar tight end Brock Bowers, […]

In a much-anticipated face-off, former Crimson Tide quarterbacks Tua Tagovailoa and Bryce Young met on the field when the Miami Dolphins played the Carolina Panthers in Week 6. While Tagovailoa emerged victorious in their first NFL encounter, he fully anticipates Young will have a successful career in the league. They shared a powerful postgame moment […]

Auburn Corner: Were expectations too high for Tigers?

Every Tuesday we present “The Auburn Corner” featuring a breakdown of the previous game, a preview of the upcoming game, and everything in between. Last Saturday, Auburn was overmatched in Baton Rouge and dropped their third straight. Did expectations get too high for the Tigers this offseason? You can understand why there was so much […]

Quarterback Jalen Milroe and cornerback Terrion Arnold are clearly two of the more important players on this year’s Crimson Tide roster. But, for both guys, in different ways, it would be fair to say that each have doubters and naysayers. In response, the two players created the term “LANK” – “Let all naysayers know” – […]

Auburn head basketball coach Bruce Pearl has never been shy about sharing political opinions to his personal Twitter account. And after the events in Israel and Gaza over the past several weeks with the death toll nearing 3,000 — Pearl has been very active in sharing his thoughts. Pearl, a proud Jewish-American, posted yesterday: Israel […]

Tide Takes: Alabama must improve over next two games

Every Monday, we present “Tide Takes,” where we’ll get into a different topic on the Crimson Tide, break down the previous game, preview the upcoming game, and everything in between. Last Saturday, Alabama looked to build off their huge win against Texas A&M. With a great first half and disastrous second, things are murky as […]