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Basketball: Opponents set for Tide, Tigers in SEC/Big 12 Challenge

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May 14, 2013 |

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Alabama will host Texas Tech, and Auburn will visit Iowa State in the Southeastern Conference/Big 12 basketball challenge next season. The Crimson Tide will play in the inaugural game when it hosts Texas Tech at Coleman Coliseum on Nov. 14. Auburn will play at Iowa State on Dec. 2.

Auburn lands another top defensive prospect
Multiple online reports say Auburn picked up its second top prospect of the week when Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College defensive back Derrick Moncrief announced Friday he has chosen the Tigers.

May 10, 2013 |

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Bob Stoops told reporters recently the Southeastern Conference isn't as strong as advertised.

Mark Edwards' In My Opinion: Stoops takes on SEC, but numbers say he's wrong
Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops questioned recently whether the Southeastern Conference really is the best football conference, basing much of his argument on the ability of the weakest teams. Stoops says his own Big 12 Conference has better teams at the bottom. While Alabama coach Nick Saban told AL.com on Thursday night he has better things to do than worry about what Stoops is saying, I apparently don't. Especially when sitting through rain delays at high school softball regional tournaments.

May 10, 2013 |

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Johnny Manziel won the Heisman Trophy last season as a redshirt freshman. (Associated Press photo)

Mark Edwards' In My Opinion: Here's hoping Johnny Football doesn't flame out in the NFL
We all know a Heisman Trophy doesn’t guarantee a great professional football career, especially among quarterbacks. Think of the Heisman-winning passers in recent years, and you’ll name more guys who flamed out in the NFL rather than shined.

May 08, 2013 |

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Alexandria product paces Auburn win with big defensive plays
Damek Tomscha hit an eighth-inning, game-winning home run, and Alexandria High graduate Hunter Kelley robbed Ole Miss of a pair of home runs as Auburn won its series over No. 18 Ole Miss with a 5-4 victory on Sunday.

May 05, 2013 |

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TV partnership: It's not new, but none of the others had the SEC as a partner
The SEC's network agreement with ESPN is not an innovative endeavor. Other conferences have realized moderate success (Pac-12) or abrupt shutdown (Mountain West), but the clearest example of a blockbuster is the Big Ten Network, off the ground in August 2007 and now in 52 million homes, including more than 50 percent outside the Big Ten’s nine-state region.

May 04, 2013 |

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Malzahn defers starting quarterback decision with release of depth chart
When Auburn head coach Gus Malzahn listed natural cornerback Joshua Holsey as his starting strong safety out of spring football practices, that was a surprise development. When Malzahn refused to shed any light on who’s the king of the quarterbacks, that was not. Junior Kiehl Frazier and sophomore Jonathan Wallace left April the same way they went in: listed on the same line, the dreaded “OR” designation on the Auburn depth chart released Wednesday afternoon.

May 01, 2013 |

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Rams sign trio of former AU players
Depending on who makes 53-man rosters, Sept. 26 and Dec. 1 will be two dates for Auburn fans to watch during the 2013 NFL season. St. Louis, which hosts NFC West rival San Francisco on the former date, signed tight end Philip Lutzenkirchen, linebacker Daren Bates and wide receiver Emory Blake as free agents within 48 hours of the conclusion of last week’s NFL draft. Any or all of those former Tigers could face their longtime teammate, defensive end Corey Lemonier, selected in the third round Friday by the 49ers. They will host the second matchup this fall.

Apr 29, 2013 |

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Mark Edwards: College playoff won't solve all the arguing
Going from two teams to four hardly will make all the issues go away. It’s kind of like divorce —we still will have problems to discuss and argue over, but they’re just new problems.

Apr 29, 2013 |

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Letter by AU's Jacobs takes on Roberts report, says committee to review athletic department
AUBURN – Patient and firm, Auburn athletics director Jay Jacobs swore he would get to the bottom of an avalanche of allegations hurled at his football program earlier this month by a reporter using the backstory of a rogue former player. An internal investigation lasting 19 days resulted in a hefty response by Jacobs and his team this morning, which attempts to dismantle reports by Roopstigo.com’s Selena Roberts with a nearly 1,000-word letter and official comment on 11 different allegations, including would-be NCAA violations.

Apr 22, 2013 |

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Running back Cameron Artis-Payne carries the ball Saturday during Auburn’s A-Day. (Photo by Bill Wilson)

Malzahn’s offense shines during Auburn’s A-Day
Wanna see Gus Malzahn bristle? Call his system a spread offense. Wanna see the head coach glow? Seven touchdowns spread out to seven different players in one half ought to light him up. It’s only a simulation, but if Auburn’s new-look offense comes anywhere close to replicating A-Day’s effort this fall, the Tigers will enjoy a new day indeed.

