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The embattled Bryan Harsin and his Auburn Tigers will face off Saturday against Lane Kiffin’s Ole Miss Rebels in Oxford. Kiffin, who served as Alabama’s offensive coordinator from 2014-2016, was infamously fired by the USC Trojans just five games into the 2013 regular season. Harsin and the Tigers roll into Oxford with a 3-3 record. […]
Alabama head coach Nick Saban provided a comprehensive breakdown of his defense’s goal-line stand against Texas A&M. And, his in-depth analysis of the play is sure to delight football lovers. On the previous play, Alabama was called for pass interference in a what appeared to be a game-winning interception in the end zone. After this, […]
During his weekly Monday press conference, Alabama head coach Nick Saban provided an update on quarterback Bryce Young’s recovery from a shoulder injury. While not being able to opine in great length regarding his star signal-caller’s status, Saban said he was hopeful Young would recover in time for Saturday’s matchup against Tennessee. “Bryce is getting […]
Ask anyone who attended the Alabama-Texas A&M game Saturday, and they will tell you Bryant-Denny Stadium made for a raucous atmosphere for the visiting team in Tuscaloosa. Nick Saban confirmed this during his post-game interview. With a capacity to hold 101,821 rowdy fanatics, Bryant-Denny provides one of the most exciting fan experiences in all of […]
The 2022 “Third Saturday in October” will feature the first matchup in the storied rivalry’s history where both Alabama and Tennessee are ranked in the AP poll’s top six. For the first time since 1989, the teams head into the game undefeated. Given the magnitude of Saturday’s showdown, ESPN’s “College GameDay” will travel to Knoxville […]
Many words could be said, but few do the job in this case. Georgia is a much better football team than Auburn right now. A rivalry that stretches back to before 1900 is currently incredibly one-sided without much indication that it will change soon. The Georgia Bulldogs got off to a slow start today, but […]
For a printable version, click here. Pro tip: Save the image below to your phone for quick and easy access all weekend. Week-6-Football-Schedule-2022 (Note: All times are Central) Ben Richardson is a contributing writer for Yellowhammer News Zack Shaw is a contributing writer for Yellowhammer News and former walk-on for the Auburn Tigers. You can contact […]
This weekend, Auburn travels to Athens, Ga., to take on the Bulldogs in “The Deep South’s Oldest Rivalry.” Unfortunately for Auburn, this matchup has not been all that much of a rivalry for the better part of two decades. The Tigers have struggled against Georgia in general since the early 2000s and have not won […]
Liberty University head football coach Hugh Freeze is widely considered to be a potential replacement for Bryan Harsin at Auburn, should the program choose to make a coaching change. Freeze saw enormous success during his tenure at Ole Miss, in which he beat Alabama’s Nick Saban in back-to-back seasons with a high-powered offense. His run […]
Auburn basketball head coach Bruce Pearl and freshman guard Chance Westry underwent arthroscopic knee surgery Thursday. In a photo shared by the team via Twitter, Pearl and Westry are pictured alongside Dr. James Andrews, AU’s chief orthopedic surgeon, who said he was pleased with the results of their respective procedures. “Gotta make my limp look […]
Saturday’s SEC West Division matchup at Bryant-Denny Stadium between Alabama and Texas A&M features Nick Saban once again facing off against one of his former assistant coaches. Jimbo Fisher served as Saban’s offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at LSU from 2000-2004. The two have met four times as head coaches on opposing sidelines. Saban is […]
Washington Commanders running back Brian Robinson Jr. has been designated to resume practice activities and could make his NFL debut this Sunday, the team announced Wednesday. Robinson, who earned first-team All-SEC honors during his tenure at Alabama, has been recovering from non-life threatening injuries he sustained in a recent shooting. The former Alabama star running […]
College football’s Week 5 provided further separation between the contenders and pretenders in the SEC and across the country. Alabama and Georgia remain favorites to win their divisions. However, they still have a few hurdles to jump before meeting in Atlanta. Here is your Week 5 college football notebook. ALABAMA KEEPS WINNING THROUGH INJURIES, PENALTIES […]
A campus coalition has formed at the University of Alabama to revise the Crimson Tide’s nearly century-old fight song, “Yea Alabama.” One of the most recognizable tunes in all of college sports, “Yea Alabama” has become the target of a group seeking support to remove “Dixie” from its iconic lyrics. First reported by campus newspaper […]
Alabama head coach Nick Saban seemingly never shies away from correcting a media narrative that he believes falsely represents his program. During his weekly Monday press conference, Saban was asked if he planned to install offensive packages tailored uniquely to backup quarterback Jalen Milroe given Bryce Young’s day-to-day status as he recovers from a shoulder […]
Across this nation, nearly 8 million high school students are participating in athletics, and nearly half a million college students compete as NCAA athletes. Last year, the NCAA surveyed 9,800 student athletes and found these athletes are reporting higher-than-average levels of mental health issues. Even worse, a third of those who took the survey said […]
When a shoulder injury caused quarterback Bryce Young to exit Alabama’s game at Arkansas last Saturday, backup Jalen Milroe made his opportunity count. Young went down in the second quarter after landing awkwardly on his right shoulder while attempting to avoid a sack. Milroe, thrust into a SEC West Division road game, was set to […]
The game could not have started much better for Auburn. The Tigers received the ball first and put together a six play touchdown drive that concluded with a 53-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Robby Ashford to receiver Ja’Varrius Johnson. Auburn’s defense would go on to force LSU to punt each of the first five possessions […]
When former heavyweight boxing champion Deontay Wilder eventually looks back on Phase 2 of his fighting career, he expects he will have followed the mantra of Frank Sinatra. I did it my way. “Even in my first reign, a lot of it was my way,” the Tuscaloosa native said. “But this right here is totally 100% Deontay […]
Tonight, Auburn hosts LSU in a critical SEC West matchup at Jordan-Hare Stadium. Auburn tends to be known for strange plays and unusual occurrences, and no series has been weirder than this one. From “earthquakes”, to fires, to firings of coaches directly after the game, both schools in the spate Auburn vs. LSU games have […]
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) Ben Richardson is a contributing writer for Yellowhammer News Zack Shaw is a contributing writer for Yellowhammer News and former walk-on for the Auburn Tigers. You can contact him […]
Gov. Kay Ivey joined students from Auburn University and the University of Alabama on Friday to kick off the Beat Bama Food Drive and Beat Auburn Beat Hunger. During the seven weeks leading up to the Iron Bowl, the annual, student-led initiative unites the Alabama and Auburn families to fight hunger and poverty throughout the state. […]
After coming off its most complete performance against Vanderbilt last week, the second-ranked Crimson Tide travels to Fayetteville to take on the No. 20 Arkansas Razorbacks on Saturday. Arkansas enters the game at 3-1. The Razorbacks’ lone loss came a week ago in a gut-wrenching defeat to Texas A&M. Despite the loss, Arkansas will be […]
The NFL Players Association has opened a review into the Miami Dolphins’ potential violations of concussion protocol involving quarterback Tua Tagovailoa. Viewers watching the NFL’s Thursday Night Football matchup featuring the Dolphins and Cincinnati Bengals witnessed a frightening injury sustained by Tagovailoa. Tagovailoa, a former Alabama standout, was sacked on a second-down play with just […]

