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June 19, 2013
Mobile Press-Register With a solid quarterback, he can scare Nick Saban and one of his national championship teams. With a spectacular quarterback, Malzahn can beat Saban and his most talented team . . . While the quarterback spot remains open, the corps of running backs will be the focal point of the offense . . . Johnson, one of the jewels of Auburn's 2013 recruiting class, won't likely have to worry about changing offenses at Auburn as long as Malzahn is head coach, but there is still a danger to playing him too early . . . Auburn scored highest in recruiting with seven points out of 10, and its second-highest score was a 6.8 in program power . . . Needless to say, it's going to be a long season for Auburn football fans . . . CBS Sports columnist Bruce Feldman released his list of the 10 softest non-conference schedules in college football for 2013 with Auburn tied for the third-easiest schedule while Alabama comes in at No. 8 on Feldman's list . . . Auburn's three commitments on the list are St. Paul's linebacker Tre Williams at No. 48, Vigor defensive end Justin Thornton at No. 58 and Atlanta-St. Pius X cornerback Nick Ruffin at No. 156 . . . A standout at a recent Auburn summer camp, the 6-1, 192 Lewis has a time of 4.5 seconds in the 40-yard dash and a vertical leap of 37 inches . . . Malzahn has brought that breakneck style of play back to Auburn, returning the Tigers to an ever-growing group of teams ... determined to play every snap as fast as possible . . . With Arkansas State coming to Jordan-Hare Stadium, it was supposed to be former Auburn offensive coordinator Gus Malzahn's homecoming . . . Auburn will count on a few newcomers to help with depth next season, but no player will be bigger than running back Cameron Artis-Payne . . . Auburn has nine commitments and a top-25 class, with six commitments coming from the work of Craig . . . It's not just SEC college baseball coaches' salaries that are increasing . . . Oklahoma pitcher Dillon Overton is not a fan of Sunny Golloway . . . Former Los Angeles Dodgers and Auburn pitcher Joe Beckwith believes Golloway is worth the investment . . . Something strange did happen Friday at Auburn that should have fans of the Tigers, the Tide and other programs in the SEC and beyond sitting up and taking notice . . . The tradition is in place on the Plains. Golloway saw it first-hand. He believes he can get it back . . . Originally from Austin, Texas, Canada will replace the void opened when point guard Jerome Seagears abruptly left Auburn last week to return to Rutgers . . . "We are very excited to bring Khady on board to finish off our signing class . . . What they will have to do like I did, and this is the case with any coach coming to a new job in a new university for them, they will need to learn as much about the school as they can as quickly as they can . . . Bryant said neither Alabama nor Auburn had extended a committable offer . . . When are college coaches going to get it and ban their players from Twitter? . . . Myers won the 2008 and 2011 national championships at ASU and is facing the challenge of taking over a team which missed the SEC tournament for the first time in six years . . . "I just hope to make Pat Murphy's life miserable . . . |
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