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December 3, 2022
Auburn Undercover Derick Hall made it official Friday that's he's headed to the NFL . . . Jeremy Garrett will serve Auburn's defensive line coach, while Ben Aigamaua will be the Tigers' tight ends coach . . . Auburn's newest head football coach crashed a networking event hosted by the Alabama Football Coaches Association . . . I told him how good a job Zac Etheridge did. Zac kept those guys interested and said 'we're Auburn we're going to build this thing.' Zac kept it together . . . Auburn receiver Ze'Vian Capers announced his plans to enter the transfer portal on Nov. 1 but the Tigers decision to hire Freeze has caused him to change his mind . . . Head coach Hugh Freeze has begun to put together his staff for year one at Auburn . . . When we interviewed Hugh, the first thing he said was, 'Do you think we can get Cadillac? . . . Watch: Al Flanigan, K.D. Johnson spark offensive breakout performance . . . Auburn had a comfortable lead throughout and really pulled away in the second half . . . Auburn faces Memphis in its next matchup as it looks to extend its unbeaten start to the season on Saturday, Dec. 10 in Atlanta . . . A sold-out Neville Arena had plenty to cheer about . . . The junior is averaging 2.86 blocks per contest, which puts him in the Top 10 individually among players around the country. Auburn's 8.0 blocks per game as a team ranks No. 1 nationally . . . "Jeff Moore was a big-time scorer," Smith said. "He could hit the outside shot and play with his back to the basket. He always had to guard people bigger than him. He developed an inside-outside game for us. He made it awfully hard to guard. He improved every year that he played . . . The Raiders bring one of the nation's most potent 3-point offenses into Neville Arena on Friday for a 7 p.m. tip against the Tigers . . . In the opening round of the NCAA Tournament the Tigers posted a 3-2 victory over Creighton Friday night . . . Sankey said that Oklahoma and Texas' move to the SEC is not impacted by the Playoff expanding in 2024 . . . The Tigers will try to earn a spot in the Sweet 16 round when they take on Houston at 6:30 p.m. CDT . . . It's the second postseason win in program history and the first over a seeded opponent for Auburn . . . Auburn is required to provide the conference with a written plan for ensuring Freeze is committed to rules compliance and will receive proper oversight . . . Jonathan Jones (Auburn) started at cornerback for the Patriots and made eight tackles . . . Stearns was named the SEC Fences Rider of the Month, while Spak picked up Co-Horsemanship Rider of the Month. Stearns was also awarded the NCEA November Fences ROTM . . . Sankey said Thursday during this year's SEC championship press conference that he chatted with Freeze over the phone earlier in the day and congratulated him for his new role on the Plains . . . The College Football Playoff will expand to 12 teams for the 2024 and 2025 seasons . . . Harsin sat in the rows behind the home sideline as his son, Davis Harsin, played with Auburn High in the night opener of the AHSAA Super 7 . . . |
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