Sports — Page 88
Auburn head basketball coach Bruce Pearl, a practicing Jew and unabashed supporter of Israel, offered a bold reaction to a university’s actions regarding Zionist campus speakers. Student groups with the University of California’s School of Law have moved to prevent Zionists, or individuals who believe in Israel’s existence as a Jewish state, from being invited […]
A Sports Illustrated (SI) college football writer’s playoff projection is bound to receive criticism from the Crimson Tide faithful. Richard Johnson, an award-winning journalist, recently released his projected post-season matchups for key bowl games and the College Football Playoff (CFP). Missing the CFP, according to Johnson, will be No. 2 ranked Alabama — the nation’s […]
The Alabama High School Athletic Association voted Tuesday to accommodate faith-based scheduling requests. The change comes after the association drew criticism in February for failing to allow the Oakwood Adventist Academy varsity boys basketball team to alter its schedule so players and coaches could observe the Sabbath. As a result, Oakwood was forced to forfeit […]
Alabama will face a “dangerous” Arkansas team Saturday in its first SEC road matchup, according to head coach Nick Saban. The Crimson Tide is entering week five undefeated, while Arkansas comes in at 3-1, losing last Saturday to Texas A&M. The Sam Pittman-coached Razorbacks dropped from No. 10 to No. 20 in the weekly AP […]
Bryan Harsin’s tenure as head football coach at Auburn will soon come to an end, according to ESPN’s Paul Finebaum. Last Saturday, Auburn pulled off a miracle win against SEC foe Missouri in overtime at Jordan-Hare Stadium. Harsin was subjected to immense criticism after the Tigers failed to convert a fourth-and-one while in field goal […]
We’ve played one-third of the season, and the sport has taught us one cold lesson: nothing is guaranteed in college football. After a couple wacky weeks of upsets, this Saturday revealed that every top 25 team truly is only as good as their last game. When the dust settled, there were 15 ranked teams involved […]
Only three NFL teams remain undefeated headed into week four, all of which have one thing in common — the Alabama connection. Head coach Nick Saban has not only established college football’s all-time greatest dynasty at The Capstone, but he has also produced the next batch of NFL stars that are shining at their current […]
In what was possibly the strangest Auburn football game in decades, if not ever, the home team Tigers left Jordan-Hare Stadium with a 17-14 overtime win. Auburn managed to jump out to a 14-0 lead in the first quarter behind a sledgehammering Tank Bigsby performance and Robby Ashford’s ability to sprint and scramble for sizeable […]
The Auburn Tigers need a win. Bad. Last week Auburn lost by 29 points at home to a Penn State team that is talented, but not expected to contend for conference or national championships. The embarrassing loss reignited flames of discontent that had been dampened by many due to hopes of an improved season. It […]
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 […]
It is an undisputed fact that Georgia’s Kirby Smart is building a juggernaut of a football program in Athens. In many ways, the Bulldogs’ rise to powerhouse status mirrors how Nick Saban formed Alabama’s dynasty. Smart is a longtime former apprentice of Saban’s, after all. Georgia can credit much of its success to Smart’s time […]
Intense debate was sparked this offseason surrounding the operations of collectives, which pool private donors to leverage name, image and likeness (NIL) in recruiting student-athletes. The use of collectives, which are entities independent of universities, was criticized by Alabama head coach Nick Saban after it was rumored that SEC West Division rival Texas A&M spent […]
Robert Trent Jones’ Ross Bridge golf course in Birmingham experienced a costly grounds-keeping mistake this month. The error led to most of the course being closed indefinitely. Rather than spreading a one-ton bag of green sand on nearly every putting surface on the course, the property’s maintenance crew accidentally used herbicide. The mistake effectively poisoned […]
As Bryan Harsin clings to the head coaching position at Auburn, the rumor mill is vigorously churning. Many seem to have already written off the head of the Auburn football program and sent him packing. Discussions are heating up on who would be the appropriate replacement. One name that has to be considered for the […]
As scrutiny over the Auburn football program’s struggles continue to spark contentious debate, a prominent former Tigers head coach is sounding off on the situation. It has been widely speculated that head coach Bryan Harsin could meet his fate before the season ends, depending upon how well his team performs in its upcoming matchups. U.S. […]
SEC football fans were offered a treat late Tuesday when the conference released its full schedule for the 2023 regular season. The nonconference schedules for Auburn and Alabama feature a couple of marquee home-and-home matchups. Alabama will complete the second leg of its series as Texas visits Tuscaloosa in the second week of the 2023 […]
Former University of Alabama standout quarterback Jalen Hurts shined in his Monday Night Football performance against the Minnesota Vikings. #eagles QB Jalen Hurts is the first player in NFL History to have an 80+ comp pct, 300+ passing yards and 2 rushing TDs in a single game. — James Palmer (@JamesPalmerTV) September 20, 2022 Hurts […]
Count Auburn basketball great Charles Barkley out of contention to become the university’s next athletic director. The NBA Hall of Fame inductee shot down the university’s hypothetical recruitment of him to lead AU’s athletics department during a Monday interview with Nathan King of AuburnUndercover.com. I asked Charles Barkley if he’s going to throw his name […]
As instability continues to persist as an issue for Auburn’s football program, speculation surrounding head coach Bryan Harsin’s job security continues to permeate. Harsin, to his credit, survived an inquiry into his program during the offseason. To make it to a third season with Auburn, it was widely believed the former Boise State head coach […]
College football is a reality show. Each week, we see story lines unfold and the playoff picture comes a little bit more into focus. Still, in the first month of the season we’ve seen the coaching carousel begin and several teams begin to tell us who they are. Here is what we learned from week […]
Auburn head coach Bryan Harsin’s tenure at The Plains could soon end after a blowout loss to Penn State over the weekend, according to Paul Finebaum. The SEC football media icon made the assertion Sunday to ESPN’s Matt Barrie while recapping last weekend’s matchups. “The question really is… if Auburn comes up (in conversation), it […]
The Auburn Tigers began their season facing one FCS opponent and followed that up by taking on a Group of 5 squad. Mercer and San Jose State were both greatly overmatched in the talent department, even though the Spartans gave Auburn a competitive game. Today, Auburn begins the stretch of games against against much stronger […]
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 […]
After a narrow victory last weekend in Austin against Texas, the Crimson Tide welcome Louisiana-Monroe to Bryant-Denny Stadium on Saturday afternoon for their fourth meeting in series history. The Tide holds a 2-1 advantage over ULM, and will be looking to avoid being another ranked team that falls to a Sun Belt opponent (see: Texas […]

