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Much like Auburn's first Birmingham exhibition against Florida State, the Tigers' preseason showdown with Alabama will be streamed live on Youtube. ➡️ Find link to story in bio
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It’s been a while since Auburn football routinely came out on top in close games. In year one of the Alex Golesh era though, the Tigers are doing just that. ➡️ Find link to story in bio
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Byrum Brown had his best game in an Auburn uniform against Georgia. How can the Tigers' quarterback build on it? ➡️ Find link to story in bio
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Auburn will finish the season without its most experienced and accomplished linebacker, but Auburn's coaching staff has confidence in the rest of the group, led by Elijah Melendez. ➡️ Find link to story in bio
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Big night for a couple of former Auburn players. Jabari Smith: 30 points, 5 rebounds, 11/17 FG Walker Kessler: 26 points, 9 rebounds, 12/12 FG
WALKER KESSLER TONIGHT: 26 POINTS 9 REBOUNDS 12/12 FGM 30 MINUTES PERFECT LAKERS DEBUT. 🔥
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Auburn football is honoring U.S. Air Force Maj. John "Alex" Klinner with a flyover on Saturday morning that will have four jets all flown by Auburn graduates. Klinner's family will also be there for the presentation of a scholarship created in his honor. oanow.com/sports/college/aub…
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Auburn football will be doing a special flyover on Saturday to honor Auburn University alumnus and Major in the U.S. military who was killed in Iraq during Operation Epic Fury. ➡️ Find link to story in bio
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Hear Auburn head coach Alex Golesh speak with reporters for the first time since star linebacker Xavier Atkins was reportedly dismissed from the team. ➡️ Find link to story in bio
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A delay in the lawsuit between Auburn wing and international signee Mantas Rubštavičius and the NCAA means he will be unavailable for Auburn's Thursday exhibition against Alabama in Birmingham. ➡️ Find link to story in bio
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Auburn football should have plenty of confidence after knocking off Georgia, but Alex Golesh says his team can't become complacent ahead of playing LSU. ➡️ Find link to story in bio
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Auburn linebacker Xavier Atkins has been dismissed from the football program, according to multiple reports released on Monday. ➡️ Find link to story in bio
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Report: Auburn linebacker Xavier Atkins dismissed from team oanow.com/sports/college/aub…
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After one of the biggest wins in recent memory for Auburn football, the Tigers have earned several weekly awards and honors ➡️ Find link to story in bio
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Alex Golesh, Joel Gordon and DJ Durkin all took the podium on Monday to recap the Georgia win and to preview this week's game against LSU. ➡️ Find link to story in bio
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Quick tidbits from Auburn football's Monday press conference: oanow.com/sports/college/aub…
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Auburn DC DJ Durkin on everything Elijah Melendez does for the defense: "He's been great for us, doing a great job leading the defense. Not only his own production and playing well, but we're counting on him to get the communication out on the field, get guys lined up."
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Auburn DC DJ Durkin on Xavier Atkins: "I believe AG handled that earlier. That's an issue coach will handle and we'll handle in-house. Obviously, had conversations with Xavier for sure."
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Auburn OC Joel Gordon on Byrum Brown: "He's that guy. He can take a hit and get right back up, and not only take a hit, he can deliver a hit...If that game needed to keep going, he was just going to get better and better and better. He wanted the ball in his hands."
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Auburn OC Joel Gordon on Byrum Brown's performance against UGA: "His confidence was there early. He was able to feed off of his own play. He was able to feed off the run game. He was able to feed off guys making plays in the pass game, and that's contagious."
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Auburn OC Joel Gordon on running QB Byrum Brown: "We did some things that we felt like we could take advantage of. We felt like we were going to need to be able to run him a little bit more, and we had a really good blend between the running backs and him."
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