Apr 21, 2013 |

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Auburn honors four seniors for 2012 season
AUBURN -- All five individual awards for Auburn's 2012 season were swept by four seniors who graduated last year. Linebacker/safety Daren Bates was honored with both the Zeke Smith Award (defensive player of the year) and Mike Kolen Award as top tackler, amassing 94 stops last year. Bates was also Auburn's leading tackler in 2011.

Apr 20, 2013 |

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Joe Medley: No shock that ‘nobody’ at Auburn distracted
Here we are, in another cycle of hearsay and deciding what to believe regarding reports about Auburn football, but the new head coach gave us something to bank on Saturday.

Apr 06, 2013 |

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Amid allegations, Malzahn wants focus on football
Hitting the midway point of spring practices leading up to A-Day, it was clear which topic Auburn football coach Gus Malzahn preferred to discuss Saturday. Malzahn was more interested in talking about an intrasquad scrimmage Saturday at Jordan-Hare Stadium than the recent reports and allegations swirling around the Auburn football program, much of which center around activity during his stint as the Tigers’ offensive coordinator from 2009-11.

Apr 06, 2013 |

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AU reveals email exchange with Selena Roberts
AUBURN – While Auburn instantly released a lengthy statement disputing ESPN The Magazine’s in-depth report on the football program’s “epidemic” of using synthetic marijuana, the university waited a day to comment on the Roopstigo.com narrative alleging NCAA violations for academic fraud and paying players. Today, Auburn director of strategic communications Jack Smith produced an e-mail exchange with the Roopstigo report’s author, Selena Roberts, all within the past eight days.

Apr 05, 2013 |

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Chizik: Report 'short on facts and logic'
AUBURN – Joining the chorus of former Auburn figures slamming Selena Roberts’ long-form report accusing the football program of misdeeds and NCAA violations, ex-head coach Gene Chizik released a two-page statement Thursday via his representation in response to the allegations levied against him.

Apr 04, 2013 |

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Here we go again, with piece alleging AU misdeeds
Mouths hadn’t closed from the latest national story alleging wrongdoing in Auburn’s football program when quoted former players started condemning the piece.

Apr 04, 2013 |

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Auburn's Jay Jacobs expresses sadness at Moore's death
AUBURN -- Auburn athletics director Jay Jacobs expressed his sadness today at the passing of Mal Moore, who served as Alabama's athletics director during 1999-2013.

Mar 30, 2013 |

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Gus Malzahn, at the 2009 A-Day game in Auburn. (File photo by Stephen Gross/The Anniston Star)

Brenner: Don't expect cheap compliments from Malzahn
They don’t keep statistics or a scoreboard for this, but last football season, Auburn won approximately 42-3 — when the opponent was a practice field.

Mar 29, 2013 |

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SEC baseball: Alabama gets revenge, tops Auburn
Two games remain in the trip across the state, but opening night served as sweet revenge for Alabama baseball.

Mar 29, 2013 |

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Auburn: Jacobs voices support for Tony Barbee
AUBURN – In his second public statement regarding the men's basketball program – and first released directly to reporters – Auburn athletics director Jay Jacobs voiced his support for head coach Tony Barbee at the conclusion of his third year overseeing the Tigers. "This was obviously a disappointing season for our men's basketball program, but I want to commend our players and especially our seniors for playing hard all year," Jacobs said. Auburn went 9-23 this year, tied for the most losses ever by an SEC program. The 3-15 conference mark, last place in the 14-team standings, dropped Barbee to 12-38 in league play since his 2010 hiring, and the Tigers have fallen in the first round of the SEC tournament each of those three seasons. "My expectation is for our program to show significant improvement under Coach Barbee's leadership," Jacobs said. "Coach Barbee and I will continue to work together to support our basketball program at the highest level so we can give our fans the kind of program they expect and deserve." In the past 13 months, Jacobs has had to replace women's basketball coach Nell Fortner, who resigned in February 2012, and fired football coach Gene Chizik in December. Barbee has four seasons left on his $1.5 million annual contract, which has a $750,000 yearly buyout clause.

Mar 15, 2013 |

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Joe Medley: Decision time for Jacobs, and he needs to get this one right
The year in high-profile sports is over for Auburn, mercifully. The men’s basketball team, which bowed out of the SEC tournament with a 71-62 loss to Texas A&M on Wednesday, won three games against league competition.

Mar 13, 2013 |

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Crimson Tide avenges loss, pounds Auburn
Alabama has spent the month chugging to remain in the hunt for an NCAA tournament bid, but for a night, that got put to the side. The Crimson Tide faced Auburn, its rival and the same team that hung a historic loss on Alabama 20 days earlier. This time, the Crimson Tide reversed the scenario, pounding a reeling Auburn squad with a 61-43 victory at home Tuesday night.

Feb 26, 2013 |

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