Auburn quarterback Bo Nix made waves earlier in the week when he talked about Alabama’s Mac Jones. The Tigers sophomore essentially labeled the Crimson Tide junior as a “game manager.” “He does a great job managing the game, getting the ball to his players around him,” Nix said of Jones. “Obviously he’s got a great […]
Read MoreGus Malzahn Has Brutally Honest Reaction To Iron Bowl Loss
Alabama continued its utter dominance over opponents in Saturday’s game against Auburn. The usually closely-contested Iron Bowl ended up heavily favoring the Crimson Tide with a final score of 42-13. The Tigers were held to a mere three points in the first half, going into the locker room down 21-3 after the second quarter. It’s […]
Read MoreGus Malzahn Getting Crushed For His Decisions Against Alabama
Gus Malzahn and the Auburn football program have had a strange year. The Tigers somehow clawed their way to a 5-2 record, despite some questionable wins and some ugly losses. Going into Saturday’s Iron Bowl, college football fans seemed hopeful that Malzahn could keep it close against Alabama. Unfortunately, anybody who thought so was wrong. […]
Read MoreNo. 1 CBB Team Down 2 Players Due To Contact Tracing At Tournament
It’s the first week of the new college basketball season, but we’re already seeing absences from some teams due to contact tracing. In this case, it’s two players from No. 1 ranked Gonzaga, who are playing at the Fort Myers Tip-Off in Florida. According to The Spokesman-Review, two Gonzaga players are in quarantine at their […]
Read MoreCollege Football Analyst Predicts Score Of The Iron Bowl
The Iron Bowl is going to be a little different this year. Alabama head coach Nick Saban is unable to be on the sideline for Saturday’s game. He’s tested positive for COVID-19 and has to quarantine. “This morning we received notification that Coach Saban tested positive for COVID-19. He has very mild symptoms, so this […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2020 College Football Staff Picks: Week 13
Rivalry Week is here… or something resembling Rivalry Week in the 2020 college football season. We still have a few more weeks of regular season games and makeup games after this. There’s no Michigan-Ohio State. Nick Saban won’t be at the Iron Bowl. It’s going to be a weird one. Alabama announced today that Saban […]
Read MoreCan Nick Saban Coach In Iron Bowl After Positive Test?
The biggest story in college football this morning is Alabama head coach Nick Saban testing positive for COVID-19. Saban is reportedly experiencing mild symptoms. You may recall that Saban tested “positive” back in October, days before the Crimson Tide were supposed to play Georgia. It looked like he would be unable to coach against the […]
Read MoreKirk Herbstreit Shares Early Thoughts On Alabama vs. Auburn
No matter the ranking, record or betting line — the Iron Bowl almost always proves to be an exciting game. Coming into Saturday, No. 1 Alabama is favored by 24.5 points over No. 22 Auburn. Many analysts think the 7-0 Crimson Tide will blow the 5-2 Tigers out of the water this year — Kirk […]
Read MoreNick Saban Offers His Early Thoughts On The Iron Bowl
During such an atypical college football season, it is nice to see some traditions remain intact, like the Iron Bowl being played on Thanksgiving weekend. No. 1 Alabama (7-0) will host No. 22 Auburn (5-2) this Saturday afternoon in Tuscaloosa. The Crimson Tide is two wins away from a perfect regular season, and they have […]
Read MorePaul Finebaum Shares His Early Thoughts On The Iron Bowl
Regardless of team ranking, the Iron Bowl almost always proves to be an exciting matchup. Since 2000, Auburn leads the great rivalry series 11-9. This year though, No. 1 Alabama is expected to win big over the Tigers. The betting line was released earlier this week and had the Crimson Tide favored by a significant […]
Read MoreBreaking: College GameDay Announces Rivalry Week Destination
This year’s college football season has been weird, to say the least, but we’re still (hopefully) going to get a bunch of major rivalry games on Thanksgiving weekend. ESPN’s College GameDay announced Saturday night which one it’s headed to. The show announced that it’s on its way to Tuscaloosa, Alabama ahead of the Crimson Tide’s […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2020 College Football Staff Picks: Week 12
Once again, we’re dealing with a pretty abbreviated college football schedule. The list of currently canceled or postponed games is at 15 and growing, making it likely that this will wind up being the week with the most games pushed off that we’ve had so far this season. Luckily, there are still a number of […]
Read MoreFormer Oklahoma TE Grant Calcaterra Announces Transfer
