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April 18, 2024
Inside the Auburn Tigers Freshman phenom Cam Coleman is already establishing himself as a potential difference-maker from Day 1 of his collegiate career . . . The roster has undergone a huge overhaul with more than 50 players currently playing for the Tigers that weren't on campus when Freeze and his staff were hired . . . The Tigers may not be done as the top wide receiver in the Transfer Portal, Penn State's KeAndre Lambert-Smith has been in contact with the program . . . It will be interesting to see if Coach Pearl will play both Broome and Dylan Cardwell, who recently announced his return, together with Broome as the power forward and Cardwell as the center. If Coach Pearl does this, he will need to go get a true center out of the transfer portal . . . The 6-foot-10-inch, 240-pound rising senior averaged 16.5 points per game in the 2023-24 season en route to being named the MVP of the SEC Tournament. Broome averaged just under 25 minutes per game and shot 54.8% from the field in his second season at Auburn. He scored in double digits in the Tigers' last 26 games of the season . . . With Broome back, Auburn could be positioned as a preseason top-10 team . . . Broome and Cardwell will help make up an experienced front court for the Tigers next season . . . Johni Broome is coming back. It's the most important, massive news Auburn basketball could get . . . The 5-foot-10, 167-pounder signed with Auburn as a four-star prospect out of Trussville . . . A little 'déjà vu' struck the fans in orange and blue after the pitching staff allowed seven runs in three innings for the Yellow Jackets to make it a one run ball game . . . "I've been telling the team the whole year that with every match and everything we do, we're getting prepared for these postseason tournaments . . . It's the same way at Alabama and Auburn and most places. A small number of people are carrying the load. They are going to get tired of carrying it. They already are . . . Schofill earned her exemption back in August when she won the 2023 U.S. Women's Amateur and is one of six amateurs in the field this week . . . She left the Tigers upon falling ill after her sophomore season last year. She was never a sure thing to come back for Paris, but now she's expected to make the U.S. team . . . The Auburn Tigers used an eight-run first inning to get back on the winning track with a 12-8 victory over the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets on Tuesday night . . . If Auburn is going to compete for a spot in the NCAA Tournament, it needs another pitcher to step up behind ace Maddie Penta. Senior Shelby Lowe proved she can be that pitcher . . . The winner is typically the team that limits mistakes and capitalizes on what they do best. For Auburn, that would likely entail winning big in Fences and Horsemanship . . . This midweek matchup is set for Tuesday, April 16, at 6 p.m. CST. Tuesday's game will be televised on the SEC Network . . . Auburn looks to make its fifth consecutive win a grand one as the Tigers head to the 2024 SEC Championship, April 24-28 . . . Fifteen of Auburn's last 19 games have been played against top-eight teams. Auburn became the first SEC program since Georgia in 2016 to play five straight top-10 teams . . . The visiting Tigers bounced back to take the weekend's final game, 3-1, thus claiming its first SEC series win . . . Auburn held a 7-0 lead, but it fell apart and the Tigers ended up getting swept . . . If you're coming to the Auburn-Opelika Marriott Resort, you will likely see the sign before you turn onto Grand National Parkway . . . The Tigers will face 7-seed Georgia in the quarterfinals of the match play portion of the SEC Championship on Monday . . . |
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