“We’re not going to back down. We won’t quit and these guys won’t quit and these guys on the field will have that attitude and show that next time”. Bryan Harsin on the character of his group.
No. 19 Auburn falls 2-0 to No. 4 Arkansas on senior night who remain undefeated in conference play improving to 8-0-0. The Tigers move to 11-4 overall and record their third loss against SEC opponents.
Auburn welcomes their toughest opponent of the season thus far in the Georgia Bulldogs. With playoff hopes hanging by a thread, the Tigers enter what we’ll consider murderers row on the toughest lineup college football has to offer.
The Auburn Tigers snatch victory from the gates of mediocrity over Georgia State 34-24. Traveling to LSU next week in the spotlight game, the only question comes to who will start at quarterback.
The Auburn Tigers enter conference play as the only one-loss team in the SEC. Wednesday night in the Auburn Arena, the Tigers welcome the undefeated Ole Miss Rebels to the Plains. The game will be broadcast locally on WEGL 91.1 FM with Jacob Hillman and Aidan Kowalski on the call for an 8 p.m. first serve.
The matchup just makes sense if the goal is to bring balance to college football. It’s an unfair game when schools are snubbed a playoff spot when analysts speculate what MIGHT happen if two teams played. Limit the number non-conference tune-up games and give fans more matchups worth paying for.
It’s a matchup that could shape up to be Auburn’s biggest non-conference matchup of the decade. Visiting a place titled Happy Valley for the first time in program history to face a Top-10 opponent in front of a sea of white challenges what you may expect in a week three matchup. Even more so when this Saturday, chances favor the fact this could be the second largest crowd the Tigers have played in front of since 2004.
“We’re not getting goals from just one place. That’s going to be a strength of our team. We can score in multiple different ways by a lot of different players” said Coach Hoppa.
“I like the depth in terms of people who can play multiple positions… Jordan Sinness can be running the offense right now” Brent Coach in his interview with Andy Burcham on Talking Tigers Podcast.
The SEC announced Monday their weekly honors and for a second straight week, Freshman Maddie Prohaska took home defensive player of the week. Pitching four shutouts in her last five games, Prohaska leads the conference in save percentage (.842) and goals against average (0.82). The Tigers are 7-5-3 this season with just three games remaining on their regular season Spring slate before the NCAA Tournament beginning Apr 23.