After three years at Oklahoma senior tight end Grant Calcaterra decided to transfer before the 2020 season. It’s been a long wait, but he’s finally come to a decision. Taking to Twitter on Wednesday, Calcaterra announced that he is joining the Auburn Tigers. He offered gratitude to Sooner Nation and expressed excitement for the future. […]
Read MoreCBS Announces Kickoff Time, TV Channel For The Iron Bowl
There have been a lot of changes and adjustments made to the college football schedule this year. But one tradition that isn’t going away is the Iron Bowl between Alabama and Auburn, which just got its confirmed kickoff time. According to CBS Sports via Richard Deitsch, the Iron Bowl will have a kickoff time of […]
Read MoreWeek 11 Coaches’ Poll Top 25 Has Been Released
With so many games canceled or postponed due to COVID-19, Week 11 of the 2020 college football season didn’t give us a whole lot of drama. But there is a new Coaches’ Poll Top 25 out. Alabama, Ohio State, Clemson, Georgia, Texas A&M, LSU and BYU were all out of action this week. The games […]
Read MoreVerne Lundquist Names His Best College Football Moment Of All-Time
The legendary Verne Ludquist has been apart of so many amazing college football moments over the years, but just one stands out among the rest. Lundquist joined ESPN’s Tom Rinaldi during Saturday’s College GameDay at the Masters Saturday morning. Rinaldi couldn’t pass up the opportunity to ask the legendary play-by-play announcer what his favorite college […]
Read MoreBreaking: SEC Announces Official Postponement For Saturday Game
The SEC has officially postponed this Saturday’s Mississippi State-Auburn game due to a COVID-19 outbreak within the Bulldogs program. This afternoon, Sports Illustrated‘s Ross Dellenger reported that the game was in jeopardy due to multiple positive tests at MSU. Now, the conference has officially confirmed it will move the contest. As of now, the makeup […]
Read MoreFormer Auburn Coach Tommy Tuberville Reportedly Wins Alabama Senate Race
On Tuesday night, all eyes were focused on who would win the election between President Donald Trump and Joe Biden. However, there were plenty of Senate seats up for grabs as well. One of the biggest storylines heading into the election – at least in the sports world – was the race in Alabama. Former […]
Read MoreWatch: SEC Quarterback, Assistant Coach Have Heated Exchange
Auburn quarterback Bo Nix was supposed to take the leap from good to great this season. There’s still time this year for him to take that next step in his progression, but right now he’s just not on the same page with his offensive coordinator. Earlier this season, Nix was involved in a heated exchange […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2020 College Football Staff Picks: Week 9
The final college football weekend of October is upon us. Somewhat surprisingly, there is just one game between ranked teams this weekend. No. 3 Ohio State travels to No. 18 Penn State, in a significant Big Ten battle. Ohio State looked the part of a College Football Playoff contender against Nebraska last weekend, while Penn […]
Read MoreSEC Announces Lane Kiffin’s Punishment For Officiating Comments
Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin is in hot water again. After a controversial play contributed to the Rebels’ 35-28 loss to Auburn, Kiffin took to Twitter in order to express his disagreement with the call. He did so by “liking” a post calling out SEC officiating and later complained about the league to the […]
Read MoreLane Kiffin Has A Postgame Question For The SEC’s Referees
Lane Kiffin’s Ole Miss Rebels fell to Auburn today, 35-28. If not for a very questionable call by the SEC officials, Ole Miss might’ve had another touchdown. With less than six minutes left in the game, and Ole Miss leading Auburn by one point after a go-ahead touchdown, a kickoff led to one of the […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2020 College Football Staff Picks: Week 8
After a long wait, this weekend brings us closer to a full college football season. The Big Ten conference kicks things off this weekend, with a very intriguing slate of games. Big Ten West power Wisconsin officially opens the conference season on Friday night, hosting Illinois. Ohio State, the conference favorite and a potential College […]
Read MoreESPN’s David Pollack Describes The Problems With Bo Nix
Bo Nix had arguably the worst game of his Auburn career last weekend against South Carolina. The sophomore quarterback completed just 24-of-47 pass attempts for 272 yards, a touchdown and three interceptions. Auburn had the chance to tie the score on the final possession of the game, but Nix inexplicably ran out of the pocket […]
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