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September 28, 2021
247 Sports A breakdown of Auburn by each position group . . . Harsin said both Nix and Finley take the majority of the reps in practice and his expectation is that both will be prepared to play Saturday . . . Season Stats: Auburn and LSU . . . What LSU's head coach had to say about Auburn, the matchup Saturday night, and welcoming Finley back to his home state . . . "It's my homecoming, and I look forward to it," Finley said. "… I just can't wait to enjoy 100,000 in Tiger Stadium, and whether I'm starting or not . . . "I was extremely frustrated when they took me out of the game . . . It's an intriguing time for a QB dilemma as Auburn travels to LSU this weekend . . . LSU has issues, but so does everyone else. Like Auburn. Those Tigers are dealing with a potential quarterback controversy between former LSU starter TJ Finley and Bo Nix, and just fired their wide receivers coach after a sweaty-palmed 34-24 win over lowly Georgia State . . . "I'm a big fan of Tank. I tried to recruit Tank here. I love him. He came on a visit and I know his family . . . Cornelius Williams is out as Auburn's wide receivers coach, and former Boise State offensive coordinator Eric Kiesau, who was hired by Harsin as an offensive analyst in the offseason, is taking over . . . Spokesman Kirk Sampson confirmed the firing Sunday evening, a day after the 22nd-ranked Tigers had to rally in the final minute to beat Georgia State . . . Harsin says he expects both quarterbacks to be ready . . . As a backup quarterback, you get yourself ready every single week like you're the starter. And sometimes you don't play. You've got to do it again. There's a mental toughness to playing the quarterback and being the backup, because you never know when your time's coming . . . The second week of the NFL season saw several former Auburn players have big games . . . Eagles punter Arryn Siposs (Auburn) averaged 43.0 yards, with a 40.8-yard net, on six punts . . . Auburn will be back with more fall ball games Sunday, Oct. 3, against Gulf Coast State College and Snead State at Jane B. Moore Field. First pitch is scheduled to be thrown at 2:30 p.m . . . Ric Smith took over for a legend. Carl Stephens had been the voice of Jordan-Hare Stadium for 27 years . . . While Flanigan's recovery has been without a hitch to this point, Pearl conceded that Auburn won't truly know anything until Flanigan is 10-12 weeks removed from the procedure . . . Auburn soccer bounced back as M.E. Craven scored the goal of her career with a 3-0 win over Southeastern Conference West rival Texas A&M . . . Auburn softball picked up a pair of wins over Wallace State and Andrew College Sunday at Jane B. Moore Field to open its fall exhibition slate . . . Former Auburn running back Peyton Barber had the biggest game of his six seasons in the NFL on Sunday . . . Auburn and Georgia's annual cross-division rivalry game will kick off at either 11 a.m. and air on ESPN or at 2:30 p.m. and broadcast on CBS . . . He's selling T-shirts around the joke, and donating the proceeds through a partnership with Breaking T to go to Let's Deal with ALS, a GoFundMe account to support a teammate's father, Luke Deal . . . Two hours before the start of home games, the team will unload from buses on Heisman Drive between Beard Eaves Court and S. Donahue Dr. and then proceed to the stadium . . . |
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