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January 22, 2026
Huntsville Times He becomes the eighth portal addition on the offensive line . . . Jaquez Wilkes from Wadley and Shadarius Toodle from Cottage Hill Christian were both named the top players at their positions . . . Entering Monday, Auburn holds the No. 12 transfer portal class . . . McManus played in all 12 games for the Zips last season as a freshman, starting half of those games at left guard. He allowed one sack and 14 pressures in 271 opportunities . . . Auburn utterly dominated the Rebels on the glass . . . "I've never been a coach to throw the players under the bus but I've always been a coach to tell the truth," Beard said. "Tonight we got out-coached . . . The win marks the first conference victory on the road in the Steven Pearl era . . . Auburn picked up a pair of conference wins at home last week, defeating Florida 60-50 last Sunday and picking up their first top-25 win under Larry Vickers with a rivalry victory over No. 21 Alabama 58-54 last Thursday . . . Auburn defeated Ole Miss 78-66 on Tuesday night for the Tigers' first road win of the season . . . The Tigers have won 10 straight against Ole Miss and lead the series 87-64 . . . 29 of Auburn's rebounds came on the defensive end with Ole Miss scoring 21% of its points from inside the paint . . . "Defensively, we've gotta be really good in this game. They have a lot of really good one-on-one players . . . Auburn will looking to force long jumpers once again. During their three-game winning streak, the Rebels are attempting a 3-pointer on less than one-third of their trips down the floor and have been much more successful driving the lane, scoring inside and getting offensive rebounds . . . "They have a lot of really good, proven bats. They'll need to show it on the mound a little, but they're going to be a very tough out . . . Auburn football still leads the financial charge for the athletics department. The program reported $122 million in revenue and $62.6 million in expenses in FY 2025 . . . "I'm excited to come to Auburn and be part of this program and the deeply rooted tradition and community surrounding it . . . "Right now, I think I got four pitchers for Auburn going into the season and hopefully we get two or three more weeks to add to that . . . He anchored Auburn's lineup in 2025, batting .344 with 14 doubles and 10 home runs while finishing with nearly as many walks as strikeouts . . . The No. 4 Tigers shut out Liberty and Alabama A&M by 7-0 scores. The pair of victories improved Auburn's record to 6-0 on the young season . . . Before Saturday's main event, Auburn fans can catch multiple SEC showdowns across campus, including a softball series against rival Alabama (April 10-12), baseball's weekend series with Kentucky, and women's tennis matchups with Missouri and Vanderbilt . . . The 2026 Auburn baseball season can't get here soon enough . . . Steven Pearl's base salary is set at $3 million per year . . . During his six seasons at Central, Coach Nix led the team to four region championships, six semifinal appearances, three state championship appearances, and the 2023 Class 7A State Championship . . . This Friday will put the Tigers back in front of the home crowd at Neville Arena . . . |
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